Romans 1:3

Romans 1:3 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)Concerning his Son Jesus Christ our Lord, which was made of the seed of David according to the flesh;
• New International Version (NIV)regarding his Son, who as to his earthly life was a descendant of David,
• English Standard Version (ESV)concerning his Son, who was descended from David according to the flesh
• New King James Version (NKJV)concerning His Son Jesus Christ our Lord, who was born of the seed of David according to the flesh,

Context of Romans 1:3

1From Paul, a slave of Christ Jesus, called to be an apostle, set apart for the gospel of God. 2This gospel he promised beforehand through his prophets in the holy scriptures, concerning his Son who was a descendant of David with reference to the flesh, 4who was appointed the Son-of-God-in-power according to the Holy Spirit by the resurrection from the dead, Jesus Christ our Lord. 5Through him we have received grace and our apostleship to bring about the obedience of faith among all the Gentiles on behalf of his name.

Romans 1:3 word by word

περὶ τοῦ υἱοῦ αὐτοῦ, τοῦ γενομένου ἐκ σπέρματος Δαυὶδ κατὰ σάρκα,Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• Concerningπερίperi · aboutG4012
• hisαὐτόςautos · it/s/heG846
• Sonὁho hē to · the/this/whoG3588
• Sonυἱόςuihos · sonG5207
• JesusἸησοῦςIēsous · JesusG2424
• ChristΧριστόςChristos · ChristG5547
• ourἐγώegō · I/weG1473
• Lordκύριοςkurios · lord: GodG2962
• was madeγίνομαιginomai · to beG1096
• ofἐκek ex · out fromG1537
• the seedσπέρμαsperma · seed: offspringG4690
• of DavidΔαυείδ, Δαυίδ, ΔαβίδDabid · DavidG1138
• according toκατάkata · according toG2596
• the fleshσάρξsarx · fleshG4561

Cross-references for Romans 1:3

• Romans 1:9For God, whom I serve in my spirit by preaching the gospel of his Son, is my witness that I continually remember you
• Romans 8:2For the law of the life-giving Spirit in Christ Jesus has set you free from the law of sin and death.
• Psalms 2:7The king says, “I will announce the Lord’s decree. He said to me: ‘You are my son! This very day I have become your father!
• Matthew 3:17And a voice from heaven said, “This is my one dear Son; in him I take great delight.”
• Matthew 26:63But Jesus was silent. The high priest said to him, “I charge you under oath by the living God, tell us if you are the Christ, the Son of God.”
• Matthew 27:43He trusts in God – let God, if he wants to, deliver him now because he said, ‘I am God’s Son’!”
• Luke 1:35The angel replied, “The Holy Spirit will come upon you, and the power of the Most High will overshadow you. Therefore the child to be born will be holy; he will be called the Son of God.
• John 1:34I have both seen and testified that this man is the Chosen One of God.”
• John 3:16For this is the way God loved the world: He gave his one and only Son, so that everyone who believes in him will not perish but have eternal life.
• John 5:25I tell you the solemn truth, a time is coming – and is now here – when the dead will hear the voice of the Son of God, and those who hear will live.
• John 10:30The Father and I are one.”
• John 20:28Thomas replied to him, “My Lord and my God!”
• Acts 3:13The God of Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob, the God of our forefathers, has glorified his servant Jesus, whom you handed over and rejected in the presence of Pilate after he had decided to release him.
• Acts 9:20and immediately he began to proclaim Jesus in the synagogues, saying, “This man is the Son of God.”
• 1 Corinthians 1:9God is faithful, by whom you were called into fellowship with his son, Jesus Christ our Lord.

Commentaries on Romans 1:3

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 3Concerning his Son - That is, the Gospel relates every thing concerning the conception, birth, preaching, miracles, passion, death, resurrection, and ascension of Jesus Christ, who was of the seed-royal, being, as far as his humanity was considered, the son of David, and then the only rightful heir to the Israelitish throne.Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 3Concerning his Son - This is connected with the first verse, with the word “gospel.” The gospel of God concerning his Son. The design of the gospel was to make a communication relative to his Son Jesus Christ. This is the whole of it. There is no “good news” to man respecting salvation except what comes by Jesus Christ. Which was made - The word translated “was made” means usually “to be,” or “to become.” It is used, however, in the sense of being born…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 3According to the flesh: Paul often uses the word flesh (Greek sarx) to speak about bodily life in this world (for example, 4:1; 8:3). Paul mentions King David’s family because God promised that a person descended from David would be the Messiah (God's chosen one) and would have an eternal kingdom (2 Samuel 7:13–16; see Isaiah 9:7; Jeremiah 33:15). Jesus was born into David’s family line (Matthew 1:6; Luke 1:27, 32). This shows that he met God’s…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 1:3

• Catholicity
• God
• Jesus Continued
• Jesus, the Christ
• Trinity

In the dictionaries

• Christ
• David
• Jesus
• Christ, Messiah
• Jesus, Jesus Christ, Christ Jesus
• Jesus Christ
• 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