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to allπᾶσινwho areτοῖς οὖσινinἐνRome,Ῥώμῃbelovedἀγαπητοῖςof God,θεοῦcalledκλητοῖςto besaints:ἁγίοιςgraceχάριςto youὑμῖνandκαὶpeaceεἰρήνηfromἀπὸGodθεοῦour Fatherπατρὸς ἡμῶνandκαὶthe LordκυρίουJesusἸησοῦthe Messiah.Χριστοῦ
Romans 1:7
Study it in the app“to all who are in Rome, beloved of God, called to be saints: grace to you and peace from God our Father and the Lord Jesus the Messiah.”
With the Greek beneath
Romans 1:7, word by word
- who areοὖσινousin
be present
To be in a place or with someone.
Where else “ousin” appears- RomeῬώμῃRhōmēi
Rome
See it on the mapWhere else “Rhōmēi” appears- belovedἀγαπητοῖςagapētois
beloved
Beloved, dear.
Where else “agapētois” appears- of Godθεοῦtheou
God
The Creator and Lord of all, the one God of Israel.
Where else “theou” appears- calledκλητοῖςklētois
called
Called, invited; those whom God has called.
Where else “klētois” appears- saintsἁγίοιςhagiois
saints
Believers, set apart because they belong to God.
Where else “hagiois” appears- graceχάριςcharis
grace
A kindness God gives that no one earns, above all salvation.
Where else “charis” appears- peaceεἰρήνηeirēnē
peace with God
The calm God gives: being on good terms with him.
Where else “eirēnē” appears- our Fatherπατρὸςpatros
Father
God, who gives life and cares for his own; the Father of Jesus.
Where else “patros” appears- the Lordκυρίουkyriou
Lord
The Lord: God, whose name is YHWH; also Jesus.
Where else “kyriou” appears- JesusἸησοῦIēsou
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).
Where else “Iēsou” appears- the MessiahΧριστοῦChristou
Messiah
Messiah: literally "anointed", the king or envoy God consecrates with oil. It is a title, not a surname; in Hebrew, mashiach.
Where else “Christou” appears
Places in this verse
Rome
Today: Rome, capital of Italy
The capital of the Roman Empire, in central Italy today, on the Tiber River.
Paul came there as a prisoner and preached two years without hindrance (Acts 28:16, 30-31). He wrote his longest letter to the believers in Rome (Rom 1:7).
The context
6among whom are you also, called ones of Jesus the Messiah;
7 · This verse (above)
8First, I thank my God through Jesus the Messiah for all of you, because your faith is being proclaimed in the whole world.
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?