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Romans 1 — Sermon Preparation

Below is a research summary for Romans 1, drawn from openly licensed scholarly databases — original-language morphology, classic sermons from the church fathers through the Puritans, and ancient geography data.

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Romans 1 in the Greek

Distinctive vocabulary of this chapter, based on original-language morphology.

Greek Transliteration Strong's Count KJV renderings
πίστις pístis G4102 6 assurance, belief, believe, faith
ἄρσην árrhēn G730 3 male, man
κλητός klētós G2822 3 called
ἀδικία adikía G93 3 iniquity, unjust, unrighteousness, wrong
μεταλλάσσω metallássō G3337 2 change
χρῆσις chrēsis G5540 2 use
εὐαγγέλιον euangélion G2098 3 gospel

How preachers through history handled this text

31 public-domain excerpts on Romans 1, from the church fathers to the Puritans.

Calvin 6 Matthew Henry 6 Chrysostom 5 Alexander MacLaren 5 Ambrose 4 Spurgeon 3 Gregory the Great 1 +1 more

“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, Jas 4:15. Our journeys are made prosperous or otherwise, according to the will of God. We should readily impart to others what God has trusted to us, rejoicing to make others joyful, especially taking pleasure in communing with those who believe the same things with us. If redeemed by the blood, and converted by the grace of the Lord Jesus, we are altogether his; …”

— Matthew Henry, Commentary on the Whole Bible (Concise), on Romans 1:8–15 (Public Domain)

Places in the text

Based on ancient-geography data

  • Rome — Rom 1:15

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