Romans 1:5

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

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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; even Jesus Christ our Lord,

6among whom are ye also, called to be Jesus Christ’s:

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Cross References

Malachi 1:14But cursed be the deceiver, who hath in his flock a male, and voweth, and sacrificeth unto the Lord a blemished thing; for I am a great King, saith Jehovah of hosts, and my name is terrible among the Gentiles.

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

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

Romans 3:29Or is God the God of Jews only? is he not the God of Gentiles also? Yea, of Gentiles also:

Romans 15:15But I write the more boldly unto you, brethren, in some measure, as putting you again in remembrance, because of the grace that was given me of God,

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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