Romans 1:8

First, indeed, I give thanks unto my God, through Jesus Christ, concerning you all, because your faith is being announced throughout the whole world.

The Emphasised Bible by J. B. Rotherham

In The King James Version

First, I thank my God through Jesus Christ for you all, that your faith is spoken of throughout the whole world.

In Context

7Unto all that are in Rome, beloved of God, called saints, favour unto you, and peace, from God our Father and Lord Jesus Christ.

9For God is, my witness,—unto whom I am rendering divine service in my spirit, in the glad message of his Son,—how incessantly, I am making mention of you

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Cross References

Luke 2:1Now it came to pass, in those days, that there went forth a decree from Caesar Augustus, for all the inhabited earth to be enrolled:

Romans 6:17But thanks be unto God, that—whereas ye were servants of sin, ye became obedient out of the heart unto the mould of teaching into which ye were delivered;

1 Corinthians 1:4I give thanks unto my God, at all times, concerning you, by reason of the favour of God given unto you in Christ Jesus,—

Ephesians 3:21Unto him, be the glory, in the assembly, and in Christ Jesus—unto all the generations of the age of ages; Amen:—

Philippians 1:3I am giving thanks unto my God, on occasion of all my remembrance of you,

Colossians 1:3We are giving thanks unto God, the Father of our Lord Jesus [Christ], always, for you, offering prayer,—

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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