Romans 1:16

Romans 1:16 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)For I am not ashamed of the gospel of Christ: for it is the power of God unto salvation to every one that believeth; to the Jew first, and also to the Greek.
• New International Version (NIV)For I am not ashamed of the gospel, because it is the power of God that brings salvation to everyone who believes: first to the Jew, then to the Gentile.
• English Standard Version (ESV)For I am not ashamed of the gospel, for it is the power of God for salvation to everyone who believes, to the Jew first and also to the Greek.
• New King James Version (NKJV)For I am not ashamed of the gospel of Christ, for it is the power of God to salvation for everyone who believes, for the Jew first and also for the Greek.

Context of Romans 1:16

14I am a debtor both to the Greeks and to the barbarians, both to the wise and to the foolish. 15Thus I am eager also to preach the gospel to you who are in Rome. For I am not ashamed of the gospel, for it is God’s power for salvation to everyone who believes, to the Jew first and also to the Greek. 17For the righteousness of God is revealed in the gospel from faith to faith, just as it is written, “The righteous by faith will live.” 18For the wrath of God is revealed from heaven against all ungodliness and unrighteousness of people who suppress the truth by their unrighteousness,

Romans 1:16 word by word

οὐ γὰρ ἐπαισχύνομαι τὸ εὐαγγέλιον δύναμις γὰρ θεοῦ ἐστιν εἰς σωτηρίαν παντὶ τῷ πιστεύοντι, Ἰουδαίῳ τε πρῶτον καὶ Ἕλληνι.Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• Forγάρgar · forG1063
• I amἐπαισχύνομαιepaischunomai · be ashamed ofG1870
• notοὐou · noG3756
• of the gospelὁho hē to · the/this/whoG3588
• of the gospelεὐαγγέλιονeuaggelion · gospelG2098
• of ChristΧριστόςChristos · ChristG5547
• it isεἰμίeimi · to beG1510
• the powerδύναμιςdunamis · powerG1411
• of Godθεόςtheos · GodG2316
• untoεἰςeis · towardG1519
• salvationσωτηρίαsōtēria · salvationG4991
• to every oneπᾶςpas · allG3956
• believethπιστεύωpisteuō · to trust (in)G4100
• to the JewἸουδαῖοςIoudaios · JewG2453
• firstπρῶτονprōton · firstG4412
• andτεte · and/bothG5037
• alsoκαίkai · andG2532
• to the GreekἝλλην=ἝλληνHellēn · Greek, GentileG1672

Cross-references for Romans 1:16

• Psalms 40:9I have told the great assembly about your justice. Look! I spare no words! O Lord, you know this is true.
• Psalms 71:15I will tell about your justice, and all day long proclaim your salvation, though I cannot fathom its full extent.
• Psalms 119:46I will speak about your regulations before kings and not be ashamed.
• Mark 8:38For if anyone is ashamed of me and my words in this adulterous and sinful generation, the Son of Man will also be ashamed of him when he comes in the glory of his Father with the holy angels.”
• Luke 9:26For whoever is ashamed of me and my words, the Son of Man will be ashamed of that person when he comes in his glory and in the glory of the Father and of the holy angels.
• 1 Corinthians 2:2For I decided to be concerned about nothing among you except Jesus Christ, and him crucified.
• 2 Timothy 1:8So do not be ashamed of the testimony about our Lord or of me, a prisoner for his sake, but by God’s power accept your share of suffering for the gospel.
• 1 Peter 4:16But if you suffer as a Christian, do not be ashamed, but glorify God that you bear such a name.
• Romans 15:19in the power of signs and wonders, in the power of the Spirit of God. So from Jerusalem even as far as Illyricum I have fully preached the gospel of Christ.
• Luke 2:10But the angel said to them, “Do not be afraid! Listen carefully, for I proclaim to you good news that brings great joy to all the people:
• 1 Corinthians 9:12If others receive this right from you, are we not more deserving? But we have not made use of this right. Instead we endure everything so that we may not be a hindrance to the gospel of Christ.
• 2 Corinthians 2:12Now when I arrived in Troas to proclaim the gospel of Christ, even though the Lord had opened a door of opportunity for me,
• 2 Corinthians 4:4among whom the god of this age has blinded the minds of those who do not believe so they would not see the light of the glorious gospel of Christ, who is the image of God.
• 2 Corinthians 9:13Through the evidence of this service they will glorify God because of your obedience to your confession in the gospel of Christ and the generosity of your sharing with them and with everyone.
• Galatians 1:7not that there really is another gospel, but there are some who are disturbing you and wanting to distort the gospel of Christ.
• 1 Timothy 1:11This accords with the glorious gospel of the blessed God that was entrusted to me.

Commentaries on Romans 1:16

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 16I am not ashamed of the Gospel of Christ - This text is best illustrated by Isaiah 28:16; Isaiah 49:23, quoted by the apostle, Romans 10:11; : For the Scripture saith, Whosoever believeth on him, shall not be ashamed; i.e. they shall neither be confounded, nor disappointed of their hope. The Jews, by not believing on Jesus Christ, by not receiving him as the promised Messiah, but trusting in others, have been disappointed, ashamed, and confounded, from…Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 16For I am not ashamed … - The Jews had cast him off, and regarded him as an apostate; and by the wise among the Gentiles he had been persecuted, and despised, and driven from place to place, and regarded as the filth of the world, and the offscouring of all things 1 Corinthians 4:13, but still he was not ashamed of the gospel. He had so firm a conviction of its value and its truth; he had experienced so much of its consolations; and had seen so much of its…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. 16The apostle Paul often emphasizes that the gospel (the good news about Jesus) is for everyone. He also insists that God first chose the Jews to be his people. God made promises to them and gave them a unique role in his continuing plan (3:1–8; 9:1–5). They have a special responsibility to respond to the gospel. They will experience God's judgment first if they reject the gospel (2:9–10).Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 1616. For I am not ashamed of the gospel--(The words, "of Christ," which follow here, are not found in the oldest and best manuscripts). This language implies that it required some courage to bring to "the mistress of the world" what "to the Jews was a stumbling-block and to the Greeks foolishness" (1Co 1:23). But its inherent glory, as God's life-giving message to a dying world, so filled his soul, that, like his blessed Master, he "despised the shame."…Read the comment

Topics related to Romans 1:16

• Catholicity
• Decision
• Faith
• Gospel
• Justification
• Power
• Rome
• Salvation

In the dictionaries

• Christ
• God
• Greek
• Christ, Messiah
• Greek, Grecian, Hellenist
• god, false god, goddess, idol, idolater, idolatrous, idolatry
• Affection
• Call
• Creation
• Dark

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