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The chapters listed below are exegeted word-by-word, verse-by-verse.
This document has been updated November 27, 2024. So far, there are 2572 pages in the chapter-by-chapter commentary (this is Romans 1–16). This is the first draft of my commentary for this book.
So far, the first drafts of Romans 1–16 have been done. The introduction to this book is simply lifted from what others have done (it is a complete cut and paste job, with original authors credited). Although there will be three different studies of this book at some point in time, right now, there is but one study, a chapter-by-chapter study (most chapters are between 100–200 pages long; they will be even longer in the 2nd and 3rd draft).
In the first draft, each verse is presented word-by-word with the original Greek, its meanings and morphology. Then three translations are developed from the Greek: a super literal translation, a mostly literal translation and a paraphrase. Original commentary is also provided, phrase-by-phrase. Also in the study are selections from about 60 different translations carefully grouped.
These files can also be accessed individually via the links below or from within the Romans folder: http://kukis.org/Romans/
I use WordPerfect to write all of my documents. This is why.
I mention the word processing program WordPerfect several times in this document. I use WordPerfect for all of my writing; and I use this program rather than Word for many reasons:
(1) The primary reason is, WordPerfect allows the user to have more than one keyboard; so I have English, Greek and Hebrew keyboards. When I was a math teacher, I also had a math keyboard. This does not mean that I have different keyboards stacked up at my work table and I change them out. It simply means I have set up a simple macro that, in one keystroke, changes me from writing in English to writing in Greek or writing in Hebrew with inserted vowel points. I can easily move from one keyboard to the next with a single keystroke.
(2) I find the macros system in WordPerfect easier to work from. Their codes are pretty intuitive for the most part. However, I am certainly no expert in this field.
(3) I can convert from a WordPerfect document into an HTML document, a PDF document and a Word document directly from the WP program. Each requires one-click for this process.
(4) I find it much easier to design my personal writing environment in WordPerfect (that is, I have developed a user interface which best suits my work).
(5) I find the tables in WP to be easier and more intuitive to work with. I like using tables, but I do not need anything as advanced as Excel or Quattro Pro. Like those programs, mathematical equations can be built into the cells if necessary.
(6) WordPerfect is much cheaper than Word; especially if an older program is purchased (WP is updated every 18 months). To get WP, the most current version may cost you about $100 (I have seen it for more). Pick a version that is five years old, and it can cost as little as $25 (you want WP 9 or above). Word Office can be found at slightly higher prices now (their office suite used to be about twice the cost of WP)
I have not yet begun to send out studies in the book of Romans. That may be a decade off. But you can see what work I have done so far through the links in this document.
I also send out a weekly study in Romans, which files may be found here (HTML) (PDF) (WPD) (folder). I have not yet begun to produce these weekly lessons.
If you download the *.wpd document (s), they may download with the *.htm extension (don’t ask me why); you must change this extension and they will become normal WP documents in every respect. At some point in time, everything found in these weekly studies will be transferred over to the chapter-by-chapter studies. The weekly studies are designed for the average Bible student. The chapter-by-chapter studies (like those listed below) are designed for research (pastor teachers, commentators, missionaries, Sunday School teachers).
