Romans 15:8

Jesus Christ God's faithfulness Covenant and promises

⁶ 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.

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,

⁹ 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.”

¹⁰ Again, it says: “Rejoice, O Gentiles, with His people.”

This was said to Israel at a particular time, so it is wise to read it together with the surrounding text. Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.

Compare

BSB: 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,
KJV: Now I say that Jesus Christ was a minister of the circumcision for the truth of God, to confirm the promises made unto the fathers:
WEB: Now I say that Christ has been made a servant of the circumcision for the truth of God, that he might confirm the promises given to the fathers,
ASV: For I say that Christ hath been made a minister of the circumcision for the truth of God, that he might confirm the promises [given] unto the fathers,
DARBY: For I say that Jesus Christ became a minister of [the] circumcision for [the] truth of God, to confirm the promises of the fathers;
BLB: For I say [that] Christ has become a servant of the circumcision for the truth of God, in order to confirm the promises to the fathers,

ÅB: Jeg sier nemlig: Kristus er blitt tjener for de omskårne for Guds sannferdighets skyld, for å stadfeste løftene til fedrene,
OTB: For jeg sier at Kristus har blitt en tjener for jødene på vegne av Guds sannhet, for å bekrefte løftene gitt til fedrene,
B1930: Jeg mener: Kristus er blitt en tjener for de omskårne for Guds sanndruhets skyld, for å stadfeste løftene til fedrene,

Study notes (Tyndale)

Original text and word study

Cross references

Galatians 4:4–5
But when the time had fully come, God sent His Son, born of a woman, born under the law,
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Matthew 15:24
He answered, “I was sent only to the lost sheep of the house of Israel.”
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2 Corinthians 1:20
For all the promises of God are “Yes” in Christ. And so through Him, our “Amen” is spoken to the glory of God.
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John 1:11
He came to His own, and His own did not receive Him.
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Acts 3:25–26
And you are sons of the prophets and of the covenant God made with your fathers when He said to Abraham, ‘Through your offspring all the families of the earth will be blessed.’
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John 10:16
I have other sheep that are not of this fold. I must bring them in as well, and they will listen to My voice. Then there will be one flock and one shepherd.
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Romans 3:3
What if some did not have faith? Will their lack of faith nullify God’s faithfulness?
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Romans 15:16
to be a minister of Christ Jesus to the Gentiles in the priestly service of the gospel of God, so that the Gentiles might become an offering acceptable to God, sanctified by the Holy Spirit.
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