Romans 1:5
through whom we received grace and the office of an apostle in behalf of his name, in order to produce obedience to the faith among all nations;
Noyes Bible
In The King James Version
In Context
6among whom are ye also, the called of Jesus Christ;
Cross References
Malachi 1:14Cursed be the deceiver, Who hath in his flock a male, And yet voweth and sacrificeth to Jehovah that which is marred; For I am a great king, saith Jehovah of hosts; And my name is terrible among the nations.
Acts 1:25to take the part of 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 this man is to me a chosen vessel, to bear my name before nations, and kings, and the sons of Israel.
Romans 3:29Or is God [[the God]] of Jews alone? Is he not also the God of gentiles? Yea, of gentiles also.
Romans 15:15But I have written to you, brethren, in a manner somewhat bold on some subjects, as putting you in mind, on account of the grace given me by 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 →