Romans 1:2
Of which God had given word before by his prophets in the holy Writings,
Bible in Basic English
In The King James Version
(Which he had promised afore by his prophets in the holy scriptures,)
In Context
3About his Son who, in the flesh, came from the family of David,
Cross References
Luke 1:70(As he said, by the mouth of his holy prophets, from the earliest times,)
Acts 10:43To him all the prophets give witness, that through his name everyone who has faith in him will have forgiveness of sins.
Romans 3:2Much in every way: first of all because the words of God were given to them.
Romans 16:26But is now made clear; and by the writings of the prophets, by the order of the eternal God, the knowledge of it has been given to all the nations, so that they may come under the rule of the faith;
Matthew Henry on Romans 1:2-8
Romans Completed by John Evans . If we may compare scripture with scripture, and take the opinion of some devout and pious persons, in the Old Testament David's Psalms, and in the New Testament Paul's Epistles, are stars of the first magnitude, that differ from the other stars in glory. The whole scripture is indeed an epistle from heaven to earth: but in it we have upon record several particular epistles, more of Paul's than of any other, for he was the chief of the apostles, and laboured more abundantly than… Read the whole commentary →