Romans 1:3

“Concerning his Son Jesus Christ our Lord, etc..] These words are in connection with “the Gospel of God”, (<450101>Romans 1:1), and express the subject matter of it, the Son of God, Jesus Christ our Lord; for Christ, as the Son of God, the Saviour of sinners, the only Mediator between God and men, who is Lord both of the dead and living, is the sum and substance of the Gospel: he is here described by his relation to God, his Son, of the same nature with him, equal to him, and distinct from him; by his usual names, “Jesus Christ”, the one signifying a “Saviour”, the other “anointed”, and both, that he was anointed of God to be the Saviour of his people; and by his dominion over the saints our…”

“Concerning his Son Jesus Christ our Lord--the grand burden of this "Gospel of God." made of the seed of David--as, according to "the holy scriptures," He behooved to be. (See on Mat 1:1). according to the flesh--that is, in His human nature (compare Rom 9:5; Joh 1:14); implying, of course, that He had another nature, of which the apostle immediately proceeds to speak.”

“Concerning his Son - This is connected with the first verse, with the word “gospel.” The gospel of God concerning his Son. The design of the gospel was to make a communication relative to his Son Jesus Christ. This is the whole of it. There is no “good news” to man respecting salvation except what comes by Jesus Christ. Which was made - The word translated “was made” means usually “to be,” or “to become.” It is used, however, in the sense of being born. Thus, Galatians 4:4, “God sent forth his Son made of a woman,” born of a woman. John 8:58, “before Abraham was (born), I am.” In this sense it seems to be used here, who was born, or descended from the seed of David. Of the seed of David - Of…”

“Who was of the seed of David according to the flesh - That is, with regard to his human nature. Both the natures of our Saviour are here mentioned; but the human is mentioned first, because the divine was not manifested in its full evidence till after his resurrection. Romans 1:4”

“1:3-4 In the Greek, these verses are in carefully structured parallel form; Paul might be quoting an early Christian creed or hymn about Jesus Christ as God’s Son in order to establish common ground with the Roman Christians, whom he had never visited. 1:3 In his earthly life (literally As regards the flesh): Paul often uses “flesh” (Greek sarx) to refer to bodily existence in this world (e.g., 4:1; 8:3). • Paul refers to King David’s family line because God promised that a descendant of David would be the Messiah and would be given an eternal kingdom (2 Sam 7:13-16; see Isa 9:7; Jer 33:15). Jesus was born into David’s line (Matt 1:6; Luke 1:27, 32), so he was qualified to fulfill God’s…”

“his Son: Rom 1:9, Rom 8:2, Rom 8:3, Rom 8:29-32; Psa 2:7; Mat 3:17, Mat 26:63, Mat 27:43; Luk 1:35; Joh 1:34, Joh 1:49; Joh 3:16-18, Joh 3:35, Joh 3:36, Joh 5:25, Joh 10:30, Joh 10:36, Joh 20:28, Joh 20:31; Act 3:13, Act 8:37, Act 9:20; Co1 1:9; Gal 4:4; Col 1:13-15; Th1 1:10; Jo1 1:3, Jo1 3:8, Jo1 3:23, Jo1 4:9, Jo1 4:10, Jo1 4:15; Jo1 5:1, Jo1 5:5, Jo1 5:10-13, Jo1 5:20; Rev 2:18 which: Sa2 7:12-16; Psa 89:36, Psa 89:37; Isa 9:6, Isa 9:7; Jer 23:5, Jer 23:6, Jer 33:15-17, Jer 33:26; Amo 9:11; Mat 1:1, Mat 1:6, Mat 1:16, Mat 1:20-23, Mat 9:27, Mat 12:23, Mat 15:22, Mat 22:42-45; Luk 1:31-33, Luk 1:69, Luk 2:4-6; Joh 7:42; Act 2:30, Act 13:22, Act 13:23; Ti2 2:8 according: Rom 8:3, Rom 9:5;…”