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Rom 16:25. Τῷ δὲ, now to Him) As a doxology concludes the disquisition, ch. Rom 11:36, so it now concludes the whole epistle. So 2Pe 3:18; Jud 1:25. The last words of this epistle plainly correspond to the first, ch. Rom 1:1-5; especially in regard to “the Power of God,” the ‘Gospel,’ ‘Jesus Christ,’ the ‘Scriptures, the “obedience of faith,” “all nations.”-δυναμένῳ, that is of power-κατὰ τὸ εὐαγγελιόν μου, according to my Gospel) The power of God is certain, Rom 1:16; Act 20:32, note.-ὑμᾶς, you) Jews and Gentiles.-στηρίξαι) we have the same word, Rom 1:11.-ἀποκάλυψιν) This same word is found at Rom 1:17.-κατὰ ἀποκάλυψιν must be construed with εὐαγγελιόν μου.-μυστηρίου, of the mystery) concerning the Gentiles being made of the same body, Eph 3:3; Eph 3:6.-χρόνοις ἀιωνίοις, since the world began) [during the eternal ages], from the time, when not only men, but even angels, were created, to both of whom the mystery had been at first unknown, Eph 3:9-10. The times are denoted, which with their first commencement as it were touch upon the previous eternity, and are, so to speak, mixed with it; not eternity itself, of which times are only the streams; for the phrase, BEFORE eternal ages (Engl. Ver. before the world began) is used at 2Ti 1:9; Psalms 77 (76):6, ἡμέοας ἀρχαίας καὶ ἔτη αἰώνια.-σεσιγημένου, kept secret) The Old Testament is like a clock in its silent course: the New Testament like the sound of brass, that is struck [viz. brazen cymbals, or drums]. In the Scriptures of the prophets, the calling of the Gentiles had been foretold; but the Jews did not understand it.