Romans 1:2
separated unto the gospel of God, (which He had promised before by his prophets in the holy scriptures) concerning his Son,
1770 John Worsley NT
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, called to be an apostle,
3who was of the seed of David according to the flesh,
Cross References
Luke 1:70in the house of his servant David, as He spake by the mouth of his holy prophets from the beginning,
Acts 10:43To Him do all the prophets bear witness, that whosoever believeth on Him shall receive the forgiveness of their sins through his name.
Romans 3:2Much, every way: chiefly, because they were intrusted with the oracles of God.
Romans 16:26but is now manifested, and made known to all nations by the writings of the prophets, according to the appointment of the eternal God,
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 →