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throughδι’whomοὗwe receivedἐλάβομενgraceχάρινandκαὶapostleshipἀποστολὴνforεἰςthe obedienceὑπακοὴνof faithπίστεωςamongἐνallπᾶσινthe nationsτοῖς ἔθνεσινfor the sake ofὑπὲρhis name,τοῦ ὀνόματος αὐτοῦ
Romans 1:5
Study it in the app“through whom we received grace and apostleship for the obedience of faith among all the nations for the sake of his name,”
With the Greek beneath
Romans 1:5, word by word
- we receivedἐλάβομενelabomen
receive
To be given something, like the Spirit.
Where else “elabomen” appears- graceχάρινcharin
grace
A kindness God gives that no one earns, above all salvation.
Where else “charin” appears- apostleshipἀποστολὴνapostolēn
apostleship
Apostleship: the commission of being an apostle, one sent by Jesus.
Where else “apostolēn” appears- the obedienceὑπακοὴνhypakoēn
obedience
Obedience: listening and doing what is commanded.
Where else “hypakoēn” appears- of faithπίστεωςpisteōs
trust
Truly trusting in God or in Jesus.
Where else “pisteōs” appears- the nationsἔθνεσινethnesin
Gentile
The peoples who are not Israel.
Where else “ethnesin” appears- his nameὀνόματοςonomatos
name
The word by which a person or thing is called, which often says who they are.
Where else “onomatos” appears
Translation note
“The obedience of faith”: the obedience that consists in believing, or the obedience that is born of faith.
The context
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,
5 · This verse (above)
6among whom are you also, called ones of Jesus the Messiah;
To study Romans 1 in a group
1. What it says
How does Paul introduce himself at the start of the letter, and what does he say he is not ashamed of? (vv. 1, 16)
2. What it means
Paul says God's invisible qualities are perceived in what he made (vv. 19-20). What do you think he means by that?
3. How I live it
Paul was not ashamed of the good news (v. 16). How can you speak naturally and respectfully about what you value most?