ROMANS 1:16 prw/ton The omission of prw/ton (B G itg copsa Tertullian Ephraem) is perhaps due to Marcion, to whom the privilege of the Jews was unacceptable. All other witnesses include the word....
Verse Romans 1:16. _I AM NOT ASHAMED OF THE GOSPEL OF CHRIST_] This text is best illustrated by Isaiah 28:16; Isaiah 49:23, quoted by the apostle,...
FOR I AM NOT ASHAMED ... - The Jews had cast him off, and regarded him as an apostate; and by the wise among the Gentiles he had been persecuted, and despised, and driven from place to place, and rega...
ANALYSIS AND ANNOTATIONS I. DOCTRINAL. THE SALVATION OF GOD. Chapter 1-8. CHAPTER 1 _ 1. The Apostle and the Gospel of God. (Romans 1:1 .)_ 2. The Greeting. (Romans 1:7 .) 3. The Apostle's Prayer...
PAUL'S INTENTION TO VISIT ROME. Romans 1:8. Of the faith of the Romans the whole world hears: the Apostle thanks God for this, and names them constantly in his prayers. He invokes God as witness, for...
I am proud of the good news, for it is the power of God which produces salvation for every one who believes, to the Jew first and to the Greek. The way to a right relationship with God is revealed in...
A CALL, A GOSPEL AND A TASK (Romans 1:1-7)...
FOR. This is Figure of speech _Aetiologia._ App-6. I AM, &C: i.e.. count it my highest honour and glory to proclaim the gospel. Figure of speech _Tapeinosis_. App-6. ASHAMED. Greek. _epaischunomai._...
_For I am not ashamed_ The "_for_" links this verse to the last thought. At Rome, if anywhere, he might be "ashamed" (Mark 8:38) of the message of a _crucified_Saviour; a message, too, which pronounce...
The good report of the Roman Church. Paul desires to visit them, and to preach the gospel of faith to them...
8–17. Thanksgiving 8–10 _a_ introduces the Occasion 10 _b_–15 and the Subject 16–17 of the Epistle. He gives thanks to GOD for the wide report of their faith as heartily as (9) his prayers for them ha...
ἘΠΑΙΣΧΎΝΟΜΑΙ. Cf. Mark 8:38; 2 Timothy 1:8. There is no lack of readiness, because there is no need of reserve; the Gospel is its own vindication. The tremendous opposition he had lately experienced,...
A. Romans 1:1-17. INTRODUCTION. ADDRESS 1–7. OCCASION 8–15. SUBJECT 16–17. 1–7. Address. The writer’s (_a_) name and state, (_b_) office, (_c_) commission defined by a statement of (i) the Person from...
ΈΠΑΙΣΧΎΝΟΜΑΙ (G1870) _praes. ind. med. (dep.)_ стыдиться, ΠΙΣΤΕΎΟΝΤΙ _praes. act. part. от_ ΠΙΣΤΕΎΩ (G4100) верить. _Praes._ выражает длительное действие. "ΕΛΛΗΝΙ _dat. sing. от_"ΕΛΛΗΝ (G1672) грек....
DISCOURSE: 1821 NO MAN TO BE ASHAMED OF THE GOSPEL Romans 1:16. _I am not ashamed of the Gospel of Christ: for it is the power of God unto salvation to every one that believeth_. THE Epistle to the R...
FOR I AM NOT ASHAMED, &C.— The Apostle here enters upon his subject, by affirming the excellency of the Gospel, as a scheme of goodness calculated for the salvation of mankind, Romans 1:16 and then sh...
PART TWO JUSTIFICATION BY FAITH IN THE GOSPEL, Romans 1:16, Romans 11:36 The Proposition Stated, Romans 1:16-17 _Text_...
For I am not ashamed of the gospel of Christ: for it is the power of God unto salvation to every one that believeth; to the Jew first, and also to the Greek. FOR I AM NOT ASHAMED OF THE GOSPEL [OF...
