Romans 15:7
Therefore receive ye each other, just as Christ also received you for the glory of God.
A Conservative Version
In The King James Version
Wherefore receive ye one another, as Christ also received us to the glory of God.
In Context
6so that unanimously, with one mouth, ye may glorify the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ.
Cross References
Matthew 11:28Come to me, all ye who labor and have been burdened, and I will give you rest.
Luke 9:48and he said to them, Whoever may receive this child in my name receives me, and whoever may receive me receives him who sent me, for he who exists smaller among you all, this man will be great.
John 6:37All that the Father gives me will come to me, and he who comes to me I will, no, not cast out.
Romans 5:2through whom also we have access by faith for this grace in which we stand, and we take pride in hope of the glory of God.
Romans 15:9and the Gentiles, for the sake of mercy, to glorify God, as it is written, Because of this I will give thanks to thee among Gentiles, and will sing to thy name.
Ephesians 1:12For us to be for appreciation of his glory, men who have first hoped in the Christ.
Matthew Henry on Romans 15:6-7
Christian Unity. ( a. d. 58.) 5 Now the God of patience and consolation grant you to be like-minded one toward another according to Christ Jesus: 6 That ye may with one mind and one mouth glorify God, even the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ. The apostle, having delivered two exhortations, before he proceeds to more, intermixes here a prayer for the success of what he had said. Faithful ministers water their preaching with their prayers, because, whoever sows the seed, it is God that gives the increase. We can but… Read the whole commentary →