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Romans 1:8-15 KJV
Romans · chapter 1 · verses 8–15
8First, I thank my God through Jesus Christ for you all, that your faith is spoken of throughout the whole world. 9For 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; 10Making request, if by any means now at length I might have a prosperous journey by the will of God to come unto you. 11For I long to see you, that I may impart unto you some spiritual gift, to the end ye may be established; 12That is, that I may be comforted together with you by the mutual faith both of you and me. 13Now 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. 14I am debtor both to the Greeks, and to the Barbarians; both to the wise, and to the unwise. 15So, as much as in me is, I am ready to preach the gospel to you that are at Rome also.Romans 1:8-15 · King James Version
Romans 1:8-15 in context
6Among whom are ye also the called of Jesus Christ:
7To all that be in Rome, beloved of God, called to be saints: Grace to you and peace from God our Father, and the Lord Jesus Christ.
8First, I thank my God through Jesus Christ for you all, that your faith is spoken of throughout the whole world.
9For 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;
10Making request, if by any means now at length I might have a prosperous journey by the will of God to come unto you.
11For I long to see you, that I may impart unto you some spiritual gift, to the end ye may be established;
12That is, that I may be comforted together with you by the mutual faith both of you and me.
13Now 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.
14I am debtor both to the Greeks, and to the Barbarians; both to the wise, and to the unwise.
15So, as much as in me is, I am ready to preach the gospel to you that are at Rome also.
16For 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.
17For therein is the righteousness of God revealed from faith to faith: as it is written, The just shall live by faith.
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Key words (Strong's)
- throughoutenin, by, with etcG1722 →
- oftentimespollakisoften, frequentlyG4178 →
- Barbariansbarbarosone whose speech is rude, rough and harsh, one who speaks a foreign or strange language…G915 →
- spiritualpneumatikosrelating to the human spirit, or rational soul, as part of the man which is akin to God…G4152 →
- togethersymparakaleōto call upon or invite or exhort at the same time or together, to strengthen with othersG4837 →
- ignorantagnoeōto be ignorant, not to know, not to understand, unknown, to err or sin through mistake…G50 →
- brethrenadelphosa brother, whether born of the same two parents or only of the same father or mother…G80 →
- purposedprotithēmito place before, to set forth, to set forth to be looked at, expose to view, to expose to…G4388 →
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We may here observe, I. His thanksgivings for them (Rom 1:8): First, I thank my God. It is good to begin every thing with blessing God, to make that the alpha and omega of every song, in every thing to give thanks. - My God. He speaks this with delight and triumph.
— Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on verses 8-15