5By whom we have received grace and apostleship, for obedience to the faith among all nations, for his name:
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But the Lord said unto him, Go thy way: for he is a chosen vessel unto me, to bear my name before the Gentiles, and kings, and the children of Israel:
But now is made manifest, and by the scriptures of the prophets, according to the commandment of the everlasting God, made known to all nations for the obedience of faith:
And the word of God increased; and the number of the disciples multiplied in Jerusalem greatly; and a great company of the priests were obedient to the faith.
For from the rising of the sun even unto the going down of the same my name shall be great among the Gentiles; and in every place incense shall be offered unto my name, and a pure offering: for my name shall be great among the heathen, saith the LORD of hosts.
But by the grace of God I am what I am: and his grace which was bestowed upon me was not in vain; but I laboured more abundantly than they all: yet not I, but the grace of God which was with me.
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Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary on the Bible (1710)
(vv. 1-7)In this paragraph we have, I. The person who writes the epistle described (Rom. 1:1): Paul, a servant of Jesus Christ ; this is his title of honour, which he glories in, not as the Jewish teachers, Rabbi, Rabbi ; but a servant, a more immediate attendant, a steward in the house. Called to be an apostle . Some think he alludes to his old name Saul, which signifies one called for , or enquired after…
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