Romans 16:26

“But now is made manifest, etc..] In these last days, in which God has spoken by his Son, by whom the doctrines of grace are most clearly revealed, and fully dispensed; and by his apostles, who were blessed with a clear insight into them, and with extraordinary gifts to minister them; and by the Scriptures of the prophets; or prophetic writings, in which these truths are hinted, and by which, being made manifest by Christ and his apostles, they are attested and confirmed; according to the commandment of the everlasting God, made known to all nations for the obedience of faith; that is, it is by the express order and command of that God who is from everlasting to everlasting, that the mystery…”

“But is now made manifest--The reference here is to that peculiar feature of the Gospel economy which Paul himself was specially employed to carry into practical effect and to unfold by his teaching--the introduction of the Gentile believers to an equality with their Jewish brethren, and the new, and, to the Jews, quite unexpected form which this gave to the whole Kingdom of God (compare Eph 3:1-10, &c.). This the apostle calls here a mystery hitherto undisclosed, in what sense Rom 16:27 will show, but now fully unfolded; and his prayer for the Roman Christians, in the form of a doxology to Him who was able to do what he asked, is that they might be established in the truth of the Gospel, not…”

“But now is made manifest - Is revealed, or made known; that which was so long concealed is now divulged, that is, God’s plan of saving people is now made known to all nations. And by the Scriptures ... - By the “writings” of the prophets. The prophetic writings contained the doctrines, obscurely indeed, but so as to be an important means of disseminating and confirming the truth that the Gentiles should be made acquainted with the gospel. To those writings the apostle had repeatedly appealed in his defense of the proposition that the gospel was to be preached to the Gentile word; Romans 10:0; Romans 11:0; Romans 15:0. The prophetic writings; moreover, were extensively scattered among the…”

“According to the commandment - The foundation of the apostolical office. Of the eternal God - A more proper epithet could not be. A new dispensation infers no change in God. Known unto him are all his works, and every variation of them, from eternity. Made known to all nations - Not barely that they might know, but enjoy it also, through obeying the faith. Romans 16:27”

“16:26 so that they too might believe and obey him: Paul uses the same language about the mission to the Gentiles that he used in 1:5, creating a beautiful frame around the letter as a whole.”

“now: Eph 1:9; Col 1:26; Ti2 1:10; Tit 1:2, Tit 1:3 and by: Rom 1:2, Rom 3:21, Rom 15:4; Act 8:32-35, Act 10:43, Act 26:22, Act 26:23; Gal 3:8; Eph 2:20; Rev 19:10 according: Mat 28:19, Mat 28:20; Mar 16:15; Luk 24:44-47; Act 13:46, Act 13:47, Act 26:17, Act 26:18 everlasting: Rom 1:20; Gen 21:33; Deu 33:27; Isa 9:6, Isa 40:28; Mic 5:2; Ti1 1:17; Heb 9:14, Heb 13:8; Jo1 5:20; Rev 1:8-11, Rev 1:17 for the: Rom 1:5, Rom 15:18; Act 6:7 Romans 16:27”