Romans 1:5

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Through him we received grace to become apostles to the Gentiles and through that grace to bring them to obedience to God by trusting in Jesus. We do this to bring glory to him.

Cross References

Acts 9:15

But the Lord said to Ananias, “Go! I’ve chosen this man to do a special work for me. He will announce my name to the Gentiles and their kings and to the people of Israel.

Romans 16:26

But now it has been made known to all the Gentiles through the writings of the prophets, as the eternal God has commanded. Through the revelation of this mystery, the Gentiles are starting to obey God by trusting in him.

Acts 6:7

So God’s word kept spreading. The number of disciples in Jerusalem grew quickly, and a large number of priests began to obey Jesus’ teachings.

1 Corinthians 15:10

But by the grace of God, I am what I am, and his grace wasn’t wasted on me. No, I worked harder than all the other apostles—though it wasn’t me doing the work. God’s grace was with me.

Hebrews 5:9

Once he had been made perfect, he became the source of eternal salvation for all who obey him.

Romans 12:3

By the grace that has been given to me, I say to every one of you, don’t think of yourself more highly than you should. Have a reasonable view of yourself, based on the faith God has given to each of you.

Acts 1:25

Show us which of these two you’ve chosen to take the place of Judas, who gave up being an apostle to go where he belongs.”

1 Corinthians 9:2

Others might not think of me as an apostle, but I’m certainly one to you! You’re the proof that I am the Lord’s apostle.

Romans 3:29

Or is God the God of Jews only? Isn’t he also the God of Gentiles? Yes, he’s their God too.

John 1:16

Out of his fullness we have all received grace in place of the grace already given.

Ephesians 1:12

We were the first to put our hope in Christ, and we were chosen to bring praise to his glory.

Ephesians 1:6

All these things make us want to praise the glorious grace that God has given us freely in the One he loves.

Acts 15:14

Simon Peter has described for us how God chose some of the Gentiles to be among his very own people.