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

2This gospel he promised beforehand through his prophets in the holy scriptures, 3concerning his Son who was a descendant of David with reference to the flesh, who 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. 6You also are among them, called to belong to 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

Words taken from the KJV.

• And declaredὁho hē to · the/this/whoG3588
• And declaredὁρίζωhorizō · to determineG3724
• the Sonυἱόςuihos · sonG5207
• of Godθεόςtheos · GodG2316
• withἐνen · in/on/amongG1722
• powerδύναμιςdunamis · powerG1411
• according toκατάkata · according toG2596
• the spiritπνεῦμαpneuma · spirit/breath: spiritG4151
• of holinessἁγιωσύνηhagiōsunē · holinessG42
• byἐκek ex · out fromG1537
• the resurrectionἀνάστασιςanastasis · resurrectionG386
• from the deadνεκρόςnekros · deadG3498

Cross-references for Romans 1:4

• Romans 1:3concerning his Son who was a descendant of David with reference to the flesh,
• John 2:18So then the Jewish leaders responded, “What sign can you show us, since you are doing these things?”
• Acts 2:24But God raised him up, having released him from the pains of death, because it was not possible for him to be held in its power.
• Acts 3:15You killed the Originator of life, whom God raised from the dead. To this fact 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, this man stands before you healthy.
• Acts 5:30The God of our forefathers raised up Jesus, whom you seized and killed by hanging him on a tree.
• Acts 13:33that this promise God has fulfilled to us, their children, by raising Jesus, as also it is 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 is going to judge the world in righteousness, by a man whom he designated, having provided proof to everyone by raising him from the dead.”
• 2 Corinthians 13:4For indeed he was crucified by reason of weakness, but he lives because of God’s power. For we also are weak in him, but we will live together with him, because of God’s power toward you.
• Ephesians 1:19and what is the incomparable greatness of his power toward us who believe, as displayed in the exercise of his immense strength.
• Hebrews 5:5So also Christ did not glorify himself in becoming high priest, but the one who glorified him was God, who said to him, “You are my Son! Today I have fathered you,”
• Revelation 1:18and the one who lives! I was dead, but look, now I am alive – forever and ever – and I hold the keys of death and of Hades!
• Luke 18:31Then Jesus took the twelve aside and said to them, “Look, we are going up to Jerusalem, and everything that is written about the Son of Man by the prophets will be accomplished.
• Luke 24:26Wasn’t it necessary for the Christ to suffer these things and enter into his glory?”
• Hebrews 9:14how much more will the blood of Christ, who through the eternal Spirit offered himself without blemish to God, purify our consciences from dead works to worship the living God.
• 1 Peter 1:11They probed into what person or time the Spirit of Christ within them was indicating when he testified beforehand about the sufferings appointed for Christ and his subsequent glory.

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
• Trinity

In the dictionaries

• God
• god, false god, goddess, idol, idolater, idolatrous, idolatry
• Son of God
• Affection
• Call
• Creation
• Dark
• Despiteful
• Faith
• Fall of man

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