Romans 1:3–4
The resurrection designates him Son of God with power
Study it word by word3concerning his Son, who came from the offspring of David according to the flesh,
4who was appointed Son of God in power according to the Spirit of holiness by the resurrection of the dead: Jesus the Messiah, our Lord,
In its context
1Paul, a slave of the Messiah Jesus, called to be an apostle, set apart for the good news of God,
2which he promised beforehand through his prophets in the holy Scriptures,
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5through whom we received grace and apostleship for the obedience of faith among all the nations for the sake of his name,
6among whom are you also, called ones of Jesus the Messiah;
Its words in the original
- υἱοῦhuiou· son, Son
Son. Also descendant: "son of David" means one of King David's family, and is a title of the promised Messiah.
- γενομένουgenomenou· become, happen
Become, happen, come about; be born.
- σπέρματοςspermatos· seed, offspring
Seed; also offspring, descendants.
- ΔαυὶδDauid· David
David, the king of Israel from whose line God promised a king forever (2 Samuel 7:12-16).
- σάρκαsarka· flesh
Flesh: the body, and weak human nature; "flesh and blood", a human being with only human strength.
- ὁρισθέντοςhoristhentos· determine, appoint
Determine, appoint, designate; also mark off a boundary.
- θεοῦtheou· God, god
God. In the plural or in another sense, "gods".
- δυνάμειdynamei· power, mighty work
Power, strength, ability. In the plural, works of power: miracles.
- πνεῦμαpneuma· spirit, Spirit
Spirit; also wind and breath. With "holy", the Holy Spirit of God.
- ἁγιωσύνηςhagiōsynēs· holiness
Holiness: the condition of what is holy, set apart for God.
- ἀναστάσεωςanastaseōs· resurrection
Resurrection: coming back to life after death.
- νεκρῶνnekrōn· dead
Dead.
- ἸησοῦIēsou· Jesus
Jesus, the Greek form of the Hebrew Yehoshua (Joshua), which means "YHWH saves". It is the name the angel told Joseph to give him (Matthew 1:21).
- ΧριστοῦChristou· Messiah
Messiah: literally "anointed", the king or envoy God consecrates with oil. It is a title, not a surname; in Hebrew, mashiach.
- κυρίουkyriou· Lord, lord
Lord, master, owner. Said of God, the Lord; in Old Testament quotations it stands for the name YHWH.