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

2God promised this Good News long ago through his prophets in the holy Scriptures. 3The Good News is about his Son. In his earthly life he was born into King David’s family line, and he was shown to be the Son of God when he was raised from the dead by the power of the Holy Spirit. He is Jesus Christ our Lord. 5Through 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. 6And you are included among those Gentiles who have been 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 1:3The Good News is about his Son. In his earthly life he was born into King David’s family line,
• John 2:18But the Jewish leaders demanded, “What are you doing? If God gave you authority to do this, show us a miraculous sign to prove it.”
• Acts 2:24But God released him from the horrors of death and raised him back to life, for death could not keep him in its grip.
• Acts 3:15You killed the author of life, but God raised him from the dead. And we are witnesses of this fact!
• Acts 4:10Let me clearly state to all of you and to all the people of Israel that he was healed by the powerful name of Jesus Christ the Nazarene, the man you crucified but whom God raised from the dead.
• Acts 5:30The God of our ancestors raised Jesus from the dead after you killed him by hanging him on a cross.
• Acts 13:33and God has now fulfilled it for us, their descendants, by raising Jesus. This is what the second psalm says about Jesus: ‘You are my Son. Today I have become your Father.’
• Acts 17:31For he has set a day for judging the world with justice by the man he has appointed, and he proved to everyone who this is by raising him from the dead.”
• 2 Corinthians 13:4Although he was crucified in weakness, he now lives by the power of God. We, too, are weak, just as Christ was, but when we deal with you we will be alive with him and will have God’s power.
• Ephesians 1:19I also pray that you will understand the incredible greatness of God’s power for us who believe him. This is the same mighty power
• Hebrews 5:5That is why Christ did not honor himself by assuming he could become High Priest. No, he was chosen by God, who said to him, “You are my Son. Today I have become your Father.”
• Revelation 1:18I am the living one. I died, but look—I am alive forever and ever! And I hold the keys of death and the grave.
• Luke 18:31Taking the twelve disciples aside, Jesus said, “Listen, we’re going up to Jerusalem, where all the predictions of the prophets concerning the Son of Man will come true.
• Luke 24:26Wasn’t it clearly predicted that the Messiah would have to suffer all these things before entering his glory?”
• Hebrews 9:14Just think how much more the blood of Christ will purify our consciences from sinful deeds so that we can worship the living God. For by the power of the eternal Spirit, Christ offered himself to God as a perfect sacrifice for our sins.
• 1 Peter 1:11They wondered what time or situation the Spirit of Christ within them was talking about when he told them in advance about Christ’s suffering and his great glory afterward.

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