Romans 1:11-15 NIV

Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible - Romans 1:11

He declares his end in desiring to see them; it was not his own profit, but their edification. By some spiritual gift, he means some one or other of those gifts of the Spirit, of which particular mention is made, 1 Corinthians 12:7-11. To the end ye may be established: q.d. I do not intend to bring any new doctrine to you, but to confirm and establish you in that which you have already heard and received. Establishing grace is that which all Christians stand in need of. See Romans 16:25; 1... read more

Matthew Poole

Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible - Romans 1:12

This is added to qualify what he had said before, lest he should seem to arrogate too much to himself; he tells them, he hoped not only to comfort them, but to be comforted by them. The meanest of Christ’s members may contribute somewhat to the edifying even of an apostle. The apostle John did hope to be quickened and comforted by the graces of a woman and her children, 2 John 1:12. Great is the benefit of the communion of saints. By the mutual faith both of you and me; i.e. by the faith which... read more

Matthew Poole

Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible - Romans 1:13

He prevents a cavil; they might say, If Paul hath such a longing desire to see us, why doth he not come to us? To this he answers, it was not for want of will or affection; for he often intended and attempted it. But was let hitherto; either by Satan, as 1 Thessalonians 2:18; or by the Holy Spirit otherwise disposing of him, as Acts 16:6,Acts 16:7; Romans 15:22. It is possible that he might be hindered also by his own infirmities, or by others’ necessities and entreaties, Acts 10:48; Acts... read more

Matthew Poole

Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible - Romans 1:14

I am debtor; as being obliged by virtue of my calling, and as being intrusted by God with talents to that purpose. You are not beholden to me for this desire, as if it were an arbitrary favour, for it is my bounden duty. Both to the Greeks, and to the Barbarians; i.e. to all nations, which he divides into these two sorts, Greeks and Barbarians. The Jews he mentions not, because he was the doctor of the Gentiles. Both to the wise, and to the unwise; by these he understands particular persons... read more

Matthew Poole

Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible - Romans 1:15

q.d. I have preached it at Antioch, at Athens, at Ephesus, at Corinth, &c.; and I: am ready (if God permit) to preach it in the most splendid city of Rome likewise. So the reason is not in myself, or in my own will, why I have not come to you all this while. read more

Joseph Exell

Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary - Romans 1:8-14

CRITICAL NOTESRomans 1:8. Your faith is spoken of, etc.—Rome frequented by strangers, and so the faith of the Church easily made known. κόσμω, the beautiful order of the visible world.Romans 1:10. Making request, if by any means, etc.—Grotius happily renders: “Si forte Dei voluntas felicitatem mihi indulgeat ad nos remindi.” Making request is δεόμενος—a special word for prayer, and implies a sense of need. Lightfoot says “precatio” points to the frame of mind and “rogatio” to the act of... read more

Joseph Exell

Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary - Romans 1:15-17

CRITICAL NOTESRomans 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 used for mental and carnal direction. Gospel, from the old Gothic guth, good, and spillon, to announce. Either “good spell” or “God’s spell.”Romans 1:17. The righteousness of God.—The justification which God bestows, or that of which He is the author. The state of pardon and acceptance as the result of... read more

William Nicoll

Sermon Bible Commentary - Romans 1:14

Romans 1:14 I. The principle underlying these words is that personal possession of any peculiar privilege is of the nature of a trust, and involves the obligation that the privilege shall be used by the individual, not for his own pleasure or profit merely, but for the welfare of those who are not similarly blessed. What I have that another has not is to be used by me, not for my own aggrandisement, but for the good of that other as well as for my own. The greatness of exceptional endowment, of... read more

Charles Simeon

Charles Simeon's Horae Homileticae - Romans 1:9-12

DISCOURSE: 1820PAUL’S LOVE TO THE CHURCH AT ROMERomans 1:9-12. God is my witness, whom I serve with my spirit in the Gospel of his Son, that without ceasing I make mention of you always in my prayers; making request, if by any means now at length I might have a prosperous journey by the will of God to come unto you. For I long to see you, that I may impart unto you some spiritual gift, to the end ye may be established; that is, that I may be comforted together with you by the mutual faith both... read more

Chuck Smith

Chuck Smith Bible Commentary - Romans 1:1-32

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 ( Romans 1:1 ).Twenty-five years before Paul wrote this epistle to the Romans he was on the road to Damascus to imprison the Christians there. When suddenly about noon there came a light brighter than the mid-day sun and there the Lord said, "Saul, Saul why persecute thou me?" And he answered and... read more

Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible - Romans 1:11

Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible - Romans 1:12

Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible - Romans 1:13

Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible - Romans 1:14

Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible - Romans 1:15

Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary - Romans 1:8-14

Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary - Romans 1:15-17

Sermon Bible Commentary - Romans 1:14

Charles Simeon's Horae Homileticae - Romans 1:9-12

Chuck Smith Bible Commentary - Romans 1:1-32

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