And declared to be the Son of God with power, according to the spirit of holiness, by the resurrection from the dead:
Ver. 4. Declared to be, &c.] Gr. ορισθεντος, defined; for definitions explain obscurities.
With power] For, Superas evadere ad auras, Hic labor, hoc opus est -a work befitting a God. See Ephesians 1:20. See Trapp on " Eph 1:20 "
The Spirit of holiness] The divine essence of Christ, 2 Corinthians 13:4, which sanctifieth the human nature assumed by him.