The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann - Romans 1:13-15
A further reason for Paul's desire to come: v. 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. v. 14. I am a debtor both to the Greeks and to the barbarians, both to the wise and to the unwise. v. 15. So, as much as in me is, I am ready to preach the Gospel to you that are at Rome also. To the reason given above, that he wanted to impart to the... read more
F. B. Hole's Old and New Testament Commentary - Romans 1:1-99
Romans 1 IT IS VERY fitting therefore that the opening words of the epistle should give us a brief summary of the Gospel. Jesus the Christ, who is God’s Son, and our Lord, is the great theme of it, and it particularly concerns Him as the One who is risen from the dead. He truly came here as a real Man, so that He was David’s seed on that side; yet He was not merely that, for there was another side, not what He was “according to the flesh,” but “according to the Spirit of holiness.” He was the... read more