Romans 1:5

Romans 1:5 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)By whom we have received grace and apostleship, for obedience to the faith among all nations, for his name:
• New International Version (NIV)Through him we received grace and apostleship to call all the Gentiles to the obedience that comes from faith for his name’s sake.
• English Standard Version (ESV)through whom we have received grace and apostleship to bring about the obedience of faith for the sake of his name among all the nations,
• New Living Translation (NLT)Through Christ, God has given us the privilege and authority as apostles to tell Gentiles everywhere what God has done for them, so that they will believe and obey him, bringing glory to his name.

Context of Romans 1:5

3concerning His Son Jesus Christ our Lord, who was born of the seed of David according to the flesh, 4and declared to be the Son of God with power according to the Spirit of holiness, by the resurrection from the dead. Through Him we have received grace and apostleship for obedience to the faith among all nations for His name, 6among whom you also are the called of Jesus Christ; 7To all who are in Rome, beloved of God, called to be saints: Grace to you and peace from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ.

Romans 1:5 word by word

δι᾽ οὗ ἐλάβομεν χάριν καὶ ἀποστολὴν εἰς ὑπακοὴν πίστεως ἐν πᾶσιν τοῖς ἔθνεσιν ὑπὲρ τοῦ ὀνόματος αὐτοῦ,Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• Byδιάdia · through/because ofG1223
• whomὅςhos hē ho · whichG3739
• we have receivedλαμβάνωlambanō · to takeG2983
• graceχάριςcharis · graceG5485
• andκαίkai · andG2532
• apostleshipἀποστολήapostolē · apostleshipG651
• forεἰςeis · towardG1519
• obedienceὑπακοήhupakoē · obedienceG5218
• to the faithπίστιςpistis · faithG4102
• amongἐνen · in/on/amongG1722
• allπᾶςpas · allG3956
• nationsὁho hē to · the/this/whoG3588
• nationsἔθνοςethnos · GentilesG1484
• forὑπέρhuper · above/forG5228
• hisαὐτόςautos · it/s/heG846
• nameὄνομαonoma · nameG3686

Cross-references for Romans 1:5

• Romans 12:3For I say, through the grace given to me, to everyone who is among you, not to think of himself more highly than he ought to think, but to think soberly, as God has dealt to each one a measure of faith.
• Romans 15:15Nevertheless, brethren, I have written more boldly to you on some points, as reminding you, because of the grace given to me by God,
• John 1:16And of His fullness we have all received, and grace for grace.
• 1 Corinthians 15:10But by the grace of God I am what I am, and His grace toward me was not in vain; but I labored more abundantly than they all, yet not I, but the grace of God which was with me.
• 2 Corinthians 3:5Not that we are sufficient of ourselves to think of anything as being from ourselves, but our sufficiency is from God,
• Galatians 1:15But when it pleased God, who separated me from my mother’s womb and called me through His grace,
• Ephesians 3:2if indeed you have heard of the dispensation of the grace of God which was given to me for you,
• 1 Timothy 1:11according to the glorious gospel of the blessed God which was committed to my trust.
• Acts 1:25to take part in this ministry and apostleship from which Judas by transgression fell, that he might go to his own place.”
• 1 Corinthians 9:2If I am not an apostle to others, yet doubtless I am to you. For you are the seal of my apostleship in the Lord.
• Galatians 2:8(for He who worked effectively in Peter for the apostleship to the circumcised also worked effectively in me toward the Gentiles),
• Romans 15:18For I will not dare to speak of any of those things which Christ has not accomplished through me, in word and deed, to make the Gentiles obedient—
• Romans 16:26but now made manifest, and by the prophetic Scriptures made known to all nations, according to the commandment of the everlasting God, for obedience to the faith—
• Acts 6:7Then the word of God spread, and the number of the disciples multiplied greatly in Jerusalem, and a great many of the priests were obedient to the faith.
• 2 Corinthians 10:4For the weapons of our warfare are not carnal but mighty in God for pulling down strongholds,
• Hebrews 5:9And having been perfected, He became the author of eternal salvation to all who obey Him,

Commentaries on Romans 1:5

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 5Grace and apostleship - The peculiar influence and the essential qualifications which such an office requires. Without the Grace, favor, and peculiar help of God, he could not have been an apostle: he had an extraordinary conversion, and an extraordinary call to preach the Gospel. Probably , grace and apostleship, mean the same as , the apostolical office; for so the word means in Romans 12:3; Romans 15:15; 1 Corinthians 3:10; Ephesians 3:8. See the…Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 5By whom - The apostle here returns to the subject of the salutation of the Romans, and states to them his authority to address them. That authority he had derived from the Lord Jesus, and not from man. On this fact, that he had received his apostolic commission, not from man, but by the direct authority of Jesus Christ, Paul not infrequently insisted. Galatians 1:12, “for I neither received it of man, neither was I taught it, but by revelation of Jesus…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 5received … apostleship: The apostle Paul might be referring to both himself and the other apostles, or he might be using "we" to only refer to himself. we received grace and apostleship: Paul always makes it evident that his unique authority is a gift from God (see also 15:15–16). to the obedience that comes from faith: This summarizes Paul’s goal in preaching to Gentiles (non-Jews). It frames the book of Romans, as he repeats the idea in different words…Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 55. By whom--as the ordained channel. we have received grace--the whole "grace that bringeth salvation" (Tit 2:11). and apostleship--for the publication of that "grace," and the organization of as many as receive it into churches of visible discipleship. (We prefer thus taking them as two distinct things, and not, with some good interpreters, as one--"the grace of apostleship"). for obedience to the faith--rather, "for the obedience of faith"--that is, in…Read the comment

Topics related to Romans 1:5

• Catholicity
• Church
• Gentiles
• Salvation

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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