Romans 15:12
And again, Esaias says, There shall be the root of Jesse, and one that arises, to rule over [the] nations: in him shall [the] nations hope.
Darby Translation
In The King James Version
In Context
11And again, Praise the Lord, all [ye] nations, and let all the peoples laud him.
Cross References
1 Chronicles 2:12and Boaz begot Obed, and Obed begot Jesse;
Psalms 22:27All the ends of the earth shall remember and turn unto Jehovah, and all the families of the nations shall worship before thee:
Psalms 72:17His name shall endure for ever; his name shall be continued as long as the sun: and [men] shall bless themselves in him; all nations shall call him blessed.
Isaiah 11:10And in that day there shall be a root of Jesse, standing as a banner of the peoples: the nations shall seek it; and his resting-place shall be glory.
Isaiah 49:6and he saith, It is a small thing that thou shouldest be my servant to raise up the tribes of Jacob, and to restore the preserved of Israel; I have even given thee for a light of the nations, that thou mayest be my salvation unto the end of the earth.
Jeremiah 17:5Thus saith Jehovah: Cursed is the man that confideth in man, and maketh flesh his arm, and whose heart departeth from Jehovah.
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 →