New American Standard Bible 2020

Romans 1:1-7

1Paul, a bond-servant of Christ Jesus, 1 2called as an apostle, 3set apart for 4the gospel of God, 2which He 5promised beforehand through His 6prophets in the holy Scriptures, 3concerning His Son, who was born 7of a 8descendant of David 9according to the flesh, 4who was declared 10the Son of God with power according to the 11Spirit of holiness 12by the resurrection from the dead, Jesus Christ our Lord, 5through whom we have received grace and 13apostleship 14to bring about the 15obedience of faith among 16all the Gentiles in behalf of His name, 6among whom you also are the 17called of Jesus Christ;

7to all who are 18beloved of God in Rome, called as 19 20saints: 21Grace to you and peace from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ.

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Notes

1. Romans 1:1 Lit a called apostle ↩
2. Romans 1:1 1 Cor 1:1; 9:1; 2 Cor 1:1 ↩
3. Romans 1:1 Acts 9:15; 13:2; Gal 1:15 ↩
4. Romans 1:1 Mark 1:14; Rom 15:16 ↩
5. Romans 1:2 Titus 1:2 ↩
6. Romans 1:2 Luke 1:70; Rom 3:21; 16:26 ↩
7. Romans 1:3 Matt 1:1 ↩
8. Romans 1:3 Lit seed ↩
9. Romans 1:3 John 1:14; Rom 4:1; 9:3, 5; 1 Cor 10:18 ↩
10. Romans 1:4 Matt 4:3 ↩
11. Romans 1:4 Or spirit ↩
12. Romans 1:4 Or as a result of ↩
13. Romans 1:5 Acts 1:25; Gal 1:16 ↩
14. Romans 1:5 Lit for obedience ↩
15. Romans 1:5 Acts 6:7; Rom 16:26 ↩
16. Romans 1:5 Acts 9:15 ↩
17. Romans 1:6 Jude 1; Rev 17:14 ↩
18. Romans 1:7 Rom 5:5ff; 8:39 ↩
19. Romans 1:7 Lit holy ones; i.e., God’s people ↩
20. Romans 1:7 Acts 9:13; Rom 8:28ff; 1 Cor 1:2, 24 ↩
21. Romans 1:7 Num 6:25f; 1 Cor 1:3; 2 Cor 1:2; Gal 1:3; Eph 1:2; Phil 1:2; Col 1:2; 1 Thess 1:1; 2 Thess 1:2 ↩

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