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Romans 1:14
I am a debtor both to the Greeks and to the barbarians, both to the wise and to the unwise.
I am a debtor both to the Greeks and to the barbarians, both to the wise and to the unwise.
Verse Romans 1:14. _I AM A DEBTOR BOTH TO THE GREEKS, AND TO THE_ _BARBARIANS_] It has been remarked before that all the nations of the earth, themselves excepted, were termed _barbarians_ by the _Gr...
I AM DEBTOR - This does not mean that they had conferred any favor on him, which bound him to make this return, but that he was under obligation to preach the gospel to all to whom it was possible. Th...
ANALYSIS AND ANNOTATIONS I. DOCTRINAL. THE SALVATION OF GOD. Chapter 1-8. CHAPTER 1 _ 1. The Apostle and the Gospel of God. (Romans 1:1 .)_ 2. The Greeting. (Romans 1:7 .) 3. The Apostle's Prayer...
PAUL'S INTENTION TO VISIT ROME. Romans 1:8. Of the faith of the Romans the whole world hears: the Apostle thanks God for this, and names them constantly in his prayers. He invokes God as witness, for...
To begin with, I thank my God for you all through Jesus Christ. I thank him that the story of your faith is told throughout the whole world. God, whom I serve in my spirit in the work of spreading the...
A CALL, A GOSPEL AND A TASK (Romans 1:1-7)...
THE. Omit. GREEKS. Greek. _Hellen._ See John 7:35 with John 12:20. BARBARIANS. See Acts 28:2; Acts 28:4. WISE. Corresponds gene
_I am debtor_ i.e. "I owe it to them to impart to them the Gospel." See 1 Corinthians 9:16-17; where St Paul speaks as a "dispenser" or "steward" of the Gospel, who is absolutely bound ("it is laid on...
The good report of the Roman Church. Paul desires to visit them, and to preach the gospel of faith to them...
The thought of the service he wished to render and the fruit he hoped to gain leads on to the statement of the motive and the theme of the Epistle. He has already got ‘fruit,’ and so is in debt to men...
A. Romans 1:1-17. INTRODUCTION. ADDRESS 1–7. OCCASION 8–15. SUBJECT 16–17. 1–7. Address. The writer’s (_a_) name and state, (_b_) office, (_c_) commission defined by a statement of (i) the Person from...
8–17. Thanksgiving 8–10 _a_ introduces the Occasion 10 _b_–15 and the Subject 16–17 of the Epistle. He gives thanks to GOD for the wide report of their faith as heartily as (9) his prayers for them ha...
ΒΆΡΒΑΡΟΣ (G915) не говорящий погречески, говорящий на непонятном языке; здесь относится к людям, которые не говорят по-гречески и, следовательно, считаются необразованными (Dodd; Fitzmyer, 250-51; NW,...
I AM A DEBTOR— As the Gospel was committed to his trust, he was a trustee, and so a _debtor_ to dispense it freely to all, as he should have opportunity, 1 Timothy 1:11. 1 Thessalonians 2:4. St. Paul...
_TEXT_ Romans 1:14-15 I am debtor both to Greeks and to Barbarians, both to the wise and to the foolish. Romans 1:15 So, as much as in me is, I am ready to preach the gospel to you also that are in R...
_RETHINKING IN OUTLINE FORM_ PART ONE INTRODUCTORY STATEMENTS, Romans 1:1-15 I. Salutation. Romans 1:1-7 1. The Author. Romans 1:1 2. The Gospel in Review....
I am debtor both to the Greeks, and to the Barbarians; both to the wise, and to the unwise. I AM DEBTOR BOTH TO THE (CULTIVATED) GREEKS - among whom might be classed the educated Romans, who pride...
1 Paul dates his apostleship from the commission he received at Antioch (Act_13:2) when he was severed from the rest to preach the evangel of God to the nations. Hitherto only Jews and proselytes like...
THE POWER OF THE GOSPEL AND THE NEED OF THE WORLD. THE GUILT OF THE HEATHEN In his salutation the apostle emphasises his commission, and the greatness of the Person whose servant he is and who is the...
GREEKS] The Roman Christians were Greek-speaking for 250 years. To the Greek and Roman, all the rest of the world was BARBARIAN. 15. In me] Emphasis on 'me'; God might will otherwise. St. Paul was go...
PAUL’S LETTER TO THE *ROMANS ROMANS _HILDA BRIGHT AND KEITH SIMONS_ ABOUT PAUL’S LETTER TO THE *ROMANS ABOUT THE FIRST CHRISTIANS IN ROME Rome was the most important city in the world at the tim...
Why is the Apostle so eager to come to them? Because an obligation, a duty, is laid upon him. (Comp. 1 Corinthians 9:16, “necessity is laid upon me.”) He must preach the gospel to men of all classes a...
(8-17) The Apostle congratulates the Romans on the good report of them that he had heard. He had long and earnestly desired to visit them in person. Yes, even in Rome he must preach the gospel — of wh...
