Romans 1:2
the gospel He promised beforehand through His prophets in the Holy Scriptures,
Majority Standard Bible
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, and set apart for the gospel of God—
3regarding His Son, who was a descendant of David according to the flesh,
Cross References
Luke 1:70as He spoke through His holy prophets, those of ages past,
Acts 10:43All the prophets testify about Him that everyone who believes in Him receives forgiveness of sins through His name.”
Romans 3:2Much in every way. First of all, they have been entrusted with the very words of God.
Romans 16:26but now revealed and made known through the writings of the prophets by the command of the eternal God, in order to lead all nations to the obedience that comes from 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 →