Romans 1:2

This good news God promised long ago through his prophets in the sacred scriptures,

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(Which he had promised afore by his prophets in the holy scriptures,)

In Context

1From Paul, a servant of Jesus Christ, who has been called to become an apostle, and has been set apart to tell God’s good news.

3concerning his Son, Jesus Christ, our Lord; who, as to his human nature, was descended from David,

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Cross References

Luke 1:70as he promised by the lips of his holy prophets of old –

Acts 10:43To him it is that all the prophets bear witness, when they say that everyone who believes in him receives through his name forgiveness of sins.’

Romans 3:2Great in every way. First of all, because the Jews were entrusted with God’s utterances.

Romans 16:26and, in obedience to the command of the immortal God, made known through the writings of the prophets to all nations, to secure submission 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 →

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