Romans 1:5

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Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible

By whom - The apostle here returns to the subject of the salutation of the Romans, and states to them his authority to address them. That authori...
Arno Geneva Study Bible

(i) By whom we have received (k) grace and apostleship, for (l) obedience to the faith (m) among all nations, for his name: (i) Of whom. (k) This m...
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

grace and apostleship . Some see here the Figure of speech Hendiadys (App-6), and read "apostolic grace". grace . Greek. charis. App-184. ap...
Calvin's Commentary on the Bible

5. Through whom we have received, etc. — Having completed his definition of the gospel, which he introduced for the recommendation of his...
Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

By whom we have received grace and apostleship, for obedience to the faith among all nations, for his name: Grace and apostleship - The peculiar infl...
Coke's Commentary on the Holy Bible

We have received— This is a modest way of expression; the Apostle meaning himself by the word we. Grace or favour, and apostleship, some thin...
Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

By whom we have received grace and apostleship, for obedience to the faith among all nations, for his name: By whom we have received, х ela...
Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

The Power of the Gospel and the need of the World. The Guilt of the Heathen In his salutation the apostle emphasises his commission, and the great...
Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

Grace ] In Acts and Epistles this word usually means the unmerited favour of God, shown (1) in forgiveness and salvation, cp. Romans 3:24 ; Ephesi...
Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

(1-7) In writing to the Romans, a Church to which he was personally unknown, and which might be supposed, so far as it was Jewish, to be prejudiced a...
Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

Through Him — through Christ the Son — he, Paul, had received his own special’ endowment and commission to bring over the Gentiles into that state of...
Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

Chapter 2 THE WRITER AND HIS READERS Romans 1:1-7 PAUL, a bondservant of Jesus Christ. So the man opens his Lord's message with his own name....
Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

the Apostle's Burning Desire Romans 1:1-12 Upon the threshold of his greatest Epistle, Paul describes himself as a bond-servant. Such humility...
G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

Bringing the first and seventh verses together, we find the called apostle writing to the called saints. As for himself, Paul declared, first, that...
Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

Paul, a servant of Jesus Christ, called an apostle, separated unto the gospel of God, (2) (Which he had promised afore by his prophets in the Holy Sc...
John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

By whom we have received grace and apostleship ,.... That is, either by the Holy Spirit, from whom all grace and gifts come, qualifying for the disc...
John Trapp Complete Commentary

By whom we have received grace and apostleship, for obedience to the faith among all nations, for his name: Ver. 5. For obedience to the faith ]...
Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

Concerning his Son Jesus Christ The gospel is good news from God, concerning the coming of his Son to save the world. The Son of God, therefore, is...
L. M. Grant's Commentary on the Bible

The salutation (unusually long) occupies seven verses, - laying down distinctly, as it does, the complete foundation of that Gospel of which Paul was...
Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

The Apostle's Commission. A. D. 58. 1 Pau...
Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

By whom; or of whom; by whom, as Mediator, or of whom, as Author and Giver. Grace and apostleship: some make these two distinct gifts; the one co...
Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

The Good News Of God (1:2-6). What that ‘Good News of God' was is now made clear, as is the fact that it had been promised beforetime through God'...
Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

‘Through whom we received grace and apostleship, unto obedience of faith among all the nations, for his name's sake, among whom are you also called t...
Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

CRITICAL NOTES Romans 1:3 . To the flesh .—σάρξ denotes a living being in distinction from the dead, which is κρέας. It denotes also body as dis...
Scofield Reference Notes

for obedience Unto obedience to faith, that is, faith as a principle, or method of divine dealing. Compare ( Romans 10:1-11 ).
Spurgeon’s Verse Expositions of the Bible

Romans 1:1 . Paul, a servant of Jesus Christ, called to be an apostle, separated unto the gospel of God, Paul has many titles, and he delights t...
Spurgeon’s Verse Expositions of the Bible

Romans 1:1-2 . Paul, a servant of Jesus Christ, called to be an apostle, separated unto the gospel of God. (Which he had promised afore by his prop...
Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

Romans 1:1 . Paul, a servant of Jesus Christ, in the sense he himself illustrates to the Corinthians. Ye are not your own; ye are bought with a pr...
The Biblical Illustrator

Paul, a servant of Jesus Christ. Authentication and salutation I. The apostle. 1. Paul was not the name by which he was always known, but wa...
The Biblical Illustrator

By whom we have received grace and apostleship: Grace and apostleship I. Grace of apostleship, i.e., the favour of being an apostle. Given t...
The Complete Pulpit Commentary

EXPOSITION Romans 1:1-45 I. INTRODUCTORY . Romans 1:1-45 A. Salutation with long interposed parenthesis, suggested by "gospel o...
The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

Salutation of the Letter.
The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

by whom we have received grace and apostleship, for obedience to the faith among all nations, for His name;
Wells of Living Water Commentary

The Gospel of God Romans 1:1-19 INTRODUCTORY WORDS The opening statement of the first chapter of Romans gives us sufficient basis for our intr...
Wesley's Explanatory Notes

By whom we have received — I and the other apostles. Grace and apostleship — The favour to be an apostle, and qualifications for it. For obedience...

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

Related Commentaries of Romans 1:5

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

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

Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

Scofield Reference Notes

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 Biblical Illustrator

The Complete Pulpit Commentary

The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

Wells of Living Water Commentary

Wesley's Explanatory Notes

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