Romans 1:2
which he had promised before by his prophets in the Holy Scriptures,
Noyes Bible
In The King James Version
(Which he had promised afore by his prophets in the holy scriptures,)
In Context
1Paul, a servant of Christ Jesus, a called apostle, set apart to preach the gospel of God,
3the gospel concerning his Son, who was born of the seed of David as to the flesh,
Cross References
Luke 1:70as he spoke by the mouth of his holy prophets of old,
Acts 10:43To him all the prophets bear witness, that through his name every one that believeth in him shall receive forgiveness of sins.
Romans 3:2Great, every way. In the first place, because they were entrusted with the oracles of God.
Romans 16:26but is now made manifest, and through the writings of the prophets, by the command of the everlasting God, is made known to all the nations to bring them to 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 →