Romans 1:5 (GNV)

Passage

By whom we haue receiued grace and Apostleship (that obedience might be giuen vnto ye faith) for his Name among al ye Gentiles,

Nearby Context

Romans 1:3 Concerning his Sonne Iesus Christ our Lord (which was made of the seede of Dauid according to the flesh,

Romans 1:4 And declared mightily to be the Sonne of God, touching the Spirit of sanctification by the resurrection from the dead)

Romans 1:5 By whom we haue receiued grace and Apostleship (that obedience might be giuen vnto ye faith) for his Name among al ye Gentiles,

Romans 1:6 Among whom ye be also the called of Iesus Christ:

Romans 1:7 To all you that be at Rome beloued of God, called to be Saints: Grace be with you, and peace from God our Father, and from the Lord Iesus Christ.

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "grace", "faith", "haue", "receiued", "apostleship", "obedience", "might", and "giuen". It is saying that salvation is received as God's gift through faith, so boasting is pushed out by the wording itself.

The nearby context moves from verse 4's "And declared mightily to be the Sonne..." into verse 6's "Among whom ye be also the called...", so "grace" and "faith" belong inside that flow. In Romans context, the local focus is righteousness by faith, union with Christ, life in the Spirit, and God's covenant faithfulness.

A plain takeaway is to answer the verse's own emphasis on "grace" and "faith" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.