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but established as Son of God in power according to the spirit of holiness through resurrection from the dead, Jesus Christ our Lord.(A) [a]Through him we have received the grace of apostleship, to bring about the obedience of faith, for the sake of his name, among all the Gentiles,(B) among whom are you also, who are called to belong to Jesus Christ;(C)

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  1. 1:5 Paul recalls his apostolic office, implying that the Romans know something of his history. The obedience of faith: as Paul will show at length in chaps. 6–8 and 12–15, faith in God’s justifying action in Jesus Christ relates one to God’s gift of the new life that is made possible through the death and resurrection of Jesus Christ and the activity of the holy Spirit (see especially Rom 8:1–11).

and who through the Spirit of holiness was appointed the Son of God in power[a](A) by his resurrection from the dead:(B) Jesus Christ our Lord.(C) Through him we received grace(D) and apostleship to call all the Gentiles(E) to the obedience that comes from[b] faith(F) for his name’s sake. And you also are among those Gentiles who are called to belong to Jesus Christ.(G)

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  1. Romans 1:4 Or was declared with power to be the Son of God
  2. Romans 1:5 Or that is