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Romans 1:5

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1:5Through him12 we have received grace and our apostleship13 to bring about the obedience14 of faith15 among all the Gentiles on behalf of his name.

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  1. 12 Grk “through whom.”
  2. 13 Some interpreters understand the phrase “grace and apostleship” as a hendiadys, translating “grace [i.e., gift] of apostleship.” The pronoun “our” is supplied in the translation to clarify the sense of the statement.
  3. 14 Grk “and apostleship for obedience.”
  4. 15 The phrase ὑπακοὴν πίστεως has been variously understood as (1) an objective genitive (a reference to the Christian faith, “obedience to [the] faith”); (2) a subjective genitive (“the obedience faith produces [or requires]”); (3) an attributive genitive (“believing obedience”); or (4) as a genitive of apposition (“obedience, [namely] faith”) in which “faith” further defines “obedience.” These options are discussed by C. E. B. Cranfield, Romans (), 1:. Others take the phrase as deliberately ambiguous; see D. B. Garlington, “The Obedience of Faith in the Letter to the Romans: Part I: The Meaning of ὑπακοὴ πίστεως (Rom 1:5; 16:26),” 52 (1990): .

In other versions

ESVEnglish Standard Version

through whom we have received grace and apostleship to bring about the obedience of faith for the sake of his name among all the nations,

NIVNew International Version (2011)

Through him we received grace and apostleship to call all the Gentiles to the obedience that comes from faith for his name’s sake.

CSBChristian Standard Bible

Through him we have received grace and apostleship to bring about the obedience of faith for the sake of his name among all the Gentiles,

NLTNew Living Translation

Through Christ, God has given us the privilege and authority as apostles to tell Gentiles everywhere what God has done for them, so that they will believe and obey him, bringing glory to his name.

LEBThe Lexham English Bible

through whom we have received grace and apostleship for the obedience of faith among all the Gentiles on behalf of his name,

KJV 1900King James Version

By whom we have received grace and apostleship, for obedience to the faith among all nations, for his name: