Commentaries:
People's Commentary (NT)
Romans 1:16
For I am not ashamed of the gospel. Hence he is ready to preach it
in Rome, in the very citadel of heathen pride and power. If there was
any place where one would be ashamed of a crucified Savior that place
was Rome in the reign of Nero.
The gospel. God's plan of salvation in Christ. Its three great
facts are the death, burial, and the resurrection of Christ
(1 Corinthians 15:1-4).
For. He now states why he is not ashamed of the gospel.
It is the power of God unto salvation. The gospel is God's only
appointed means of salvation. The name of Jesus Christ "is the only
name . . . whereby we must be saved" (Acts 4:12). All God's saving
power is manifested through the gospel.
To every one that believeth. The great fundamental facts of the
gospel (see above) must be believed, in order to the enjoyment of the
saving power. They are embraced in the proposition that Jesus is the
Christ, the Son of God. The gospel does not save unconditionally.
Belief is a condition.
To the Jew first, and also to the Greek. The first to enjoy this
saving power were Jews. To them the gospel was first offered. But it is
offered to the Greek also, on the same conditions.
Other commentary entries containing this verse:
John 6:44
Romans 1:16
Romans 2:9
Romans 9:1
1 Corinthians 1:18
1 Peter 1:23
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