Romans 15:8

Now, I say, that Jesus Christ, as a minister, was of the circumcision for the sake of the truth of God, in order to confirm the promises made to the fathers,

Henry Tompkins Anderson’s 1864 New Testament

In The King James Version

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:

In Context

7Wherefore, receive one another with kindness, as the Christ has received you, to the glory of God.

9and that the Gentiles might glorify God for his mercy, as it is written: For this cause I will give praise to thee among the Gentiles, and to thy name will I sing.

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Cross References

Matthew 15:24But he answered and said: I am not sent but to the lost sheep of the house of Israel.

Luke 1:54He has helped Israel his servant, (as he spoke to our fathers,)

John 1:11He came to his own country, and his own people received him not.

Acts 3:25You are the sons of the prophets, and of the covenant that God made with our fathers, saying to Abraham, And in your offspring shall all the families of the earth be blessed.

Romans 3:3What, indeed, if some have been unfaithful? Will their unfaithfulness overthrow the faithfulness of God?

Matthew Henry on Romans 15:8-13

Christian Unity. ( a. d. 58.) 7 Wherefore receive ye one another, as Christ also received us to the glory of God. 8 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: 9 And that the Gentiles might glorify God for his mercy; as it is written, For this cause I will confess to thee among the Gentiles, and sing unto thy name. 10 And again he saith, Rejoice, ye Gentiles, with his people. 11 And again, Praise the Lord, all ye Gentiles; and… Read the whole commentary →

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