Romans 15:8

Romans 15:8

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

Glorify God Together

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.”

Commentaries:

Robertson's Word Pictures (NT)

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A minister of the circumcision (diakonon peritomhv). Objective genitive, "a minister to the circumcision." Diakonon is predicate accusative with gegenhsqai (perfect passive infinitive of ginomai in indirect assertion after legw, I say) and in apposition with Xriston, accusative of general reference with the infinitive. See Galatians 4:4 f.

That he might confirm (eiv to bebaiwsai). Purpose clause with eiv to and the infinitive bebaiwsai (first aorist active of bebaiow, to make stand).

The promises given unto the fathers (tav epaggeliav twn paterwn). No "given" in the Greek, just the objective genitive, "the promises to the fathers." See Romans 9:4-5.

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