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King James Version·Romans 16:23

²³Gaius mine host, and of the whole church, saluteth you. Erastus the chamberlain of the city saluteth you, and Quartus a brother.

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Romans 6–8 maps the Wesleyan order: justified, sanctified, glorified.

Cross-References

Habakkuk 2:4quotation'The righteous shall live by faith.'
Who
The prophet Habakkuk
To
Judah on the brink of Babylonian invasion
Where
Jerusalem, late 7th century BC
When
Habakkuk's anguished dialogue with God about violence and judgment
Why:Paul plants the gospel's thesis on a prophet who learned to trust God when history made no sense.
Context:This verse fueled Luther's Reformation. In context, Habakkuk contrasts the proud Chaldean with the faithful Israelite — Paul reads it as justification by faith for Jew and Gentile alike.
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Genesis 15:6quotation'Abraham believed God, and it was credited to him as righteousness.'
Who
Moses (Genesis narrator)
To
Israel
Where
Outside Abram's tent, under the desert stars near Hebron
When
God promises descendants like the stars; Abram responds with bare trust
Why:Paul shows justification by faith predates circumcision and the Law — so Gentiles share Abraham's blessing on the same terms.
Context:Abraham is justified in Genesis 15, circumcised in Genesis 17. The chronology destroys any claim that ritual makes a person right with God.
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Genesis 21:12quotation'Through Isaac shall your offspring be named.'
Who
God, to Abraham
To
Abraham at Beersheba
Where
Beersheba, after Hagar and Ishmael are sent away
When
God reassures Abraham that the covenant runs through Isaac, not Ishmael
Why:Paul uses it to show God's electing freedom: physical descent never guaranteed covenant inclusion.
Context:Romans 9–11 wrestles with Israel's unbelief. The pattern of sovereign choice was set from the patriarchs.
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Joel 2:32quotation'Everyone who calls on the name of the Lord will be saved.'
Who
The prophet Joel
To
Judah after a devastating locust plague
Where
Jerusalem, post-disaster
When
Joel's promise of an outpoured Spirit and a remnant of the saved
Why:Paul applies 'the Lord' (Yahweh in Joel) directly to Jesus — a stunning identification of Christ with God.
Context:Peter quotes the same prophecy at Pentecost (Acts 2). Paul extends it: the saving 'name' is universal, available to Jew and Greek alike.
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Isaiah 59:20quotation'The Deliverer will come from Zion.'
Who
Isaiah of Jerusalem
To
Judah confronted with its sins
Where
Jerusalem, 8th century BC
When
God's promise to come as Redeemer when no human intercessor was found
Why:Paul anchors his hope of Israel's future salvation in this prophetic word.
Context:Romans 11's mystery — 'all Israel will be saved' — rests on God's irrevocable covenant promises already announced in Isaiah.
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James 2:24themeFaith and works held in a single tension.
Who
Paul
To
The mixed Jew–Gentile church in Rome
Where
Corinth, c. AD 57, writing to Rome
When
Paul's defense of justification by faith apart from Law-works
Why:James writes against an antinomian distortion of Paul; their voices together protect the gospel from cheap grace.
Context:Wesley insisted both apostles are right: we are justified by faith alone, but the faith that justifies is never alone.
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