Romans 1:3

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

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Concerning his Son Jesus Christ our Lord, which was made of the seed of David according to the flesh;

In Context

2This good news God promised long ago through his prophets in the sacred scriptures,

4but, as to the spirit of holiness within him, was miraculously designated Son of God by his resurrection from the dead.

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Cross References

Genesis 3:15I will establish hostility between you and the woman, between your offspring and hers, who will wound your head, and you will wound their heel.’

Psalms 2:7I will tell of the Lord’s decree. He said to me: ‘You are my son, this day I became your father.

Amos 9:11On that day I will raise up the fallen house of David, I will wall up its gaps and raise up its ruins, I will rebuild it as it was long ago.

Matthew 1:6Jesse of David the King. David was the father of Solomon, whose mother was Uriah’s widow,

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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