in this way (referring to what precedes or follows) · adverb
in
κατ᾽kat᾽
G2596
(prepositionally) down (in place or time) · preposition
me
ἐμέemé
G1691
me
is
κατάkatá
G2596
(prepositionally) down (in place or time)
ready
πρόθυμονprothumon
G4289
forward in spirit · adjective — nominative singular neuter
gospel
εὐαγγελίσασθαι.euangelisasthai
G2097
to announce good news ("evangelize") especially the gos… · verb — aorist middle infinitive
you
ὑμῖνhymîn
G5213
to (with or by) you
are
τὸto
G3588
the (sometimes to be supplied · article — nominative singular neuter
at
ἐνen
G1722
"in · preposition
Rome
ῬώμῃRhōmē
G4516
strength · noun — dative singular feminine, a place
also
καὶkai
G2532
and · conjunction
Strong's Exhaustive Concordance (James Strong, 1890/1894), public domain; digitized by Open Scriptures (CC BY-SA). KJV word tagging: eBible.org (public domain). Original-language text, parsing and brief lexicon: STEPBible.org data from Tyndale House, Cambridge (CC BY 4.0).
Cross-references
Romans 15:20 Yea, so have I strived to preach the gospel, not where Christ was named, lest I should build upon another man’s foundation:
Isaiah 6:8 Also I heard the voice of the Lord, saying, Whom shall I send, and who will go for us? Then said I, Here am I; send me.
1 Corinthians 9:17 For if I do this thing willingly, I have a reward: but if against my will, a dispensation of the gospel is committed unto me.
2 Corinthians 10:15-16 Not boasting of things without our measure, that is, of other men’s labours; but having hope, when your faith is increased, that we shall be…
1 Kings 8:18 And the LORD said unto David my father, Whereas it was in thine heart to build an house unto my name, thou didst well that it was in thine h…
Matthew 9:38 Pray ye therefore the Lord of the harvest, that he will send forth labourers into his harvest.
John 4:34 Jesus saith unto them, My meat is to do the will of him that sent me, and to finish his work.
Acts 21:13 Then Paul answered, What mean ye to weep and to break mine heart? for I am ready not to be bound only, but also to die at Jerusalem for the…
Cross-references from OpenBible.info (CC BY), in the lineage of the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge (public domain).
Commentary
Matthew Henry on Romans 1:8-15
We may here observe,
I. His thanksgivings for them (Rom 1:8): First, I thank my God. It is good to begin every thing with blessing God, to make that the alpha and omega of every song, in every thing to give thanks. - My God. He speaks this with delight and triumph. In all our thanksgivings, it is good for us to eye God as our God; this makes every mercy sweet, when we can say of God, "He is mine in covenant." - Through Jesus Christ. All our duties and performances are pleasing to God only through Jesus Christ, praises as well as prayers. - For you all. We must express our love to our friends, not only by praying for them, but by praising God for them. God must have the glory of all the comfo…
So, as much as in me is, I am ready to preach the gospel to you that are at Rome also--He feels himself under an all-subduing obligation to carry the gospel to all classes of mankind, as adapted to and ordained equally for all (Co1 9:16).
Adam Clarke on Romans 1:15
I am ready to preach - προθυμον; I have a ready mind. I was only prevented by the providence of God from visiting you long ago. His time is best: in the mean time I write, by his direction, to comfort and instruct you.
John Gill on Romans 1:15
So, as much as in me is, I am ready,.... This explains what he was a debtor to one and another for, namely,
to preach the Gospel; expresses the readiness of his mind to that work, whatever difficulties lay in his way; and declares what a willing mind he had to preach it also to the Romans, as elsewhere:
to you that are at Rome also; the metropolis of the Roman empire, a very public place, the seat of Satan, and where was the heat of persecution.
John Calvin on Romans 1:13-15
Romans 1:13-15
13. 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.
13. Nolo ver? vos ignorare, fratres, quod s?pe proposui venire ad vos, et impeditus sum hactenus,ut fructum aliquem haberem in vobis, sicut et in reliquis gentibus.
14. I am debtor both to the Greeks, and to the Barbarians; both to the wise, and to the unwise.
14. Et Gr?cis et Barbaris et sapientbus et stultis debitor sum.
15. So, as much as in me is, I am ready to preach the gospel to you that are at Rome also.
15. Itaque quantum in me est, paratus sum vobis quoque qui Romae estis…
The Church Fathers
Paul understood himself to be sent to preach to all nations. Yet he was especially eager to impart the gospel of the grace of God to the Romans, the capital and seat of the empire. For it would be to the benefit and peace of the members if the head were not uncertain. Therefore he opts for the peace of the Romans, that Satan might not get too involved with them, and that he might have even richer fruits of his labor.
And most gracefully he added in what follows: "So, as much as in me lies, I am ready to preach the Gospel to you also." He testifies that he is ready, who also says elsewhere: "If I do this willingly, I have a reward." For one is ready to speak to the prudent. But concerning the unwise, we must understand that which he says: "But if unwillingly, a dispensation is entrusted to me"; and: "Woe is me if I preach not the Gospel."
Oh, noble soul! having taken on him a task laden of so great dangers, a voyage across the sea, temptations, plottings, risings-for it was likely, that one who was going to address so great a city which was under the tyrannic sway of impiety, should undergo temptations thick as snowflakes; and it was in this way that he lost his life in this city, being cut off by the tyrant of it-yet still expecting to undergo so great troubles, for none of these did he become less energetic, but was in haste and was in travail and was ready-minded. Wherefore he says, "So, as much as in me is, I am ready to preach the Gospel to you that are at Rome also."
The Church Fathers: public-domain translations (Ante-Nicene and Nicene and Post-Nicene Fathers), verse-indexed by SermonIndex (CC BY 4.0).
Dictionary and topics
Fall of man — An expression probably borrowed from the Apocryphal Book of Wisdom, to express the fact of the revolt of our first parents from God, and the consequent sin and misery in which they and all their…
Rome — The most celebrated city in the world at the time of Christ. It is said to have been founded B.C. 753. When the New Testament was written, Rome was enriched and adorned with the spoils of the world,…
Catholicity · INCUL — INCUL
Missionary Work By Ministers · Obligations to engage in — Obligations to engage in
Rome · Paul — Paul
Dictionary: Easton's (1897) and Smith's (1863), public domain. Topics: Nave's Topical Bible (1896) and Torrey's Topical Textbook (1897), public domain. Both as parsed by NEUU (CC BY 4.0).
to people in both the civilized world and the rest of the world (literally to Greeks and barbarians): The Greeks prided themselves on being sophisticated and cultured, while regarding people from other cultures as inferior. They mocked other peoples’ poorly spoken Greek, claiming that they could only say “bar bar,” a nonsense phrase from which our word barbarian comes. Paul uses this cultural divide to emphasize his intention to preach the Good News to all kinds of people.