TO THE GREEKS, AND TO THE BARBARIANS. — The Apostle does not intend to place the Romans any more in the one class than in the other. He merely means “to all mankind, no matter what their nationality o...
CHAPTER 3 GOOD REPORT OF THE ROMAN CHURCH: PAUL NOT ASHAMED OF THE GOSPEL Romans 1:8 HE has blessed the Roman Christians in the name of the Lord. Now he hastens to tell them how he blesses God for...
f. These verses are naturally taken as an expansion of the thought contained in the preceding. Paul's desire to win fruit at Rome, as among the rest of the Gentiles, arises out of the obligation (for...
THE ONLY POWER OF SALVATION Romans 1:13 We owe everything to our Lord, but since we can make Him no direct return, He has made men His residuary legatees. We are to think of others as having a claim...
Bringing the first and seventh verses together, we find the called apostle writing to the called saints. As for himself, Paul declared, first, that he was debtor, because a gift had been bestowed on...
I am a debtor. That is, I am bound to preach the word of God to all. (Witham) --- by Greeks, in this place, are understood the Romans also, and by Barbarians, all other people who were neither Greeks...
_ VV._ 14. No connecting particle. Such is always the indication of a feeling which as it rises is under the necessity of reaffirming itself with increasing energy: “ _Yea_, I feel that I owe myself t...
“ _Now I would not have you ignorant, brethren, that oftentimes I purposed to come unto you (but was hindered hitherto), that I might gather some fruit among you also, even as among the other Gentiles...
SECOND PASSAGE (1:8-15). THE INTEREST LONG TAKEN BY THE APOSTLE IN THE CHRISTIANS OF ROME. The address, had drawn a sort of _official_ bond between the apostle and the church. But Paul feels the need...
PREFACE. 1:1-15. THE framework of the Epistle to the Romans is, as we have seen, the same as that of the most of Paul's other Epistles: 1. An epistolary preface; 2. The body of the letter; 3. An epis...
Now I would not have you ignorant, brethren, that oftentimes I purposed to come unto you, (but was let hitherto), that I might have some fruit among you also, even as among other Gentiles. (14) I am d...
The circumstances under which the epistle to the Romans was written gave occasion to the most thorough and comprehensive unfolding, not of the church, but of Christianity. No apostle had ever yet visi...
_THE SPHERE OF SPIRITUAL SERVICE_ ‘I am debtor both to the Greeks, and to the Barbarians; both to the wise, and to the unwise, … I am ready to preach the gospel to you that are at Rome also.’ Romans...
14._I am a debtor both to the Greeks and to the Barbarians_, etc. Those whom he means by the Greeks and the Barbarians, he afterwards explains by adding, _both to the wise and to the foolish; _which w...
There is no epistle in which the apostle places his apostleship on more positive and formal ground than in this; for at Rome he had no claim in virtue of his labours. He had never seen the Romans. He...
I AM A DEBTOR BOTH TO THE GREEKS, AND TO THE BARBARIANS,.... The meaning is, that he was obliged by the call he had from God, the injunction that was laid upon him by him, and the gifts with which he...
I am debtor both to the Greeks, and to the Barbarians; both to the wise, and to the unwise. Ver. 14. _I am debtor_] Because intrusted with talents for that purpose, 1 Corinthians 9:16. _See Trapp on...
_Now, brethren_ Lest ye should be surprised that I, who am the apostle of the Gentiles, and who have expressed such a desire to see you, have never yet preached in Rome; _I would not have you ignorant...
I AM DEBTOR; he was under obligation in consequence of what Christ had done for him. GREEKS AND BARBARIANS-WISE AND UNWISE; polished and rude, learned and ignorant. When Christ imparts to any one the...
The salutation (unusually long) occupies seven verses, - laying down distinctly, as it does, the complete foundation of that Gospel of which Paul was a messenger - thus introducing him with the Gospel...
ROMANS 1:1-17 1. How did Paul gain the ear of the Roman church? a. How did Paul establish a common tie with the Jews at Rome? i. Prophets ii. Quote from Scripture iii. Jesus was the seed of David...
ROMANS 1:14. AM DEBTOR BOTH TO GREEKS AND TO BARBARIANS, BOTH TO THE WISE AND TO THE FOOLISH. 'I am' -three great 'I am's' follow:. am. debtor,. am ready and. am not ashamed. 'DEBTOR' -'under obliga...
8-15 We must show love for our friends, not only by praying for them, but by praising God for them. As in our purposes, so in our desires, we must remember to say, If the Lord will, James 4:15. Our j...
I AM DEBTOR; as being obliged by virtue of my calling, and as being intrusted by God with talents to that purpose. You are not beholden to me for this desire, as if it were an arbitrary favour, for it...
I am debtor both to Greeks and to Barbarians [foreigners, those who did not speak the Greek language]_, both to the wise and to the foolish_....
