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In Rome (en Rōmēi). One late uncial (G of tenth century) and a cursive omit these words here and one or two other late MSS. omit en Rōmēi in Rom 1:15. This possibly proves the Epistle was circulated as a circular to a limited extent, but the evidence is late and slight and by no means shows that this was the case in the first century. It is not comparable with the absence of en Ephesōi in Eph 1:1 from Aleph and B (the two oldest and best MSS.).
Beloved of God (agapētois theou). Ablative case of theou after the verbal adjective like didaktoi theou (taught of God) in Joh 6:45 (Robertson, Grammar, p. 516).
From God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ (apo theou patros hēmōn kai kuriou Iēsou Christou). “St. Paul, if not formally enunciating a doctrine of the Divinity of Christ, held a view which cannot really be distinguished from it” (Sanday and Headlam). Paul’s theology is clearly seen in the terms used in Rom 1:1-7.