Romans 1:5

By whom we have received grace and apostleship, to bring about the obedience of faith among all the nations, for his name's sake;

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By whom we have received grace and apostleship, for obedience to the faith among all nations, for his name:

In Context

4And through the Spirit of holiness was declared with power to be the Son of God by the resurrection from the dead: Jesus Christ our Lord,

6And you also are among those called to belong to Jesus Christ:

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Cross References

Acts 1:25To take part in this ministry and apostleship, from which Judas turned aside, that he might go to his own place.

Acts 9:15But the Lord said to him, Go: for he is a chosen instrument of mine, to bear my name before the Gentiles, and kings, and the sons of Israel:

Romans 3:29Is he the God of the Jews only? is he not also the God of the Gentiles? Yes, of the Gentiles also:

Romans 15:15Nevertheless, brethren, I have written more boldly to you on some points, as a reminder, because of the grace given to me by God,

Romans 16:26But now has been made manifest, and through the scriptures of the prophets, according to the commandment of the eternal God, has been made known to all nations to bring about 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 →

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