Rom 1:3 | TNotes | STEP | Summary for Rom 1:3-4: 1:3-4 In the Greek, these verses are in carefully structured parallel form; Paul might be quoting an early Christian creed or hymn about Jesus Christ as God’s Son in order to establish common ground with the Roman Christians, whom he had never visited. 1:3 In his earthly life (literally As regards the flesh ): Paul often uses “flesh” (Greek sarx ) to refer to bodily existence in this world (e.g., 4:1 ; 8:3 ). • Paul refers to King David’s family line because God promised that a descendant of David would be the Messiah and would be given an eternal kingdom (2 Sam 7:13-16 ; see Isa 9:7 ; Jer 33:15 ). Jesus was born into David’s line (Matt 1:6 ; Luke 1:27 , 32 ), so he was qualified to fulfill God’s promise.

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‏ Romans 1:3

Summary for Rom 1:3-4: 1:3-4 ^a In the Greek, these verses are in carefully structured parallel form; Paul might be quoting an early Christian creed or hymn about Jesus Christ as God’s Son in order to establish common ground with the Roman Christians, whom he had never visited. 1:3 ^b In his earthly life (literally As regards the flesh): Paul often uses “flesh” (Greek sarx) to refer to bodily existence in this world (e.g., 4:1 ^c; 8:3 ^d).

• Paul refers to King David’s family line because God promised that a descendant of David would be the Messiah and would be given an eternal kingdom (2 Sam 7:13-16 ^e; see Isa 9:7 ^f; Jer 33:15 ^g). Jesus was born into David’s line (Matt 1:6 ^h; Luke 1:27 ⁱ, 32 ^j), so he was qualified to fulfill God’s promise.