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E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - Romans 1:15

as much as in me is = as for (Greek. kata. App-104 .) me. ready . Greek. prothumos. Only here. Matthew 26:41 .Mark 14:38 . preach the gospel . Greek. euangelizo. App-121 . you, &c . = you also that are at (Greek. en) Rome. read more

James Burton Coffman

Coffman Commentaries on the Bible - Romans 1:11

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 with you may be comforted in you, each of us by the other's faith, both yours and mine.Here is revealed the reason why Paul wanted to go to Rome, namely, that he might establish the church there. In a sense, it had already been established there for many years, at least to the extent of its having been able to exist; but Paul saw the advantages that would accrue to the... read more

James Burton Coffman

Coffman Commentaries on the Bible - Romans 1:13

And I would not have you ignorant, brethren, that oftentimes I purposed to come unto you (and was hindered hitherto), that I might have some fruit in you also, even as in the rest of the Gentiles.This verse shows that Paul had planned to go to Rome and that he had been hindered from doing so. It is immaterial whether the hindering came from Satan or from the Holy Spirit, because the Spirit could have overruled any Satanic hindrance; and, therefore, either the hindrance itself, or its being... read more

James Burton Coffman

Coffman Commentaries on the Bible - Romans 1:14

I am debtor both to the Greeks and to Barbarians, both to the wise and to the foolish.In this verse appears that dual classification of all people which was so fashionable in the world of that era. The Hebrews classified all people as Jews and Gentiles; the Romans classified the whole world as Romans and pagans; the Greeks included everyone as Greeks or Barbarians. There were other dual classifications such as wise and foolish, male and female, freemen and slaves, etc. Actually in usage, such... read more

James Burton Coffman

Coffman Commentaries on the Bible - Romans 1:15

So, as much as in me is, I am ready to preach the gospel to you also that are in Rome.Students of the Greek language are amazed to find that a single word in that language is translated "preach the gospel"; but Macknight's explanation fully justifies it:The original word was first used by the LXX to signify the publishing of any good news: and, having inserted it in their translation of Isaiah 60:6; 61:1, where Messiah's preaching good tidings to the poor is foretold (Luke 4:21), the apostles... read more

Thomas Coke

Thomas Coke Commentary on the Holy Bible - Romans 1:11

Romans 1:11. Some spiritual gift— That the Jews were the outward worshippers of the true God, and had been for many ages his people nominally, could not be denied by the Christians; whereupon the former were apt to persuade their convert Gentiles, that the Messiah was promised and sent to the Jewish nation alone, and that the Gentiles could claim or have no benefit by him; or if they were to receive any benefit by the Messiah, they were yet bound to observe the law of Moses, which was the way... read more

Thomas Coke

Thomas Coke Commentary on the Holy Bible - Romans 1:12

Romans 1:12. That is, that I may be comforted— St. Paul, in the former verse, had said, that he desired to come among them, to establish them. In these words that is, he explains, or as it were recals, what he had said, that he might not seem to think them not sufficiently instructed or established in the faith; and therefore he turns the end of his coming to them, to their mutual rejoicing in one another's faith, when he and they should come to see and know each other. This thought, so full of... read more

Thomas Coke

Thomas Coke Commentary on the Holy Bible - Romans 1:13

Romans 1:13. But was let— Hindered. read more

Thomas Coke

Thomas Coke Commentary on the Holy Bible - Romans 1:14

Romans 1:14. I am a debtor— As the Gospel was committed to his trust, he was a trustee, and so a debtor to dispense it freely to all, as he should have opportunity, 1 Timothy 1:11. 1 Thessalonians 2:4. St. Paul includes the Romans under the term Greeks; for the Jews called all foreigners Greeks or Gentiles, as the Greeks and Romans called all foreigners barbarians; so that this division comprises all nations. The last clause should be rendered, both to the learned and the ignorant; for as the... read more

Thomas Coke

Thomas Coke Commentary on the Holy Bible - Romans 1:15

Romans 1:15. I am ready, &c.— The Greek word προθυμος not only expresses readiness, but in some cases an eagerness of desire. "I am ready and desirous to preach the Gospel even at Rome, though it be the capital of the world, a place of the greater politeness and grandeur, and a place where it might seem peculiarly dangerous to oppose those popular superstitions to which the empire is supposed to owe its greatness and felicity: yet still, at all events, I am willing, I am anxious to come and... read more

E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - Romans 1:15

Coffman Commentaries on the Bible - Romans 1:11

Coffman Commentaries on the Bible - Romans 1:13

Coffman Commentaries on the Bible - Romans 1:14

Coffman Commentaries on the Bible - Romans 1:15

Thomas Coke Commentary on the Holy Bible - Romans 1:11

Thomas Coke Commentary on the Holy Bible - Romans 1:12

Thomas Coke Commentary on the Holy Bible - Romans 1:13

Thomas Coke Commentary on the Holy Bible - Romans 1:14

Thomas Coke Commentary on the Holy Bible - Romans 1:15

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