Romans 1:8

First, I thank my God through Jesus Christ for you all, that your faith is spoken of throughout the whole world.

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Word	Greek	Strong’s	Meaning
First	πρῶτον prōton	G4412	firstly (in time
thank	εὐχαριστῶ eucharistō	G2168	to be grateful · verb — present active indicative, 1st person singular
my	μοῦ moû	G3450	of me
God	θεῷ theō	G2316	figuratively · noun — dative singular masculine, a title
through	διὰ dia	G1223	through (in very wide applications · preposition
Jesus	Ἰησοῦ Iēsou	G2424	Jesus (i.e. Jehoshua) · noun — genitive singular masculine, a proper name
Christ	Χριστοῦ Christou	G5547	anointed · noun — genitive singular masculine, a title
for	ὑπέρ hypér	G5228	"over"
you	ὑμῶν hymōn	G5216	of (from or concerning) you
all	πάντων pantōn	G3956	all · adjective — genitive plural masculine
that	ὅτι hoti	G3754	demonstrative · conjunction
your	ὑμῶν hymōn	G5216	of (from or concerning) you
faith	πίστις pistis	G4102	persuasion · noun — nominative singular feminine
of	καταγγέλλεται katangelletai	G2605	to proclaim · verb — present passive indicative, 3rd person singular
throughout	ἐν en	G1722	"in · preposition
whole	ὅλῳ holō	G3650	"whole" or "all" · adjective — dative singular masculine
world	κόσμῳ· kosmō	G2889	orderly arrangement · noun — dative singular masculine

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Cross-references

Romans 16:19 For your obedience is come abroad unto all men. I am glad therefore on your behalf: but yet I would have you wise unto that which is good, a…
1 Corinthians 1:4 I thank my God always on your behalf, for the grace of God which is given you by Jesus Christ;
1 Thessalonians 1:8-9 For from you sounded out the word of the Lord not only in Macedonia and Achaia, but also in every place your faith to God-ward is spread abr…
Romans 6:17 But God be thanked, that ye were the servants of sin, but ye have obeyed from the heart that form of doctrine which was delivered you.
Ephesians 1:15 Wherefore I also, after I heard of your faith in the Lord Jesus, and love unto all the saints,
Philippians 1:3 I thank my God upon every remembrance of you,
Colossians 1:3 We give thanks to God and the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, praying always for you,
1 Peter 4:11 If any man speak, let him speak as the oracles of God; if any man minister, let him do it as of the ability which God giveth: that God in al…

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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…

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Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Romans 1:8

your faith is spoken of throughout the whole world--This was quite practicable through the frequent visits paid to the capital from all the provinces; and the apostle, having an eye to the influence they would exercise upon others, as well as their own blessedness, given thanks for such faith to "his God through Jesus Christ," as being the source, according to his theology of faith, as of all grace in men.

Adam Clarke on Romans 1:8

First, I thank my God - From this to the end of Rom 1:17 belongs to the preface, in which the apostle endeavors to conciliate the good opinion of the Christians at Rome, and to prepare their minds for his reproofs and exhortations. Your faith is spoken - καταγγελλεται, is celebrated, throughout the whole world - in every place where the Christian religion is professed, through all parts of the Roman dominions; for in this sense we should understand the words, the whole world.

John Gill on Romans 1:8

First, I thank my God, through Jesus Christ, for you all,.... After the inscription and salutation, follows a thanksgiving, which begins the epistle: it is usual with the apostle in all his epistles to make requests for the churches, with thanksgivings for mercies; his view in it was, to glorify God, to testify his affection to the saints, and to show that all they had must be referred to the grace of God. The object of thanksgiving is God not merely as a creator and preserver, but as a Father, the Father of Christ, and our Father in Christ; as the one God, and our God, Father, Son, and Spirit. The apostle styles him, my God; which distinguishes him from all others, points out his particular…

The Church Fathers

Paul was not saying this in order to flatter them; he was simply telling the truth. For it could not be that what was happening at Rome should not be known all over the world. After all, it was the capital of the empire.
— Theodoret of Cyrus, INTERPRETATION OF THE LETTER TO THE ROMANS

" Paul, in like manner, everywhere speaks of "God the Father, and our Lord Jesus Christ." When writing to the Romans, he gives thanks to God through our Lord Jesus Christ. To the Galatians he declares himself to be "an apostle not of men, neither by man, but through Jesus Christ and God the Father.
— Tertullian, Against Praxeas

We have not just recently adopted this particular course of action, nor have these measures against the ungodly suddenly crossed our mind. For with us, the strictness is ancient, the faith is ancient. The apostle would not have praised us so highly by stating: "Your faith is spoken of throughout the whole world," if this strictness of ours had not already been rooted in the faith of those times.
— Novatian, LETTER ONE 2.2

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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,…
Faith · Exemplified: Romans — Exemplified: Romans
Thankfulness · .Through Christ — .Through Christ
Thanksgiving · Should be offered: Through Christ — Should be offered: Through Christ
Zeal, Religious · General scriptures concerning — General scriptures concerning

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).

Romans 1:8

Word by word — the Greek

Cross-references

Commentary

Matthew Henry on Romans 1:8-15

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Romans 1:8

Adam Clarke on Romans 1:8

John Gill on Romans 1:8

The Church Fathers

Dictionary and topics

Romans 1:8

Word by word — the Greek

Cross-references

Commentary

Matthew Henry on Romans 1:8-15

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Romans 1:8

Adam Clarke on Romans 1:8

John Gill on Romans 1:8

The Church Fathers

Dictionary and topics

John Calvin on Romans 1:8-12

Tyndale Open Study Notes on Romans 1:7