# Romans 1.3 **Book:** [Romans](/codex/romans/) · NASB95 ## Immediate context (±2 verses) **ASV** ([ASV](/codex/asv/)) > 1. Paul, a servant of Jesus Christ, called to be an apostle, separated unto the gospel of God, 2. which he promised afore through his prophets in the holy scriptures, > > **3. concerning his Son, who was born of the seed of David according to the flesh,** > > 4. who was declared to be the Son of God with power, according to the spirit of holiness, by the resurrection from the dead; even Jesus Christ our Lord, 5. through whom we received grace and apostleship, unto obedience of faith among all the nations, for his name's sake; (Romans 1:1-5, ASV) **WEB** ([WEB](/codex/web/)) > 1. Paul, a servant of Jesus Christ, called to be an apostle, set apart for the Good News of God, 2. which he promised before through his prophets in the holy Scriptures, > > **3. concerning his Son, who was born of the offspring of David according to the flesh,** > > 4. who was declared to be the Son of God with power, according to the Spirit of holiness, by the resurrection from the dead, Jesus Christ our Lord, 5. through whom we received grace and apostleship, for obedience of faith among all the nations, for his name’s sake; (Romans 1:1-5, WEB) **KJV** ([KJV](/codex/kjv/)) > 1. Paul, a servant of Jesus Christ, called to be an apostle, separated unto the gospel of God, 2. (Which he had promised afore by his prophets in the holy scriptures,) > > **3. Concerning his Son Jesus Christ our Lord, which was made of the seed of David according to the flesh;** > > 4. And declared to be the Son of God with power, according to the spirit of holiness, by the resurrection from the dead: declared: Gr. determined 5. By whom we have received grace and apostleship, for obedience to the faith among all nations, for his name: for obedience: or, to the obedience of faith (Romans 1:1-5, KJV) **YLT** ([YLT](/codex/ylt/)) > 1. Paul, a servant of Jesus Christ, a called apostle, having been separated to the good news of God 2. which He announced before through His prophets in holy writings > > **3. concerning His Son, (who is come of the seed of David according to the flesh,** > > 4. who is marked out Son of God in power, according to the Spirit of sanctification, by the rising again from the dead,) Jesus Christ our Lord; 5. through whom we did receive grace and apostleship, for obedience of faith among all the nations, in behalf of his name; (Romans 1:1-5, YLT) ## Setting - **Speaker:** _TBD_ - **Audience:** _TBD_ - **Location:** _TBD_ - **Time period:** _TBD_ ## Theological reading _Patristic / early-church-father exegesis, to be added._ ## Key words _Theologically-loaded Greek or Hebrew words in this verse may have entries in the lexicon. Curated to roughly 100 contested terms across the corpus, not every word; see Lexicon Roadmap._ - _TBD_ - _TBD_ - _TBD_ - _TBD_ ## Quoted in **Arguments and defeaters:** - [Christ Before Jesus Thesis Defeater](/codex/christ-before-jesus-thesis-defeater/), via [Romans 1.3-4](/codex/romans-1-3-4/) - [Davidic Inheritance Physical Seed Objection Defeater](/codex/davidic-inheritance-physical-seed-objection-defeater/) - [Muhammad Not in Bible Objection Defeater](/codex/muhammad-not-in-bible-objection-defeater/) - [Mythicism Refutation](/codex/mythicism-refutation/) - [Paul Invented Christianity Objection Defeater](/codex/paul-invented-christianity-objection-defeater/), via [Romans 1.3-4](/codex/romans-1-3-4/) - [Sacred Name Yahawah Yahawashi Required for Salvation Objection Defeater](/codex/sacred-name-yahawah-yahawashi-required-for-salvation-objection-defeater/), via [Romans 1.3-4](/codex/romans-1-3-4/) - [Trinity Invented at Nicaea Objection Defeater](/codex/trinity-invented-at-nicaea-objection-defeater/), via [Romans 1.3-4](/codex/romans-1-3-4/) **Concepts:** - [Christ Was Made (Misread Proof-Texts)](/codex/christ-was-made-misread-proof-texts/), via [Romans 1.3-4](/codex/romans-1-3-4/) - [Failed Messianic Prophecy Objections](/codex/failed-messianic-prophecy-objections/) - [Hypostatic Union](/codex/hypostatic-union/), via [Romans 1.3-4](/codex/romans-1-3-4/) - [Incarnation](/codex/incarnation/), via [Romans 1.3-4](/codex/romans-1-3-4/) - [Mary's Lineage](/codex/marys-lineage/) - [Messianic Prophecy](/codex/messianic-prophecy/) - [Old Testament Christology](/codex/old-testament-witness-to-the-deity-of-christ/) - [Pre-Pauline Creeds](/codex/pre-pauline-creeds/), via [Romans 1.3-4](/codex/romans-1-3-4/) - [Resurrection of Jesus - Minimal Facts Case](/codex/resurrection-of-jesus-minimal-facts-case/), via [Romans 1.3-4](/codex/romans-1-3-4/) - [Resurrection of Jesus - Theological Significance](/codex/resurrection-of-jesus-theological-significance/), via [Romans 1.3-4](/codex/romans-1-3-4/) **Lexicon:** - [G1096 - ginomai](/codex/g1096-ginomai/) - [G1343 - dikaiosyne](/codex/g1343-dikaiosyne/) - [G2098 - euangelion](/codex/g2098-euangelion/), via [Romans 1.1-4](/codex/romans-1-1-4/) - [G4561 - sarx](/codex/g4561-sarx/) - [G5207 - huios](/codex/g5207-huios/), via [Romans 1.3-4](/codex/romans-1-3-4/) - [G5547 - christos](/codex/g5547-christos/), via [Romans 1.3-4](/codex/romans-1-3-4/) - [H1121 - ben](/codex/h1121-ben/) - [H1320 - basar](/codex/h1320-basar/) - [H6666 - tzedakah](/codex/h6666-tzedakah/) --- _Scripture quotations taken from the **New American Standard Bible®** (NASB), Copyright © 1960, 1971, 1977, 1995 by **The Lockman Foundation**. Used by permission. All rights reserved. [www.lockman.org](https://www.lockman.org)_ ## Why these four translations ris3n chose ASV, WEB, KJV, and YLT for two reasons together. They are the **most literal English translations available** (formal-equivalence: word-for-word renderings that preserve the Hebrew and Greek grammar rather than smoothing it into modern dynamic-equivalence idiom). And they are in the **public domain in the United States**, which means fair-use quotation at any length requires no publisher license. Modern licensed translations (NASB95, ESV, NIV) restrict volume of quotation under their copyright terms, so they are not used at stub-level coverage here. NASB95 appears only on hand-curated rich passage hubs under Lockman Foundation's fair-use allowance. The four: - **[ASV](/codex/asv/)** (American Standard Version, 1901). The basis of the modern critical-text English tradition. - **[WEB](/codex/web/)** (World English Bible, contemporary). Public-domain revision in the ASV line, in current English. - **[KJV](/codex/kjv/)** (King James Version, 1611). Reformation-era, Textus Receptus base. - **[YLT](/codex/ylt/)** (Young's Literal Translation, Robert Young, 1862). Hyper-literal preservation of Hebrew and Greek grammar; useful for word-study work even where English reads stiff. See [Bibles](/codex/bibles/) for the full per-translation history, translators, textual basis, strengths, and weaknesses.