Romans 1:5
Through him we received the gift of the apostolic office, to win submission to the faith among all nations for the glory of his name.
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In Context
6And among these nations are you – you who have been called to belong to Jesus Christ.
Cross References
Malachi 1:14“Cursed be the cheat, who has in his flock a valuable male, but vows and sacrifices to the Lord a blemished animal! For I am a great king,” says the Lord of hosts, “and my name is feared among the nations.”
Acts 1:25to take the place in this apostolic work, which Judas has abandoned, to go to his proper place.”
Acts 9:15But the Lord said to him, “Go, for this man is my chosen instrument to uphold my name before the Gentiles and their kings, and the people of Israel.
Romans 3:29Or can it be that God is the God only of the Jews? Isn’t he also the God of the Gentiles?
Romans 15:15But in parts of this letter I have expressed myself somewhat boldly – by way of refreshing your memories –
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 →