1 Paul dates his apostleship from the commission he received at Antioch (Act_13:2) when he was severed from the rest to preach the evangel of God to the nations. Hitherto only Jews and proselytes like...
ASHAMED] cp. 1 Corinthians 1:23. SALVATION] i.e. deliverance from dangers or enemies. So it signified the deliverance which the Messiah would bring: cp. Luke 1:69. Here it is such as belongs to a spir...
THE POWER OF THE GOSPEL AND THE NEED OF THE WORLD. THE GUILT OF THE HEATHEN In his salutation the apostle emphasises his commission, and the greatness of the Person whose servant he is and who is the...
PAUL’S LETTER TO THE *ROMANS ROMANS _HILDA BRIGHT AND KEITH SIMONS_ ABOUT PAUL’S LETTER TO THE *ROMANS ABOUT THE FIRST CHRISTIANS IN ROME Rome was the most important city in the world at the tim...
The Apostle will not be ashamed of his mission, even in the metropolis of the world. He cannot be ashamed of a scheme so beneficent and so grand. The gospel that he preaches is that mighty agency whic...
(8-17) The Apostle congratulates the Romans on the good report of them that he had heard. He had long and earnestly desired to visit them in person. Yes, even in Rome he must preach the gospel — of wh...
CHAPTER 3 GOOD REPORT OF THE ROMAN CHURCH: PAUL NOT ASHAMED OF THE GOSPEL Romans 1:8 HE has blessed the Roman Christians in the name of the Lord. Now he hastens to tell them how he blesses God for...
f. δύναμις γὰρ θεοῦ ἐστιν : for it is a power of God. It does no injustice to render “a Divine power”. The conception of the Gospel as a force pervades the epistles to the Corinthians; its proof, so t...
THE ONLY POWER OF SALVATION Romans 1:13 We owe everything to our Lord, but since we can make Him no direct return, He has made men His residuary legatees. We are to think of others as having a claim...
Bringing the first and seventh verses together, we find the called apostle writing to the called saints. As for himself, Paul declared, first, that he was debtor, because a gift had been bestowed on...
For I am not ashamed of the gospel of Christ: (5) for it is the (x) power of God unto salvation to every one that believeth; to the Jew first, and also to the (y) Greek. (5) This is the second part of...
For it is the power of God unto salvation to every one; that is, it brings powerful helps to all, both Gentiles and Jews, in order to their salvation. --- To the Jew first, inasmuch as the gospel is t...
THE TREATISE. 1:16-15:13. Third Passage (1:16, 17). The Statement of the Subject. Ver. 16. “ _For I am not ashamed of the gospel:for it is a power of God unto salvation to every one that believeth;...
Now I would not have you ignorant, brethren, that oftentimes I purposed to come unto you, (but was let hitherto), that I might have some fruit among you also, even as among other Gentiles. (14) I am d...
The circumstances under which the epistle to the Romans was written gave occasion to the most thorough and comprehensive unfolding, not of the church, but of Christianity. No apostle had ever yet visi...
_NOT ASHAMED OF THE GOSPEL_ ‘I am not ashamed of the gospel of Christ.’ Romans 1:16 What are we to understand the Apostle to mean when he says, ‘I am not ashamed of the gospel of Christ’? I. THE...
_THE GOSPEL AND LIFE_ ‘I am not ashamed of the gospel of Christ: for it is the power of God unto salvation to every one that believeth.’ Romans 1:16 ‘The power of God unto salvation.’ The words come...
_MISSIONS TO JEWS_ ‘To the Jew first.’ Romans 1:16 I. WHY ARE MISSIONS TO THE JEWS SO OFTEN NEGLECTED?—Is it suggested that the gospel is not for them? Do people, consciously or unconsciously, lim...
_JEW AND GREEK_ ‘To the Jew first, and also to the Greek.’ Romans 1:16 The Jew and the Greek were respectively the loftiest and the noblest exponents of the races and religions of the East and the...
16._I am not indeed ashamed, etc. _This is an anticipation of an objection; for he declares beforehand, that he cared not for the taunts of the ungodly; and he thus provides a way for himself, by whic...
