Romans 15:7
Habitually therefore give one another a friendly reception, just as Christ also has received you, and thus promote the glory of God.
Weymouth NT (1912)
In The King James Version
Wherefore receive ye one another, as Christ also received us to the glory of God.
In Context
Cross References
Matthew 11:28"Come to me, all you toiling and burdened ones, and *I* will give you rest.
Luke 9:48and said to them, "Whoever for my sake receives this little child, receives me; and whoever receives me, receives Him who sent me. For the lowliest among you all--he is the greatest."
John 6:37Every one whom the Father gives me will come to me, and him who comes to me I will never on any account drive away.
Romans 5:2through whom also, as the result of faith, we have obtained an introduction into that state of favour with God in which we stand, and we exult in hope of some day sharing in God's glory.
Romans 15:9and that the Gentiles also have glorified God in acknowledgment of His mercy. So it is written, "For this reason I will praise Thee among the Gentiles, and sing psalms in honour of Thy name."
Ephesians 1:12so that we should be devoted to the extolling of His glorious attributes--we who were the first to fix our hopes on 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 →