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Romans 1:6

And you also are among those who are called to belong to Jesus Christ.

Bible Study Resources

Concordances:

- Nave's Topical Bible - Catholicity;   Church;   Gentiles;   Jesus Continued;   Predestination;   Righteous;   Scofield Reference Index - Holy Spirit;   Torrey's Topical Textbook - Call of God, the;   Example of Christ, the;   Titles and Names of Saints;  

Dictionaries:

- Bridgeway Bible Dictionary - Call;   Baker Evangelical Dictionary of Biblical Theology - Jesus Christ, Name and Titles of;   Charles Buck Theological Dictionary - Christianity;   Judgment, Last;   Omnipotence of God;   Easton Bible Dictionary - Resurrection of the Dead;   Fausset Bible Dictionary - Romans, the Epistle to the;   Holman Bible Dictionary - Hebrews;   Letter Form and Function;   Romans, Book of;   Ruhamah;   Truth;   Hastings' Dictionary of the Bible - Galatians, Epistle to the;   Paul the Apostle;   Person of Christ;   Romans, Epistle to the;   Text of the New Testament;   Hastings' Dictionary of the New Testament - Call, Called, Calling;   Romans Epistle to the;   Sanctify, Sanctification;   King James Dictionary - Unrighteousness;   Wilson's Dictionary of Bible Types - Armour;   Watson's Biblical & Theological Dictionary - Calling;  

Encyclopedias:

- Condensed Biblical Cyclopedia - Saul of Tarsus;   International Standard Bible Encyclopedia - Nero;   Papyrus;   Text and Manuscripts of the New Testament;  

Parallel Translations

Christian Standard Bible®
including you who are also called by Jesus Christ.
King James Version (1611)
Among whom are ye also the called of Iesus Christ.
King James Version
Among whom are ye also the called of Jesus Christ:
English Standard Version
including you who are called to belong to Jesus Christ,
New American Standard Bible
among whom you also are the called of Jesus Christ;
New Century Version
And you who are in Rome are also called to belong to Jesus Christ.
Amplified Bible
and you also are among those who are called of Jesus Christ to belong to Him;
New American Standard Bible (1995)
among whom you also are the called of Jesus Christ;
Legacy Standard Bible
among whom you also are the called of Jesus Christ;
Contemporary English Version
You are some of those people chosen by Jesus Christ.
Complete Jewish Bible
including you, who have been called by Yeshua the Messiah.
Darby Translation
among whom are *ye* also [the] called of Jesus Christ:
Easy-to-Read Version
You are some of those who have been chosen to belong to Jesus Christ.
Geneva Bible (1587)
Among whom ye be also the called of Iesus Christ:
George Lamsa Translation
And in which you also are of them, and are called by Jesus Christ;
Good News Translation
This also includes you who are in Rome, whom God has called to belong to Jesus Christ.
Lexham English Bible
among whom you also are the called of Jesus Christ.
Literal Translation
among whom are you also, called-out ones of Jesus Christ;
American Standard Version
among whom are ye also, called to be Jesus Christ's:
Bible in Basic English
Among whom you in the same way have been marked out to be disciples of Jesus Christ:
Hebrew Names Version
Among whom you are also called to be Yeshua the Messiah's.
International Standard Version
You, too, are among those who have been called to belong to Jesus Christ.
Etheridge Translation
and you also are of them, called in Jeshu Meshiha:
Murdock Translation
among whom, ye also are called by Jesus Messiah;)
Bishop's Bible (1568)
Among whom, ye are also the called of Iesus Christe:
English Revised Version
among whom are ye also, called to be Jesus Christ's:
World English Bible
Among whom you are also called to be Jesus Christ's.
Wesley's New Testament (1755)
To all that are in Rome,
Weymouth's New Testament
among whom you also, called, as you have been, to belong to Jesus Christ, are numbered:
Wycliffe Bible (1395)
among whiche ye ben also clepid of Jhesu Crist,
Update Bible Version
among whom you are also [the] called of Jesus Christ:
Webster's Bible Translation
Among whom are ye also the called of Jesus Christ:
New English Translation
You also are among them, called to belong to Jesus Christ.
New King James Version
among whom you also are the called of Jesus Christ;
New Living Translation
And you are included among those Gentiles who have been called to belong to Jesus Christ.
New Life Bible
You have been chosen to belong to Jesus Christ also.
New Revised Standard
including yourselves who are called to belong to Jesus Christ,
J.B. Rotherham Emphasized Bible
Among whom are, ye also, called of Jesus Christ:
Douay-Rheims Bible
Among whom are you also the called of Jesus Christ:
Revised Standard Version
including yourselves who are called to belong to Jesus Christ;
Tyndale New Testament (1525)
of the which hethen are ye a part also which are Iesus christes by vocacio.
Young's Literal Translation
among whom are also ye, the called of Jesus Christ;
Miles Coverdale Bible (1535)
of whom ye are a parte also, which are called of Iesus Christ.
Mace New Testament (1729)
among whom Jesus Christ has also called you:
Simplified Cowboy Version
And guess what? Y'all have been chosen to ride as cowhands for Christ as well.

