Romans 1:3

Romans 1:3 [AV]
Concerning his Son Jesus Christ our Lord, which was made of the seed of David according to the flesh;


ANNOTATED NOTES:

concerning = peri: Gr. preposition. The object of the preposition is God’s Son, who is the focal point. If we lose sight of Jesus Christ as the focal point of the gospel and look for other things or other people to change our lives, we will be forsaking that gospel and it’s purpose. The gospel is the power of God (Rom 1:16), able to transform lives (Rom 12:2), and to make one whole (James 1:21). The good news concerning Jesus Christ is what brings us the deliverance we need from the slavery of sin, and brings the blessings of God into our lives. It is indeed Good News that Christ died for our sins and was raised from the dead (I Cor 15:1-4). Romans declares that we died with him, and were raised with him (Rom 6:1-11).

Jesus Christ our Lord – omit in this verse; according to all Greek texts, this phrase comes at the end of v4.

which: who

seed of David: it was known that the Christ would come out of David’s lineage (Jn 7:40-42). See Acts 2:25, 29-34 where David is quoted on Pentecost as speaking specifically of his Lord’s resurrection; see Acts 13:22-23, 36-37, where to David there were promises made that could only be fulfilled in Christ; see Rom 4:6-8, where David is united with Abraham in witness to the essence of the gospel; also see II Tim 2:7-8.

flesh: refers to Jesus Christ’s lineage from David through Mary (Matt 1:1-16; Heb 2:14).


ALTERNATIVE TRANSLATION:

Romans 1:3 [ESV]
concerning his Son, who was descended from David according to the flesh


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