3This gospel is about his Son, who in the flesh[] was born a descendant of David, 4who in the spirit[] of holiness was declared to be God's powerful Son by his resurrection from the dead—Jesus Christ, our Lord.
Footnotes
1:3Here flesh is a reference to Christ's state of humiliation. See 1 Timothy 3:16; 1 Peter 3:18.
1:4Here spirit is a reference to Christ's state of exaltation. See 1 Timothy 3:16; 1 Peter 3:18.