Origen Against Celsus Book III And those amongst us who are the ambassadors of Christianity sufficiently declare that they are debtors[167] Origen Commentary on John Book IV not that no wise man ac...
Romans 1:14 am G1510 (G5748) debtor G3781 both G5037 Greeks G1672 and G2532 barbarians G915 both G5037 wise...
‘I am debtor both to Greeks and to Barbarians, both to the wise and to the foolish.' Indeed he feels under a great burden of debt to all men. He has received such a wonderful revelation and commission...
PAUL DESCRIBES HOW HE FEELS A SENSE OF INDEBTEDNESS TO PROCLAIM THE GOOD NEWS TO ALL, INCLUDING THOSE IN ROME, AND GIVES THE ESSENCE OF THAT GOOD NEWS. IT IS THE POWER OF GOD UNTO SALVATION TO ALL WHO...
Romans 1:14. The striking order of the original is reproduced in the emended rendering: Both to Greeks and to Barbarians; both to wise and to unwise, I am debtor. I AM DEBTOR. ‘Paul regards the divin...
_Introduction_, _Giving the Occasion of the Epistle_. After the full and formal address and greeting, the Apostle, as usual, begins with thanksgiving on behalf of the Christians addressed. (In Galatia...
OnDEBTOR (οφειλετης) see Galatians 5:3.BOTH TO GREEKS AND TO BARBARIANS (Hελλησιν τε κα βαρβαροις). The whole human race from the Greek point of view, Jews coming under βαρβαροις. On this word see...
Romans 1:14 I. The principle underlying these words is that personal possession of any peculiar privilege is of the nature of a trust, and involves the obligation that the privilege shall be used by t...
Romans 1:1. _Paul, a servant of Jesus Christ, called to be an apostle, separated unto the gospel of God,_ Paul has many titles, and he delights to mention them in writing to these Christians at Rome....
Romans 1:1. _Paul, a servant of Jesus Christ, called to be an apostle, separated unto the gospel of God. (Which he had promised afore by his prophets in the holy scriptures.)_ Paul had not seen the R...
CONTENTS: Words of comfort to the church at Rome. The universe a revelation of the power and deity of God. The deplorable condition of a lost world. CHARACTERS: God, Jesus, Paul. CONCLUSION: God has...
Romans 1:1. _Paul, a servant of Jesus Christ,_ in the sense he himself illustrates to the Corinthians. Ye are not your own; ye are bought with a price. Therefore glorify God in your body and in your s...
FIRST, I THANK MY GOD. Paul made it a habit to thank God through Jesus Christ for each and every believer. Here he directs these words to the Christians at Rome to show his deep interest in their spir...
_First, I thank my God through Jesus Christ for you all._ TRUE CHRISTIAN ZEAL I. As it respects God is-- 1. Thankful. 2. Sincere. 3. Constant. 4. Prayerful. 5. Dependent (Romans 1:8). II. As i...
_I am debtor both to the Greeks and to the Barbarians._ I AM DEBTOR The text raises a question on points which, in mercantile phraseology, would be designated-- I. The business. 1. A merchant, emba...
ROMANS—NOTE ON ROMANS 1:14 Paul was UNDER an OBLIGATION to Jesus Christ, who appointed him to be the apostle to the Gentiles. GREEKS. Those who spoke Greek and adopted Greek culture in the Gr
ROMANS—NOTE ON ROMANS 1:1 The Gospel as the Revelation of God’s Righteousness. This first section includes Paul’s opening greeting (vv. Romans 1:1), thanksgiving (vv....
_CRITICAL NOTES_ Romans 1:8. YOUR FAITH IS SPOKEN OF, ETC.—Rome frequented by strangers, and so the faith of the Church easily made known. κόσμω, the beautiful order of the visible world. Romans 1:10...
EXPOSITION ROMANS 1:1 I. INTRODUCTORY. ROMANS 1:1 A. _Salutation_ with long interposed parenthesis, suggested by "gospel of God." The parenthesis, expressing thoughts of which the writer's mind is...
This time let us turn in our Bibles to Romans, chapter 1. Paul opens his epistle to the Romans declaring: Paul, a bond slave of Jesus Christ, called to be an apostle, separated unto the gospel of God...
1 Corinthians 1:19; 1 Corinthians 14:11; 1 Corinthians 14:16; 1 Corinthians 14:23;...
Debtor [ο φ ε ι λ ε τ η ς]. All men, without distinction of nation or culture, are Paul's creditors, "He owes them his life, his person, in virtue of the grace bestowed upon him, and of the office whi...
THE GOSPEL OF GOD Romans 1:1 INTRODUCTORY WORDS The opening statement of the first chapter of Romans gives us sufficient basis for our introductory word. The statement reads thus: "Paul, a SERVANT...
To the Greeks and the barbarians — He includes the Romans under the Greeks; so that this division comprises all nations. Both to the wise, and the unwise — For there were unwise even among the Greeks,...