Romans 1:17

Verse 17. For. This word implies that he is now about to give a reason for that which he had just said, a reason why he was not ashamed of the gospel of Christ. That reason is stated in this verse. It embodies the substance of all that is contained in the epistle. It is the doctrine which he seeks to establish; and there is not perhaps a more important passage in the Bible than this verse, or one more difficult to be understood. Therein. In it--en autw--i.e. in the gospel. Is the righteousness of God--dikaiosunh yeou--. There is not a more important expression to be found in the epistle than this. It is capable of only the following interpretations.