Romans 1:9

For God is my witness, whom I serve in my spirit in the gospel of his Son, that without ceasing I make a commemoration of you;

Douay-Rheims 1899

In The King James Version

For God is my witness, whom I serve with my spirit in the gospel of his Son, that without ceasing I make mention of you always in my prayers;

In Context

8First I give thanks to my God, through Jesus Christ, for you all, because your faith is spoken of in the whole world.

10Always in my prayers making request, if by any means now at length I may have a prosperous journey, by the will of God, to come unto you.

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Cross References

Job 16:19O earth, cover not thou my blood, neither let my cry find a hiding place in thee.

Luke 18:1And he spoke also a parable to them, that we ought always to pray, and not to faint,

Acts 3:26To you first God, raising up his Son, hath sent him to bless you; that every one may convert himself from his wickedness.

Acts 19:21And when these things were ended, Paul purposed in the spirit, when he had passed through Macedonia and Achaia, to go to Jerusalem, saying: After I have been there, I must see Rome also.

Acts 27:23For an angel of God, whose I am, and whom I serve, stood by me this night,

1 Corinthians 14:14For if I pray in a tongue, my spirit prayeth, but my understanding is without fruit.

Matthew Henry on Romans 1:9-16

Paul's Love to the Roman Christians. ( a. d. 58.) 8 First, I thank my God through Jesus Christ for you all, that your faith is spoken of throughout the whole world. 9 For God is my witness, whom I serve with my spirit in the gospel of his Son, that without ceasing I make mention of you always in my prayers; 10 Making request, if by any means now at length I might have a prosperous journey by the will of God to come unto you. 11 For I long to see you, that I may impart unto you some spiritual gift, to the end ye… Read the whole commentary →

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