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Romans 1:4
and who through the Spirit of holiness was declared with power to be the Son of God by His resurrection from the dead: Jesus Christ our Lord.
Berean Standard Bible
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Study note
Setting — Paul, a Gentile apostle, opens his letter to the Roman church (which he has not yet visited) by identifying the subject of the gospel he preaches.
The words — ὁρισθὲντος (horisthentos), "having been declared," from ὁρίζω, which means to set a boundary or determine definitively — the Sonship is not a vague designation but a fixed, once-for-all demarcation.
The thread — Hebrews 5:5 echoes the divine calling of the Son; Hebrews 9:14 references the eternal Spirit through whom Christ offered Himself, paralleling the "Spirit of holiness" here.
Why it lands — The verse pairs fleshly descent (v. 3) with a Spirit-driven declaration (v. 4), so the reader must hold both: Christ is genuinely human and genuinely declared Son by an act of divine power, not by human consensus.
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The Greek words
King James Version
And declared to be the Son of God with power, according to the spirit of holiness, by the resurrection from the dead:
Cross-references
- Hebrews 5:5 So also Christ did not take upon Himself the glory of becoming a high priest, but He was called by the One who said to Him: “You are My Son; today I have become Your Father.”
- Ephesians 1:19 and the surpassing greatness of His power to us who believe. These are in accordance with the working of His mighty strength,
- Hebrews 9:14 how much more will the blood of Christ, who through the eternal Spirit offered Himself unblemished to God, purify our consciences from works of death, so that we may serve the living God!
- Acts 13:33 He has fulfilled for us, their children, by raising up Jesus. As it is written in the second Psalm: ‘You are My Son; today I have become Your Father.’
- 2 Corinthians 13:4 For He was indeed crucified in weakness, yet He lives by God’s power. For we are also weak in Him, yet by God’s power we will live with Him concerning you.
- Acts 5:30 The God of our fathers raised up Jesus, whom you had killed by hanging Him on a tree.
- John 2:18 On account of this, the Jews demanded, “What sign can You show us to prove Your authority to do these things?”
- Acts 2:24 But God raised Him from the dead, releasing Him from the agony of death, because it was impossible for death to keep Him in its grip.
- Acts 2:32 God has raised this Jesus to life, to which we are all witnesses.
- Acts 3:15 You killed the Author of life, but God raised Him from the dead, and we are witnesses of this fact.