To help you distinguish between the three tracks of study which I have done in the book of Romans. At this point in time, there are only two studies on this book. |
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The weekly lessons for Romans have not yet been started. They will start as soon as I complete the books of Luke and Acts. At that time, I will also put together an abbreviated study of Romans as well (where everything will be in one document, without the Greek tables, at perhaps 100–200 pages). |
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Brief Verse-by-verse |
Weekly Lessons/Study |
Chapter Study |
All of the verses are discussed in a single document. |
These are sent out by email once a week to those who request them. |
These lessons are organized by chapter and posted on my website only. |
The completed book will be about 20–25 pages long. |
The lessons are 4–5 pages each and designed to be read at one sitting. |
In its finished form a single chapter may be anywhere from 100–300 pages long. |
This is designed for the believer to get a quick overall understanding of the book of Romans. |
Designed for the average believer, evangelists, and Sunday school teachers. |
Designed for research for pastors, other commentators, seminary students, evangelists, and Sunday school teachers. The document is designed to make it easy to find specific verses and sections. |
Once each new chapter is completed in the chapter-by-chapter study, the entire chapter will be reviewed and discussed briefly verse-by-verse. This abbreviated study will be used in this single document. |
Even though these are less extensive than the chapter studies, these lessons are by no means dumbed down. Every 25 lessons or so are bundled up and posted on my website into groups of 100 lessons each. |
Once a chapter has been completed in the weekly lessons, all of those notes are transferred into the chapter-by-chapter studies. A completed chapter study has each verse exegeted word-by-word; with 3 original translations, original commentary, and well-organized groups of other translations (culled out from about 100 translations). I have begun to include some commentary from a handful of commentators. |
Romans 1–2 in the chapter study is 11 pages long and designed to be easily navigated. |
Romans 1 in these weekly lessons is 186 pages long, broken down into 38 lessons. |
Romans 1–2 in the chapter study is 355 pages long and designed to be easily navigated. |
Located in this folder: |
Located in this folder: |
Located in this folder: |
http://kukis.org/Basicexegesis/ |
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(HTML) (PDF) (WPD) (Folder) |
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(HTML) (PDF) (WPD) (Folder) |
Most of the links in this document (Romans Links) are the chapter links. |
These lessons are sent out weekly by email to anyone who requests them. |
Most of the links in this document (Romans Links) are the chapter links. |
The weekly lessons for Romans have not yet been started. At this point, there are only the chapter by chapter studies and these are the first or second draft form of the studies. |
Everything found in the weekly lessons is eventually transferred into the chapter studies (whenever I complete a chapter). |
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The Book of Romans |
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Chapter |
Basic exegesis, 60+ translations consulted, 3 original translations given, basic original commentary; chapter outline |
3 original translations rechecked, additional commentary, sometimes artwork |
40+ additional translations consulted, additional commentary added |
Commentary from weekly lessons integrated back in |
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Introduction |
The Justice of God |
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Those Who Reject the Truth of God |
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God’s Judgments/The Jews |
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3 |
Jews and Greeks/Righteous-ness Through Faith |
X |
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4 |
Abraham, Faith, Circumcision and the Law |
X |
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5 |
Death in Adam Superceded by Life in Christ |
X |
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From Retroactive Positional Truth to Current Positional Truth |
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Being Released from the Law |
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Life in the Spirit/Heirs with Christ |
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True Israel, the Law and Faith |
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Jews, Romans and their relationship with God |
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The Remnant of Israel; Gentiles Being Grafted Back In |
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Living the Spiritual Life with God’s Gracious Gifts |
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Submitting to Governmental Authorities/the Christian Walk |
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14 |
Being Practical Concerning Interactions with Other Believers |
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Christ the Hope of Jews and Gentiles/Paul Minister to the Gentiles |
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16 |
Greetings from Paul and Three to Believers in Rome |
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These tables of help me to keep track of what I have worked on and how far I have gotten. |
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*Additional commentary from external sources added. |
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It is not unusual for a chapter in Romans to run 100+ pages. Therefore, it may take longer for them to load in your computer’s memory. If memory is a problem, go to the HTML documents, which are much smaller by comparison. And in any case, you are always welcome to download the material for study.
Although the Word Perfect documents load up and show as *.wpd documents; when downloaded, the extension changes to *.htm (don’t ask me why). Just change the extension using Windows Explorer or some other file management program. If the WP document is saved as a zip file, then you would just download it and unzip it.
I think the download function for WordPerfect documents is now working okay now. That is, I think a *.wpd downloads with that extension (meaning it requires no modification). Some wpd are so large that they are stored in a zipped format.
For whatever reason, when you download a WPD from my site, it may have an HTM extension (I do not know why). When you manually change the extension to *.wpd, it will behave exactly as a WordPerfect document. The WPD files which are stored as zip files don’t require anything other than downloading and unzipping. If you download these files, check the dates and download the latest version.
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Although I would love to consult other commentators sometime in the future, Romans as written may represent just how far I am able to go in those chapters of Romans (I may not have time to round it out by referencing these other commentators).
For the few of you who use WordPerfect (which is the original format of my work), if you download one of my chapters as a *.wpd file, the extension might change into *.htm. If that is the case, on your computer, manually change it back to a *.wpd file (using whatever file manager you use), and it will behave exactly like a WordPerfect document. I cannot explain why this happens.
