Romans 1:17

Romans 1:17 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)For therein is the righteousness of God revealed from faith to faith: as it is written, The just shall live by faith.
• New International Version (NIV)For in the gospel the righteousness of God is revealed—a righteousness that is by faith from first to last, just as it is written: “The righteous will live by faith.”
• English Standard Version (ESV)For in it the righteousness of God is revealed from faith for faith, as it is written, "The righteous shall live by faith."
• New King James Version (NKJV)For in it the righteousness of God is revealed from faith to faith; as it is written, “The just shall live by faith.”

Context of Romans 1:17

15That’s why I’m eager to tell you who live in Rome the Good News also. 16I’m not ashamed of the Good News. It is God’s power to save everyone who believes, Jews first and Greeks as well. God’s approval is revealed in this Good News. This approval begins and ends with faith as Scripture says, “The person who has God’s approval will live by faith.” 18God’s anger is revealed from heaven against every ungodly and immoral thing people do as they try to suppress the truth by their immoral living. 19What can be known about God is clear to them because he has made it clear to them.

Romans 1:17 word by word

δικαιοσύνη γὰρ θεοῦ ἐν αὐτῷ ἀποκαλύπτεται ἐκ πίστεως εἰς πίστιν καθὼς γέγραπται· ὁ δὲ δίκαιος ἐκ πίστεως ζήσεται.¶Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• ·δέde · thenG1161
• ·ὁho hē to · the/this/whoG3588
• Forγάρgar · forG1063
• thereinἐνen · in/on/amongG1722
• ·αὐτόςautos · it/s/heG846
• isἀποκαλύπτωapokaluptō · to revealG601
• the righteousnessδικαιοσύνηdikaiosunē · righteousnessG1343
• of Godθεόςtheos · GodG2316
• fromἐκek ex · out fromG1537
• faithπίστιςpistis · faithG4102
• toεἰςeis · towardG1519
• asκαθώςkathōs · as/just asG2531
• it is writtenγράφωgraphō · to writeG1125
• The justδίκαιοςdikaios · justG1342
• shall liveζάωzaō · to liveG2198

Cross-references for Romans 1:17

• Romans 3:21Now, the way to receive God’s approval has been made plain in a way other than the laws in the Scriptures. Moses’ Teachings and the Prophets tell us this.
• Romans 3:3What if some of them were unfaithful? Can their unfaithfulness cancel God’s faithfulness?
• Habakkuk 2:4“Look at the proud person. He is not right in himself. But the righteous person will live because of his faithfulness.
• John 3:36Whoever believes in the Son has eternal life, but whoever rejects the Son will not see life. Instead, he will see God’s constant anger.”
• Galatians 3:11No one receives God’s approval by obeying the laws in Moses’ Teachings since, “The person who has God’s approval will live by faith.”
• Philippians 3:9and to have a relationship with him. This means that I didn’t receive God’s approval by obeying his laws. The opposite is true! I have God’s approval through faith in Christ. This is the approval that comes from God and is based on faith
• Hebrews 10:38The person who has God’s approval will live by faith. But if he turns back, I will not be pleased with him.”
• Hebrews 11:6No one can please God without faith. Whoever goes to God must believe that God exists and that he rewards those who seek him.

Commentaries on Romans 1:17

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 17For therein - In the Gospel of Christ. Is the righteousness of God - God's method of saving sinners. Revealed from faith to faith - Shown to be by faith, and not by the works of any law; for Abraham, the father and founder of the Jewish people, was justified by faith, before even the law was given; and by believing, in reference to the spiritual object held forth in the various ordinances of the law, and now revealed under the Gospel, he and all his…Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 17For - This word implies that he is now about to give a “reason” for what he had just said, a reason why he was not ashamed of the gospel of Christ. That reason is stated in this verse. It embodies the substance of all that is contained in the Epistle. It is the doctrine which he seeks to establish; and there is not perhaps a more important passage in the Bible than this verse; or one more difficult to be understood. Therein - In it, ̓ ̔́ͅ en houtōthat…Read the comment
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 16-17Verses 16-17 In these verses the apostle opens the design of the whole epistle, in which he brings forward a charge of sinfulness against all flesh; declares the only method of deliverance from condemnation, by faith in the mercy of God, through Jesus Christ; and then builds upon it purity of heart, grateful obedience, and earnest desires to improve in all those Christian graces and tempers, which nothing but a lively faith in Christ can bring forth. God…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 17the righteousness of God: This important phrase appears eight times in Romans (see also 3:5, 21, 22, 25, 26; 10:3; the only other occurrence in Paul's writings is 2 Corinthians 5:21). In the Old Testament, God’s righteousness refers to who God is (holy and faithful) and to what God does when he rescues his people and makes things right (see especially Isaiah 46:13; 51:5–8). Paul uses the second meaning in this verse. The gospel (the good news about Jesus)…Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 1717. For therein is the righteousness of God revealed--that is (as the whole argument of the Epistle shows), God's justifying righteousness. from faith to faith--a difficult clause. Most interpreters (judging from the sense of such phrases elsewhere) take it to mean, "from one degree of faith to another." But this agrees ill with the apostle's design, which has nothing to do with the progressive stages of faith, but solely with faith itself as the…Read the comment

Topics related to Romans 1:17

• Faith
• Gospel
• Justification
• Quotations and Allusions
• Salvation

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Commentaries on Romans 1

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Calvin’s Commentaries
• John Wesley’s Notes
• Illustrated New Testament
• Burkitt’s Expository Notes
• Darby Translation Notes
• Family Bible Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• The People’s New Testament
• Robertson’s Word Pictures
• Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
• Original Douay–Rheims Annotations
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings