NOTES

ON

THE EPISTLE OF PAUL, THE APOSTLE,

ΤΟ

THE ROMANS,

WITH

A NEW TRANSLATION,

BY WILLIAM KELLY.

LONDON:

G. MORRISH, 24, WARWICK LANE,

PATERNOSTER ROW, E. C.

1873.

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PREFACE.

He who writes a book does in that very act profess, unless he be a thoughtless man, that he has somewhat

of profit to offer the reader. To some this might seem unlikely,. when ever so slight a survey is taken of the many works written on the Epistle to the Romans. Nevertheless, such is the wealth of the mine, on the one hand, such the faithfulness of God's Spirit, on the other, that I doubt if any servant of Christ has ever seriously sought into that great communication of God through the apostle Paul without results of value for others. By this brief exposition I too trust in the Lord to help souls in the understanding of that which shall never perish, so that they may walk more freely and firmly in His ways. Enough one knows, how

ever little it may be, to be assured how much remains to be gathered by those who may yet labour in faith till the Lord comes.

October 1, 1878.

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THE EPISTLE TO THE ROMANS,

A NEW TRANSLATION OF THE TEXT ACCORDING TO ANCIENT AUTHORITY.

I. PAUL, a bondservant of Jesus Christ, a called apostle, set apart unto God's gospel, which he had before promised through his prophets in holy scriptures, 3 concerning his Son, that was born of David's seed according to flesh, that was marked out Son of God in power according to [the] Spirit of holiness by resurrection of [the] dead, Jesus Christ our Lord, 5through whom we received grace and apostleship unto obedience of faith among all the Gentiles* in behalf of his name; among whom are ye also, called of Jesus Christ, 7 to all that are in Rome beloved of God, called saints: grace to you and peace from God our Father and Lord Jesus Christ.

8 First I thank my God through Jesus Christ for you all, that your faith is proclaimed in the whole world. 9 For God is my witness, whom I serve in my spirit in the gospel of his Son, how unceasingly I make mention of you, always at my prayers 10 beseeching, if by any means now at least I shall be prospered by the will of God to come to you. 11 For I long to see you, that I may impart to you some spiritual gift in order to your being established; 12 that is, to be comforted together among you through the faith which is in one another, both yours and mine.

13 But I do not wish you to be ignorant, brethren, that I often proposed to come to you and was hindered until the present, that I might have some fruit among

* Or, nations.