Romans 16:27

‘To the only wise God, through Jesus Christ, to whom be the glory for ever. Amen.'

‘To the only wise God -- to whom be glory for ever and ever'. Paul finishes with praise to the One Who is the only God, the One Who is supremely wise (compare Romans 11:32), as he considers the wonder of His way of salvation. And this wisdom of God has especially been revealed in His way of salvation offered through Jesus Christ. As he says in 1 Corinthians 1:30, ‘Christ is made to us wisdom from God, even righteousness, and sanctification and redemption'. For ‘the only God' we can compare 1 Timothy 1:17 where we read, ‘and now to the King eternal, immortal, invisible, the only God, be honour and glory for ever and ever. Amen.' Compare also Jude 1:18. And that that praise is offered ‘through Jesus Christ', through Whom alone we can approach God, is emphasised here and is significant. For it is a reminder that central to God's way of salvation is Jesus Christ, and what He accomplished through His death and resurrection, and that there is no other through whom we can approach God.