Romans 1:2
Which he promised beforehand, through his prophets, in holy scriptures—
The Emphasised Bible by J. B. Rotherham
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, separated unto the glad-message of God—
3Concerning his Son,—who came to be of the seed of David, according to flesh,
Cross References
Luke 1:70According as he hath spoken by mouth of his holy ancient prophets,—
Acts 10:43Unto the same, do all the prophets bear witness, That, remission of sins, is to be received through his name, by every one that believeth on him.
Romans 3:2Much, every way:—First, indeed, that they were entrusted with the oracles of God.
Romans 16:26But now made manifest, and through means of prophetic scriptures, according to the command of the age-abiding God, for obedience of faith unto all the nations made known,
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 →