Romans 1:5 Cross References
Romans 1:5
5: Through Christ, God has given us the privilege and authority to tell Gentiles everywhere what God has done for them, so that they will believe and obey him, bringing glory to his name.
Acts 9:15
- But the Lord said, "Go and do what I say. For Saul is my chosen instrument to take my message to the Gentiles and to kings, as well as to the people of Israel.
Acts 6:7
- God's message was preached in ever-widening circles. The number of believers greatly increased in Jerusalem, and many of the Jewish priests were converted, too.
1 Corinthians 15:10
- But whatever I am now, it is all because God poured out his special favor on me--and not without results. For I have worked harder than all the other apostles, yet it was not I but God who was working through me by his grace.
Romans 12:3
- As God's messenger, I give each of you this warning: Be honest in your estimate of yourselves, measuring your value by how much faith God has given you.
Romans 16:26
- But now as the prophets foretold and as the eternal God has commanded, this message is made known to all Gentiles everywhere, so that they might believe and obey Christ.
1 Peter 2:9
- But you are not like that, for you are a chosen people. You are a kingdom of priests, God's holy nation, his very own possession. This is so you can show others the goodness of God, for he called you out of the darkness into his wonderful light.
- "Once you were not a people; now you are the people of God. Once you received none of God's mercy; now you have received his mercy."
Acts 1:25
- as an apostle to replace Judas the traitor in this ministry, for he has deserted us and gone where he belongs."
Hebrews 5:9
- In this way, God qualified him as a perfect High Priest, and he became the source of eternal salvation for all those who obey him.
Malachi 1:11
- But my name is honored by people of other nations from morning till night. All around the world they offer sweet incense and pure offerings in honor of my name. For my name is great among the nations," says the LORD Almighty.
Galatians 2:8
- For the same God who worked through Peter for the benefit of the Jews worked through me for the benefit of the Gentiles.
- In fact, James, Peter, and John, who were known as pillars of the church, recognized the gift God had given me, and they accepted Barnabas and me as their co-workers. They encouraged us to keep preaching to the Gentiles, while they continued their work with the Jews.
Galatians 1:15
- But then something happened! For it pleased God in his kindness to choose me and call me, even before I was born! What undeserved mercy!
- Then he revealed his Son to me so that I could proclaim the Good News about Jesus to the Gentiles. When all this happened to me, I did not rush out to consult with anyone else;
1 Timothy 1:11
- that comes from the glorious Good News entrusted to me by our blessed God.
- How thankful I am to Christ Jesus our Lord for considering me trustworthy and appointing me to serve him,
Ephesians 1:12
- God's purpose was that we who were the first to trust in Christ should praise our glorious God.
John 1:16
- We have all benefited from the rich blessings he brought to us--one gracious blessing after another.
2 Corinthians 10:4
- We use God's mighty weapons, not mere worldly weapons, to knock down the Devil's strongholds.
- With these weapons we break down every proud argument that keeps people from knowing God. With these weapons we conquer their rebellious ideas, and we teach them to obey Christ.
- And we will punish those who remained disobedient after the rest of you became loyal and obedient.
2 Corinthians 3:5
- It is not that we think we can do anything of lasting value by ourselves. Our only power and success come from God.
- He is the one who has enabled us to represent his new covenant. This is a covenant, not of written laws, but of the Spirit. The old way ends in death; in the new way, the Holy Spirit gives life.
Romans 15:18
- I dare not boast of anything else. I have brought the Gentiles to God by my message and by the way I lived before them.
- I have won them over by the miracles done through me as signs from God--all by the power of God's Spirit. In this way, I have fully presented the Good News of Christ all the way from Jerusalem clear over into Illyricum.
Romans 3:29
- After all, God is not the God of the Jews only, is he? Isn't he also the God of the Gentiles? Of course he is.
Romans 15:15
- Even so, I have been bold enough to emphasize some of these points, knowing that all you need is this reminder from me. For I am, by God's grace,
- a special messenger from Christ Jesus to you Gentiles. I bring you the Good News and offer you up as a fragrant sacrifice to God so that you might be pure and pleasing to him by the Holy Spirit.
Ephesians 1:6
- So we praise God for the wonderful kindness he has poured out on us because we belong to his dearly loved Son.
1 Corinthians 9:2
- Even if others think I am not an apostle, I certainly am to you, for you are living proof that I am the Lord's apostle.
Ephesians 3:2
- As you already know, God has given me this special ministry of announcing his favor to you Gentiles.
- As I briefly mentioned earlier in this letter, God himself revealed his secret plan to me.
- As you read what I have written, you will understand what I know about this plan regarding Christ.
- God did not reveal it to previous generations, but now he has revealed it by the Holy Spirit to his holy apostles and prophets.
- And this is the secret plan: The Gentiles have an equal share with the Jews in all the riches inherited by God's children. Both groups have believed the Good News, and both are part of the same body and enjoy together the promise of blessings through Christ Jesus.
Acts 15:14
- Peter has told you about the time God first visited the Gentiles to take from them a people for himself.
Malachi 1:14
- "Cursed is the cheat who promises to give a fine ram from his flock but then sacrifices a defective one to the Lord. For I am a great king," says the LORD Almighty, "and my name is feared among the nations!