Romans 15:8 - Forerunner Commentary

Romans 15:8

6 that you may ^awith one mind and one mouth glorify the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ.

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7 Therefore ^areceive one another, just ^bas Christ also received us, to the glory of God.

8 Now I say that ^aJesus Christ has become a servant to the circumcision for the truth of God, ^bto confirm the promises made to the fathers,

9 and ^athat the Gentiles might glorify God for His mercy, as it is written:
^b“For this reason I will confess to You among the Gentiles,
And sing to Your name.”

10 And again he says:
^a“Rejoice, O Gentiles, with His people!”

11 And again:
^a“Praise the Lord, all you Gentiles!
Laud Him, all you peoples!”

12 And again, Isaiah says:
^a“There shall be a root of Jesse;
And He who shall rise to reign over the Gentiles,
In Him the Gentiles shall hope.”

13 Now may the God of hope fill you with all ^ajoy and peace in believing, that you may abound in hope by the power of the Holy Spirit.

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14 Now ^aI myself am confident concerning you, my brethren, that you also are full of goodness, ^bfilled with all knowledge, able also to admonish¹ one another.

15 Nevertheless, brethren, I have written more boldly to you on some points, as reminding you, ^abecause of the grace given to me by God,

16 that ^aI might be a minister of Jesus Christ to the Gentiles, ministering the gospel of God, that the ^boffering of the Gentiles might be acceptable, sanctified by the Holy Spirit.

17 Therefore I have reason to glory in Christ Jesus ^ain the things which pertain to God.

18 For I will not dare to speak of any of those things ^awhich Christ has not accomplished through me, in word and deed, ^bto make the Gentiles obedient—

Verse Comparison: Romans 15:8

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American Standard Version
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,

Amplified® Bible
For I tell you that Christ (the Messiah) became a servant {and} a minister to the circumcised (the Jews) in order to show God's truthfulness {and} honesty by confirming (verifying) the promises [given] to our fathers,

Contemporary English Version
I tell you that Christ came as a servant of the Jews to show that God has kept the promises he made to their famous ancestors. Christ also came,

Darby English Version
For I say that Jesus Christ became a minister of [the] circumcision for [the] truth of God, to confirm the promises of the fathers;

Good News Bible
For I tell you that Christ's life of service was on behalf of the Jews, to show that God is faithful, to make his promises to their ancestors come true,

International Standard Version
For I tell you that Christ became a servant of the circumcised on behalf of God's truth in order to confirm the promises given to our forefathers,

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:

New American Standard Bible
For I say that Christ has become a servant to the circumcision on behalf of the truth of God to confirm the promises {given} to the fathers,

New International Version
For I tell you that Christ has become a servant of the Jewson behalf of God's truth, to confirm the promises made to the patriarchs

New King James Version
Now I say that Jesus Christ has become a servant to the circumcision for the truth of God, to confirm the promises made to the fathers,

N.A.S.B. in E-Prime
For I say that Christ has become a servant to the circumcision on behalf of the truth of God to confirm the promises given to the fathers,

Young's Literal Translation
And I say Jesus Christ to have become a ministrant of circumcision for the truth of God, to confirm the promises to the fathers,

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