There is no epistle in which the apostle places his apostleship on more positive and formal ground than in this; for at Rome he had no claim in virtue of his labours. He had never seen the Romans. He...
FOR I AM NOT ASHAMED OF THE GOSPEL OF CHRIST,.... The reason why he was so ready and willing to preach it, even where he ran the greatest risk of his character and life, was, because it was "the Gospe...
For I am not ashamed of the gospel of Christ: for it is the power of God unto salvation to every one that believeth; to the Jew first, and also to the Greek. Ver. 16. _For I am not ashamed_] As men a...
Rom. 1:16-18. _Justification - Christ's righteousness. _ "For I am not ashamed of the gospel of Christ," etc. - "For herein is the righteousness of God revealed from faith to faith, as it is written,...
_For_ In whatever contempt that sacred dispensation, and they who publish it, may be held on account of the circumstances and death of its Author, the character of its ministers, and the nature and te...
IT IS THE POWER OF GOD; that through which he exerts his saving power on all who believe and obey it. JEW FIRST; the gospel was first preached to the Jews, then to the Gentiles. As the gospel is the...
FOR I AM NOT ASHAMED OF THE GOSPEL OF CHRIST; FOR IT IS THE POWER OF GOD UNTO SALVATION TO EVERYONE THAT BELIEVETH; TO THE JEW FIRST AND ALSO TO THE GREEK....
THE THEME OF THE LETTER. 1:16-17...
The salutation (unusually long) occupies seven verses, - laying down distinctly, as it does, the complete foundation of that Gospel of which Paul was a messenger - thus introducing him with the Gospel...
ROMANS 1:1-17 1. How did Paul gain the ear of the Roman church? a. How did Paul establish a common tie with the Jews at Rome? i. Prophets ii. Quote from Scripture iii. Jesus was the seed of David...
FOR. AM NOT ASHAMED OF THE GOSPEL: FOR IT IS THE POWER OF GOD UNTO SALVATION TO EVERY ONE THAT BELIEVETH; TO THE JEW FIRST, AND ALSO TO THE GREEK. 'I am not ashamed' -even in the capital city of the...
16,17 In these verses the apostle opens the design of the whole epistle, in which he brings forward a charge of sinfulness against all flesh; declares the only method of deliverance from condemnation...
Though Rome be the head of the empire, and the Romans bear the name of wise and learned persons; and though the gospel hath the show of simplicity, and is foolishness to the wise men of this world; ye...
For I am not ashamed of the gospel: for it is the power of God unto salvation to every one that believeth; to the Jew first, and also to the Greek....
Tertullian Against Marcion Book V And so in the passage where he says: "I am not ashamed of the gospel (of Christ): for it is the power of god unto salvation to every one that beheveth; to the Jew fi...
Romans 1:16 For G1063 am G1870 not G3756 ashamed G1870 (G5736) gospel G2098 Christ G5547 for G1063 is...
‘For I am not ashamed of the gospel, for it is the power of God unto salvation to every one who believes; to the Jew first, and also to the Greek.' That readiness to proclaim the Gospel was in no way...
PAUL DESCRIBES HOW HE FEELS A SENSE OF INDEBTEDNESS TO PROCLAIM THE GOOD NEWS TO ALL, INCLUDING THOSE IN ROME, AND GIVES THE ESSENCE OF THAT GOOD NEWS. IT IS THE POWER OF GOD UNTO SALVATION TO ALL WHO...
_The Theme of the Epistle._ Paul is ready to preach at Rome also, because he is not ashamed of the gospel; and he is not ashamed of the gospel, because of its character (Romans 1:16). The whole Epistl...
Romans 1:16. For I am not ashamed. This gives the reason for his being ready to preach at Rome also (Romans 1:15), and forms an easy transition to the statement which follows. Rome, the metropolis of...
