7 To all G3956 that be G5607 in G1722 Rome, G4516 beloved G27 of God, G2316 called G2822 to be saints: G40 Grace G5485 to you G5213 and G2532 peace G1515 from G575 God G2316 our G2257 Father, G3962 and G2532 the Lord G2962 Jesus G2424 Christ. G5547
8 First, G4412 G3303 I thank G2168 my G3450 God G2316 through G1223 Jesus G2424 Christ G5547 for G5228 you G5216 all, G3956 that G3754 your G5216 faith G4102 is spoken G2605 of throughout G1722 the whole G3650 world. G2889
9 For G1063 God G2316 is G2076 my G3450 witness, G3144 whom G3739 I serve G3000 with G1722 my G3450 spirit G4151 in G1722 the gospel G2098 of his G846 Son, G5207 that G5613 without ceasing G89 I make G4160 mention G3417 of you G5216 always G3842 in G1909 my G3450 prayers; G4335
10 Making request, G1189 if by any means G1513 now G2235 at length G4218 I might have a prosperous journey G2137 by G1722 the will G2307 of God G2316 to come G2064 unto G4314 you. G5209
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12 That G1161 G5124 is, G2076 that I may be comforted together G4837 with G1722 you G5213 by G1223 G1722 the mutual G240 faith G4102 both G5037 of you G5216 and G2532 me. G1700
13 Now G1161 I would G2309 not G3756 have G50 you G5209 ignorant, G50 brethren, G80 that G3754 oftentimes G4178 I purposed G4388 to come G2064 unto G4314 you, G5209 (but G2532 was let G2967 hitherto,) G891 G1204 that G2443 I might have G2192 some G5100 fruit G2590 among G1722 you G5213 also, G2532 even as G2531 G2532 among G1722 other G3062 Gentiles. G1484
14 I am G1510 debtor G3781 both G5037 to the Greeks, G1672 and G2532 to the Barbarians; G915 both G5037 to the wise, G4680 and G2532 to the unwise. G453
15 So, G3779 as much as G2596 in me is, G1691 I am ready G4289 to preach the gospel G2097 to you G5213 that are at G1722 Rome G4516 also. G2532
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Commentary on Romans 1 Matthew Henry Commentary
Chapter 1
In this chapter we may observe,
Rom 1:1-7
In this paragraph we have,
Rom 1:8-15
We may here observe,
Rom 1:16-18
Paul here enters upon a large discourse of justification, in the latter part of this chapter laying down his thesis, and, in order to the proof of it, describing the deplorable condition of the Gentile world. His transition is very handsome, and like an orator: he was ready to preach the gospel at Rome, though a place where the gospel was run down by those that called themselves the wits; for, saith he, I am not ashamed of it, v. 16. There is a great deal in the gospel which such a man as Paul might be tempted to be ashamed of, especially that he whose gospel it is was a man hanged upon a tree, that the doctrine of it was plain, had little in it to set it off among scholars, the professors of it were mean and despised, and every where spoken against; yet Paul was not ashamed to own it. I reckon him a Christian indeed that is neither ashamed of the gospel nor a shame to it. The reason of this bold profession, taken from the nature and excellency of the gospel, introduces his dissertation.
Rom 1:19-32
In this last part of the chapter the apostle applies what he had said particularly to the Gentile world, in which we may observe,
Now lay all this together, and then say whether the Gentile world, lying under so much guilt and corruption, could be justified before God by any works of their own.