Contextual Overview

1Paul, a servant of Jesus Christ, called to be an apostle, and set apart for the gospel of God, 2which He promised beforehand through His prophets in the Holy Scriptures, 3regarding His Son, who was a descendant of David according to the flesh, 4and 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. 5Through Him and on behalf of His name, we received grace and apostleship to call all those among the Gentiles to the obedience that comes from faith. 6And you also are among those who are called to belong to Jesus Christ.7To all in Rome who are loved by God and called to be saints: Grace and peace to you from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ.

Bible Verse Review
  from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge

are ye also: Ephesians 1:11, Colossians 1:6, Colossians 1:21

the called: Romans 8:28-30, Romans 9:24, 1 Corinthians 1:9, Galatians 1:6, 1 Thessalonians 2:12, 2 Thessalonians 2:14, 2 Timothy 1:9, Hebrews 3:1, 1 Peter 2:9, 1 Peter 2:21, 2 Peter 1:10, Revelation 17:14

Reciprocal: Isaiah 48:12 - my called Romans 1:7 - called Romans 8:30 - Moreover

Cross-References

Genesis 1:5
God called the light "day," and the darkness He called "night." And there was evening, and there was morning-the first day.
Genesis 1:6
And God said, "Let there be an expanse between the waters, to separate the waters from the waters."
Genesis 1:7
So God made the expanse and separated the waters beneath it from the waters above. And it was so.
Genesis 1:8
God called the expanse "sky." And there was evening, and there was morning-the second day.
Genesis 1:11
Then God said, "Let the earth bring forth vegetation: seed-bearing plants and fruit trees, each bearing fruit with seed according to its kind." And it was so.
Genesis 1:12
The earth produced vegetation: seed-bearing plants according to their kinds and trees bearing fruit with seed according to their kinds. And God saw that it was good.
Genesis 1:13
And there was evening, and there was morning-the third day.
Genesis 1:14
And God said, "Let there be lights in the expanse of the sky to distinguish between the day and the night, and let them be signs to mark the seasons and days and years.
Genesis 1:20
And God said, "Let the waters teem with living creatures, and let birds fly above the earth in the open expanse of the sky."
Genesis 1:22
Then God blessed them and said, "Be fruitful and multiply and fill the waters of the seas, and let birds multiply on the earth."

Gill's Notes on the Bible

Among whom are ye also,.... The Romans, though they were the chief, were among the nations of the world to whom the apostles were sent; and since Paul was called to be an apostle, and had, as others, grace and apostleship, and particularly the apostleship of the uncircumcision, or was ordained a teacher of the Gentiles, more especially he was an apostle to them, and as such was to be regarded by them. This seems to point out what they were originally; they were among all nations which lay in darkness; and were without Christ and hope, and God in the world; but now,

the called of Jesus Christ. The calling here spoken of is not to an office, or a mere external one by the ministry of the word, but an internal special call by the grace of God; and which is irresistible, efficacious, and unchangeable, and is an high, holy, and heavenly one; by it persons are called out of darkness into light, out of bondage into liberty, out of the world, from the company of the men of it, and the sinful pleasures thereof, to fellowship with Christ and his saints, and off a dependence on themselves, and their own righteousness, to the grace and righteousness of Christ, and to eternal glory. The persons so called are the elect of God, who are secured in Christ, and redeemed by him, and who has a concern with the Father and Spirit in the calling of them: hence they are styled, "the called of Jesus Christ"; they are called by him, and after his name; he has an interest in them; as they were before his chosen and redeemed ones, they are now his called ones; as Jacob and Israel of old were named of God, מקראי, "my called",

Isaiah 48:12; so these were named Christ's called ones; and who by calling came to be partakers of him and of his grace.

Barnes' Notes on the Bible

Among whom - That is, among the Gentiles who had become obedient to the Christian faith in accordance with the design of the gospel, Romans 1:8. This proves that the church at Rome was made up partly at least, if not mainly, of Gentiles or pagans. This is fully proved in the xvith. chapter by the names of the persons whom Paul salutes.

The called of Jesus Christ - Those whom Jesus Christ has called to be his followers. The word “called” (see Romans 1:1) denotes not merely an external invitation to privilege, but it also denotes the “internal” or “effectual” call which secures conformity to the will of him who calls, and is thus synonymous with the name Christians, or believers. That true Christians are contemplated by this address, is clear from the whole scope of the Epistle; see particularly Romans 8:0; compare Philippians 3:14; Hebrews 3:1.

Clarke's Notes on the Bible

Verse Romans 1:6. Ye are the called — Ye Romans are all invited to believe in Christ Jesus, for the salvation of your souls; and to you, with the rest, my apostolical mission extends. This appears to be the most obvious sense of the word called in this place-to be called by the Gospel is to be invited to believe in Christ Jesus, and become his disciples. The word sometimes means constituted, or made, as in Romans 1:1.


 
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