IT IS THE POWER OF GOD (δυναμις θεου εστιν). This Paul knew by much experience. He had seen the dynamite of God at work.TO THE JEW FIRST, AND ALSO TO THE GREEK (Ιουδαιω τε πρωτον κα Hελλην). Jesus...
SALVATION The Hebrew, and (Greek, "sōtēria", meaning "safety", "preservation", "healing", and "soundness"). Salvation is the great inclusive word of the Gospel, gathering into itself all the redemp...
Romans 1:16 Consider: I. The condition to which man has reduced himself by transgression, which makes "the power of God unto salvation" the pressing and constant need of his soul. Power is of God, be...
Romans 1:16 I. St. Paul rests the glory and the power of the gospel on its influence on every one who believeth: that is, on its persuasion of and acceptance by the heart and mind of each individual m...
Romans 1:1. _Paul, a servant of Jesus Christ, called to be an apostle, separated unto the gospel of God,_ Paul has many titles, and he delights to mention them in writing to these Christians at Rome....
Romans 1:1. _Paul, a servant of Jesus Christ, called to be an apostle, separated unto the gospel of God. (Which he had promised afore by his prophets in the holy scriptures.)_ Paul had not seen the R...
CONTENTS: Words of comfort to the church at Rome. The universe a revelation of the power and deity of God. The deplorable condition of a lost world. CHARACTERS: God, Jesus, Paul. CONCLUSION: God has...
Romans 1:1. _Paul, a servant of Jesus Christ,_ in the sense he himself illustrates to the Corinthians. Ye are not your own; ye are bought with a price. Therefore glorify God in your body and in your s...
I HAVE COMPLETE CONFIDENCE IN THE GOSPEL. Paul is making a positive declaration and the TEV words it sol The gospel is the Good News of God's act in Christ to set men free! IT IS GOD'S POWER TO SAVE A...
_I am debtor both to the Greeks and to the Barbarians._ I AM DEBTOR The text raises a question on points which, in mercantile phraseology, would be designated-- I. The business. 1. A merchant, emba...
_First, I thank my God through Jesus Christ for you all._ TRUE CHRISTIAN ZEAL I. As it respects God is-- 1. Thankful. 2. Sincere. 3. Constant. 4. Prayerful. 5. Dependent (Romans 1:8). II. As i...
_For I am not ashamed of the gospel of Christ._ THE GOSPEL What grand truths lie concealed in this Scripture, as in a kaleidoscope! The gospel being its focal point, several easy turns bring into cl...
_CRITICAL NOTES_ Romans 1:16. THE POWER OF GOD UNTO SALVATION.—In and by the gospel God shows and exerts moral power. The best equivalent for “unto” is “for.” It signifies direction. The Greek word u...
EXPOSITION ROMANS 1:1 I. INTRODUCTORY. ROMANS 1:1 A. _Salutation_ with long interposed parenthesis, suggested by "gospel of God." The parenthesis, expressing thoughts of which the writer's mind is...
This time let us turn in our Bibles to Romans, chapter 1. Paul opens his epistle to the Romans declaring: Paul, a bond slave of Jesus Christ, called to be an apostle, separated unto the gospel of God...
1 Corinthians 1:18; 1 Corinthians 14:24; 1 Corinthians 14:25; 1 Corinthians 15:2;...
For [γ α ρ]. Marking the transition from the introduction to the treatise. "I am ready to preach at Rome, for, though I might seem to be deterred by the contempt in which the Gospel is held, and by th...
THE GOSPEL OF GOD Romans 1:1 INTRODUCTORY WORDS The opening statement of the first chapter of Romans gives us sufficient basis for our introductory word. The statement reads thus: "Paul, a SERVANT...
For I am not ashamed of the gospel — To the world, indeed, it is folly and weakness, 1 Corinthians 1:18; therefore, in the judgment of the world, he ought to be ashamed of it; especially at Rome, the...
Observe here, 1. The glorious description which the apostle gives of the gospel; IT IS THE POWER OF GOD UNTO SALVATION. That is, the preaching of it is attended by, and accompanied with, an almighty p...