Romans 1:8

And first I thank my God through Jesus Christ for you all, that your faith is celebrated through the whole world:

1770 John Worsley NT

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

7to all that are in Rome beloved of God, called and holy: grace be to you, and peace from God our Father, and from the Lord Jesus Christ.

9for God is my witness, whom I serve with my spirit in the gospel of his Son, how incessantly I make mention of you always in my prayers,

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Cross References

Luke 2:1Now in those days an edict was published by Augustus Cesar, that all the world should be enrolled or taxed,

Romans 6:17But thanks be to God, that ye who were servants of sin, have obeyed from the heart that form of doctrine which was delivered to you:

1 Corinthians 1:4I always give thanks unto my God, on your account, for the grace of God bestowed on you in Christ Jesus; that ye are enriched by Him with every gift,

Ephesians 3:21to Him be glory in the church by Christ Jesus, throughout all the generations of eternal ages. Amen.

Philippians 1:3I give thanks unto my God upon every mention of you,

Colossians 1:3We give thanks to the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, always in our prayers for you:

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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