Romans 1:2
Which he had promised before, by his prophets, in the holy scriptures,
Douay-Rheims 1899
In The King James Version
(Which he had promised afore by his prophets in the holy scriptures,)
In Context
1Paul, a servant of Jesus Christ, called to be an apostle, separated unto the gospel of God,
3Concerning his Son, who was made to him of the seed of David, according to the flesh,
Cross References
Luke 1:70As he spoke by the mouth of his holy prophets, who are from the beginning:
Acts 10:43To him all the prophets give testimony, that by his name all receive remission of sins, who believe in him.
Romans 3:2Much every way. First indeed, because the words of God were committed to them.
Romans 16:26(Which now is made manifest by the scriptures of the prophets, according to the precept of the eternal God, for the obedience of faith,) known among all nations;
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 →