Romans 1:5

by whom we have received grace and apostleship to preach the obedience of faith for his name's sake, to all nations;

1770 John Worsley NT

In The King James Version

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

In Context

4but powerfully declared to be the Son of God, according to the spirit of holiness, by his resurrection from the dead, even Jesus Christ our Lord;

6among whom are ye also the called of Jesus Christ;

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Cross References

Acts 1:25to take part of this ministry and apostleship, from which Judas is fallen by his transgression, that he might go to his own place.

Acts 9:15But the Lord said unto him, Go thy way, for he is the instrument I have chosen, to bear my name before the Gentiles, and kings, and the children of Israel:

Romans 3:29or is He the God of the Jews only, and not also of the Gentiles?

Romans 15:15However, I have written to you, brethren, somewhat the more freely, in reminding you of your duty; because of the favor bestowed upon me by 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 →

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