Romans 1:5

through whom we received grace and apostleship for the obedience of faith among all the nations for His name,

English Majority Text (NT)

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 Son of God with power according to the Spirit of holiness by the resurrection of the dead, Jesus Christ our Lord,

6among whom you also are the called of Jesus Christ:

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Cross References

Acts 1:25to receive a portion in this ministry and apostleship, from which Judas turned aside to go to his own place.”

Acts 9:15But the Lord said to him, “Go, for he is a chosen vessel to Me to bear My name before Gentiles and kings, and the sons of Israel.

Romans 3:29Or is He the God of the Jews only? But is He not also the God of the Gentiles? Yes, of the Gentiles also,

Romans 15:15And I write more boldly to you brothers, in part, as reminding you, because of the grace given to me by 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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