Romans 1:5

through whom we received grace and apostleship, for obedience to the faith among all the nations, for his name's sake;

The New Testament, American Bible Union (1865)

In The King James Version

By whom we have received grace and apostleship, for obedience to the faith among all nations, for his name:

In Context

4who was declared to be the Son of God with power according to the spirit of holiness, by the resurrection from the dead, Jesus Christ our Lord;

6among whom are ye also, called of Jesus Christ;

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Cross References

Acts 1:25that he may take part in this ministry and apostleship, from which Judas by transgression fell away, that he might go to his own place.

Acts 9:15But the Lord said to him: Go; for he is to me a chosen vessel, to bear my name before Gentiles, and kings, and the sons of Israel;

Romans 3:29Is he not also of Gentiles? Yes, of Gentiles also;

Romans 15:15But I wrote the more boldly to you, brethren, in part as putting you in mind, because of the grace that is given to me by God;

Romans 16:26but now made manifest, and through the scriptures of the prophets, according to the commandment of the eternal God, made known to all nations for obedience to 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 →

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