Romans 1:1

Paul, a servant of Jesus Christ, called to be an apostle, separated unto the Gospel of God,

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Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible

Paul - The original name of the author of this Epistle was “Saul.” Acts 7:58 ; Acts 7:1 ; Acts 8:1 , etc. This was changed to Paul (see the no...
Arno Geneva Study Bible

Paul, (1) a (2) (a) servant of Jesus Christ, called [to be] an (b) apostle, (c) separated unto the gospel of God, (1) The first part of the epistle...
Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

The Address is elaborate, for Paul is introducing himself to a strange community; and stately, as befits Christ's ambassador approaching the imperi...
Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

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Calvin's Commentary on the Bible

1. Paul, etc. (11) — With regard to the word Paul, as it is a subject of no such moment as ought to detain us, and as nothing can be said w...
Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

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Coke's Commentary on the Holy Bible

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Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

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Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

Servant ] A title used in the OT. of those devoted to a special work for God: cp. Joshua 24:29 ; Psalms 36 (title) Jeremiah 7:25 ; Daniel 9:11...
Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

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Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

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Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

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Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

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Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

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G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

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Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

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James Nisbet's Church Pulpit Commentary

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John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

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John Trapp Complete Commentary

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Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

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L. M. Grant's Commentary on the Bible

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Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

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Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

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Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

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Sermon Bible Commentary

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Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

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The Biblical Illustrator

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The Complete Pulpit Commentary

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Wells of Living Water Commentary

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Wesley's Explanatory Notes

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Related Commentaries of Romans 1:1

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible

Arno Geneva Study Bible

Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

Calvin's Commentary on the Bible

Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

Coke's Commentary on the Holy Bible

Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

James Nisbet's Church Pulpit Commentary

John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

John Trapp Complete Commentary

Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

L. M. Grant's Commentary on the Bible

Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

Sermon Bible Commentary

Spurgeon’s Verse Expositions of the Bible

Spurgeon’s Verse Expositions of the Bible

Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

The Biblical Illustrator

The Complete Pulpit Commentary

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Wells of Living Water Commentary

Wesley's Explanatory Notes

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