Romans 15:6
4 For everything that was written in the past was written for our instruction, so that through endurance and the encouragement of the Scriptures, we might have hope.
5 Now may the God who gives endurance and encouragement grant you harmony with one another in Christ Jesus,
so that with one mind and one voice you may glorify the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ.
7 Accept one another, then, just as Christ accepted you, in order to bring glory to God.
8 For I tell you that Christ has become a servant of the circumcised on behalf of God’s truth, to confirm the promises made to the patriarchs,
Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.
Compare
- BSB
- so that with one mind and one voice you may glorify the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ.
- KJV
- That ye may with one mind and one mouth glorify God, even the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ.
- WEB
- that with one accord you may with one mouth glorify the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ.
- ASV
- that with one accord ye may with one mouth glorify the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ.
- DARBY
- that ye may with one accord, with one mouth, glorify the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ.
- BLB
- so that with one accord, with one mouth, you⁺ may glorify the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ.
- ÅB
- så dere enstemmig, med én munn, kan prise Gud og vår Herre Jesu Kristi Far!
- OTB
- slik at dere med enhet i sinn og stemme kan ære Gud, vår Herre Jesu Kristi Far.
- B1930
- så at I enige, med én munn, kan prise Gud og vår Herre Jesu Kristi Fader!
Study notes (Tyndale)
Original text and word study
Cross references
John 10:29–30
My Father who has given them to Me is greater than all. No one can snatch them out of My Father’s hand.
Read in contextActs 4:24
When the believers heard this, they lifted up their voices to God with one accord. “Sovereign Lord,” they said, “You made the heaven and the earth and the sea and everything in them.
Read in contextEphesians 1:3
Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who has blessed us in Christ with every spiritual blessing in the heavenly realms.
Read in contextRevelation 1:6
who has made us to be a kingdom, priests to His God and Father—to Him be the glory and power forever and ever! Amen.
Read in context2 Corinthians 11:31
The God and Father of the Lord Jesus, who is forever worthy of praise, knows that I am not lying.
Read in context1 Peter 1:3
Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ! By His great mercy He has given us new birth into a living hope through the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead,
Read in context2 Corinthians 1:3
Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of compassion and the God of all comfort,
Read in contextRomans 15:9–11
so that the Gentiles may glorify God for His mercy. As it is written: “Therefore I will praise You among the Gentiles; I will sing hymns to Your name.”
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