Romans 1:4

Romans 1:4 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)And declared to be the Son of God with power, according to the spirit of holiness, by the resurrection from the dead:
• New International Version (NIV)and who through the Spirit of holiness was appointed the Son of God in power by his resurrection from the dead: Jesus Christ our Lord.
• English Standard Version (ESV)and was declared to be the Son of God in power according to the Spirit of holiness by his resurrection from the dead, Jesus Christ our Lord,
• New King James Version (NKJV)and declared to be the Son of God with power according to the Spirit of holiness, by the resurrection from the dead.

Context of Romans 1:4

2which He promised beforehand through His prophets in the holy Scriptures, 3concerning His Son, who was born of a descendant of David according to the flesh, who was declared the Son of God with power according to the Spirit of holiness by the resurrection from the dead, Jesus Christ our Lord, 5through whom we have received grace and apostleship to bring about the obedience of faith among all the Gentiles in behalf of His name, 6among whom you also are the called of Jesus Christ;

Romans 1:4 word by word

τοῦ ὁρισθέντος υἱοῦ θεοῦ ἐν δυνάμει κατὰ πνεῦμα ἁγιωσύνης ἐξ ἀναστάσεως νεκρῶν, Ἰησοῦ Χριστοῦ τοῦ κυρίου ἡμῶν,Read the interlinear

• who was declaredὁρίζωhorizō · to determineG3724
• the Sonυἱόςuihos · sonG5207
• of Godθεόςtheos · GodG2316
• with powerδύναμιςdunamis · powerG1411
• accordingκατάkata · according toG2596
• Spiritπνεῦμαpneuma · spirit/breath: spiritG4151
• of holinessἁγιωσύνηhagiōsunē · holinessG42
• by the resurrectionἀνάστασιςanastasis · resurrectionG386
• from the deadνεκρόςnekros · deadG3498
• JesusἸησοῦςIēsous · JesusG2424
• ChristΧριστόςChristos · ChristG5547
• our Lordκύριοςkurios · lord: GodG2962

Cross-references for Romans 1:4

• Romans 1:3concerning His Son, who was born of a descendant of David according to the flesh,
• John 2:18The Jews then said to Him, “What sign do You show us as Your authority for doing these things?”
• Acts 2:24But God raised Him from the dead, putting an end to the agony of death, since it was impossible for Him to be held in its power.
• Acts 3:15but put to death the Prince of life, whom God raised from the dead, a fact to which we are witnesses.
• Acts 4:10let it be known to all of you and to all the people of Israel, that by the name of Jesus Christ the Nazarene, whom you crucified, whom God raised from the dead--by this name this man stands here before you in good health.
• Acts 5:30The God of our fathers raised up Jesus, whom you put to death by hanging Him on a cross.
• Acts 13:33that God has fulfilled this promise to those of us who are the descendants by raising Jesus, as it is also written in the second Psalm: ‘You are My Son; today I have fathered You.’
• Acts 17:31because He has set a day on which He will judge the world in righteousness through a Man whom He has appointed, having furnished proof to all people by raising Him from the dead.”
• 2 Corinthians 13:4For indeed He was crucified because of weakness, yet He lives because of the power of God. For we too are weak in Him, yet we will live with Him because of the power of God directed toward you.
• Ephesians 1:19and what is the boundless greatness of His power toward us who believe. These are in accordance with the working of the strength of His might
• Hebrews 5:5So too Christ did not glorify Himself in becoming a high priest, but it was He who said to Him, “You are My Son, Today I have fathered You”;
• Revelation 1:18and the living One; and I was dead, and behold, I am alive forevermore, and I have the keys of death and of Hades.
• Luke 18:31Now He took the twelve aside and said to them, “Behold, we are going up to Jerusalem, and all the things that have been written through the prophets about the Son of Man will be accomplished.
• Luke 24:26Was it not necessary for the Christ to suffer these things and to come into His glory?”
• Hebrews 9:14how much more will the blood of Christ, who through the eternal Spirit offered Himself without blemish to God, cleanse your conscience from dead works to serve the living God?
• 1 Peter 1:11seeking to know what person or time the Spirit of Christ within them was indicating as He predicted the sufferings of Christ and the glories to follow.

Commentaries on Romans 1:4

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 4And declared to be the Son of God - See the note on Acts 13:33, where this subject is considered at large. The word , which we render declared, comes from , to bound, define, determine, or limit, and hence our word horizon, the line that determines the farthest visible part of the earth, in reference to the heavens. In this place the word signifies such a manifest and complete exhibition of the subject as to render it indubitable. The resurrection of…Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 4And declared - In the margin, “determined.” ͂ ̔́ Tou horisthentosThe ancient Syriac has, “And he was known to be the Son of God by might and by the Holy Spirit, who rose from the house of the dead.” The Latin Vulgate, “Who was “predestinated” the Son of God,” etc. The Arabic, “The Son of God destined by power special to the Holy Spirit,” etc. The word translated “declared to be” means properly “to bound, to fix limits to,” as to a field, to determine its…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 4was declared with power to be: Although Jesus has existed forever as the Son of God, his resurrection demonstrated him to be God’s Son, revealing him in all his power and glory. (1:3).Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 3-43-4. Concerning his Son Jesus Christ our Lord--the grand burden of this "Gospel of God." made of the seed of David--as, according to "the holy scriptures," He behooved to be. (See on Mt 1:1). according to the flesh--that is, in His human nature (compare Ro 9:5; Joh 1:14); implying, of course, that He had another nature, of which the apostle immediately proceeds to speak.Read the comment

Topics related to Romans 1:4

• Catholicity
• Holy Spirit
• Jesus Continued
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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