Romans 1:5 - Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

Bible Comments

grace and apostleship. Some see here the Figure of speech Hendiadys (App-6), and read "apostolic grace".

grace. Greek. charis. App-184.

apostleship. See Acts 1:25.

obedience to the faith. faith-obedience.

faith. App-150.

among. Greek. en. App-104.

nations. Gentiles. Greek. ethnos. Occurs in Romans twenty-nine times; translated "Gentiles" except here, Romans 4:17; Romans 4:18; Romans 10:19; Romans 16:26.

for. on behalf of. Greek. huper. App-104.

name. See Acts 2:21.

Romans 1:5

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