Chapter |
Chapter Title |
State of Completion |
Links |
Pages |
Intro |
The Justice of God |
Introduction lifted from several other writers |
24 |
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1 |
Those Who Reject the Truth of God |
Over 60 translations consulted; a full word-by-word exegesis in the Greek;3 original translations; basic commentary |
196 |
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2 |
God’s Judgments/The Jews |
Over 60 translations consulted; a full word-by-word exegesis in the Greek;3 original translations; basic commentary |
155 |
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3 |
Jews and Greeks /Righteousness Through Faith |
Over 60 translations consulted; a full word-by-word exegesis in the Greek;3 original translations; basic commentary |
161 |
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4 |
Abraham, Faith, Circumcision and the Law |
Over 60 translations consulted; a full word-by-word exegesis in the Greek;3 original translations; basic commentary |
139 |
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5 |
Death in Adam Superceded by Life in Christ |
Over 60 translations consulted; a full word-by-word exegesis in the Greek;3 original translations; basic commentary |
147 |
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6 |
From Retroactive Positional Truth to Current Positional Truth |
Over 60 translations consulted; a full word-by-word exegesis in the Greek;3 original translations; basic commentary |
141 |
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7 |
Being Released from the Law |
Over 60 translations consulted; a full word-by-word exegesis in the Greek;3 original translations; basic commentary |
157 |
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8 |
Life in the Spirit/Heirs with Christ |
Over 60 translations consulted; a full word-by-word exegesis in the Greek;3 original translations; basic commentary |
223 |
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9 |
True Israel, the Law and Faith |
Over 60 translations consulted; a full word-by-word exegesis in the Greek;3 original translations; basic commentary |
185 |
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10 |
Jews, Romans and their relationship with God |
Over 60 translations consulted; a full word-by-word exegesis in the Greek;3 original translations; basic commentary |
133 |
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11 |
The Remnant of Israel; Gentiles Being Grafted Back In |
Over 60 translations consulted; a full word-by-word exegesis in the Greek;3 original translations; basic commentary |
199 |
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12 |
Living the Spiritual Life with God’s Gracious Gifts |
Over 60 translations consulted; a full word-by-word exegesis in the Greek;3 original translations; basic commentary |
120 |
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13 |
Submitting to Governmental Authorities/the Christian Walk |
Over 60 translations consulted; a full word-by-word exegesis in the Greek;3 original translations; basic commentary |
110 |
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14 |
Being Practical Concerning Interactions with Other Believers |
Over 60 translations consulted; a full word-by-word exegesis in the Greek;3 original translations; basic commentary |
142 |
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15 |
Christ the Hope of Jews and Gentiles/Paul Minister to the Gentiles |
Over 60 translations consulted; a full word-by-word exegesis in the Greek;3 original translations; basic commentary |
187 |
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16 |
Greetings from Paul and Three to Believers in Rome |
Over 60 translations consulted; a full word-by-word exegesis in the Greek;3 original translations; basic commentary |
153 |
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Total Pages |
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2572 |
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Additional resources:
Teacher |
Series |
Lesson (s) |
Passage |
R. B. Thieme, Jr. |
1977 Romans (#458) |
#1–758 |
Romans 1–16 |
Teacher |
Location |
Chapters |
Bob Bolender |
Romans 1–16 |
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Benjamin Brodie |
http://www.versebyverse.com/uploads/1/0/1/0/101034580/new_testament_translation_-_2024_a.pdf http://www.versebyverse.com/uploads/1/0/1/0/101034580/romans_1-8_expanded_translation.pdf http://www.versebyverse.com/uploads/1/0/1/0/101034580/romans_9-16_expanded_translation_3.pdf |
Romans 1–16 (translation only) |
https://www.yumpu.com/en/document/read/1242921/Romans-verse-by-verse-biblical-exegesis had this same document, but with Benjamin Brodie’s name attached. Who wrote the commentary? |
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Dr. Robert Dean |
https://deanbible.org/new-testament-menuitem/romans-menuitem |
Romans 1–16 |
Dr. Daniel Hill |
https://www.gracenotes.info/romans/romans.pdf (Grace Notes) |
Romans 1–16 |
Pastor John Griffith |
Romans 1–16 |
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Mark Newbold |
Romans 3–16 |
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Billy J. Puryear |
Romans 1–16 |
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Mike Smith |
Romans 13 |
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Ron Snider |
Romans 1–16 |
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Syndein |
Romans 1–16 |
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R. B. Thieme, Jr.’s work may be found at:
https://www.rbthieme.org/index.html
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