Romans 1

William Barclay's Daily Study Bible - Romans 1:24-25

1:24-25 So then God abandoned them to uncleanness in their hearts' passionate desires for pleasure, desires which made them dishonour their bodies among themselves, for they are men who have exchanged the truth of God for falsehood, and who worship and serve the creation more than they do the Creator, who is blessed for ever. Amen. The word translated desires (epithumia, Greek #1939 ) is the key to this passage. Aristotle defined epithumia ( Greek #1939 ) as a reaching out after... read more

William Barclay

William Barclay's Daily Study Bible - Romans 1:26-27

1:26-27 Because of this God abandoned them to dishonourable passions, for their women exchanged the natural relationship, for the relationship which is against nature; and so did the men, for they gave up the natural relationship with women, and were inflamed with their desire for each other, and men were guilty of shameful conduct with men. So within themselves they received their due and necessary rewards for their error. Romans 1:26-32 might seem the work of some almost hysterical... read more

William Barclay

William Barclay's Daily Study Bible - Romans 1:28-32

1:28-32 Just as they have given themselves over to a kind of knowledge that rejects the idea of God, so God has given them over to the kind of mind that all reject. The result is that they do things which it is not fitting for any man to do. They are replete with all evil, villainy, the lust to get, viciousness. They are full of envy, murder, strife, deceit, the spirit which puts the worst construction on everything. They are whisperers, slanderers, haters of God. They are insolent men,... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Romans 1

INTRODUCTION TO ROMANS 1 This chapter contains the inscription of the epistle, and salutation, the preface to it, and the grand proposition of justification by faith, so much enlarged on afterwards; and that this could not be by the law of nature, and the works of it among the Gentiles, is demonstrated by a detail of their horrible wickedness, impiety, and unrighteousness. In the inscription an account is given of the author of the epistle, who is described in Romans 1:1 by his name... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Romans 1:1

Paul, a servant of Jesus Christ ,.... The name of the author of this epistle is Paul, who formerly was called Saul. Some think his name was changed upon his own conversion; others, upon the conversion of the Roman deputy Sergius Paulus, Acts 13:7 ; others, that he was so called from the littleness of his stature; but rather it should seem that he had two names, which was usual with the Jews; one by which they went among the Gentiles, and another by they were called in their own land; See... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Romans 1:2

Which he had promised afore ,.... The Gospel is here further commended from the antiquity it: it was no novel doctrine, an upstart notion, but what God had conceived in his own breast from eternity. This mystery was hid in him from the beginning of the world, and was ordained before the world was; in time God was pleased to make it known to the sons of men; he "promised" it, he spoke of it, and declared it by his prophets , Isaiah and others, "afore" the Apostle Paul was called forth to... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Romans 1:3

Concerning his Son Jesus Christ our Lord ,.... These words are in connection with "the Gospel of God", Romans 1:1 , and express the subject matter of it, the Son of God, Jesus Christ our Lord; for Christ, as the Son of God, the Saviour of sinners, the only Mediator between God and men, who is Lord both of the dead and living, is the sum and substance of the Gospel: he is here described by his relation to God, his Son, of the same nature with him, equal to him, and distinct from him; by his... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Romans 1:4

And declared to be the Son of God ,.... Not made as he is said to be before, when his incarnation is spoken of; nor did he begin to be the Son of God, when he was made of the seed of David, but he, the Son of God, who existed as such, from everlasting, was manifested in the flesh, or human nature: and this his divine sonship, and proper deity, are declared and made evident, with , or "by" his power ; which has appeared in the creation of all things out of nothing; in upholding all... read more

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John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Romans 1:5

By whom we have received grace and apostleship ,.... That is, either by the Holy Spirit, from whom all grace and gifts come, qualifying for the discharge of any office; or by the Lord Jesus Christ, who is full of grace and truth, has received gifts for, and gives them to men to fit them for whatsoever service he is pleased to call them to. By "grace and apostleship" may be meant, either one and the same thing, the favour and honour of being the apostles of Christ; or different things, and... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Romans 1:6

Among whom are ye also ,.... The Romans, though they were the chief, were among the nations of the world to whom the apostles were sent; and since Paul was called to be an apostle, and had, as others, grace and apostleship, and particularly the apostleship of the uncircumcision, or was ordained a teacher of the Gentiles, more especially he was an apostle to them, and as such was to be regarded by them. This seems to point out what they were originally; they were among all nations which lay... read more

William Barclay's Daily Study Bible - Romans 1:24-25

William Barclay's Daily Study Bible - Romans 1:26-27

William Barclay's Daily Study Bible - Romans 1:28-32

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Romans 1

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Romans 1:1

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Romans 1:2

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Romans 1:3

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Romans 1:4

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Romans 1:5

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Romans 1:6

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