Romans 1:2
(which he had promised before by his prophets in the holy scriptures,)
Thomas Haweis 1795 New Testament
In The King James Version
(Which he had promised afore by his prophets in the holy scriptures,)
In Context
1PAUL, a servant of Jesus Christ, a called apostle, set apart for the Gospel of God,
3concerning his Son Jesus Christ our Lord; made from the seed of David after the flesh,
Cross References
Luke 1:70as he spake by the mouth of his holy prophets, which have been from the beginning:
Acts 10:43To him bear all the prophets witness, that through his name every one who believeth in him, shall receive remission of sins.
Romans 3:2Much in every view: the principal one indeed is, that the oracles of God were entrusted to them.
Romans 16:26but is now made manifest, and by the prophetical scriptures, according to the commandment of the eternal God, notified to all the Gentiles to bring them to the obedience of 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 →