King James Version
What Does Romans 15:8 Mean?
“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:”
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That ye may with one mind and one mouth glorify God, even the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ.
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Wherefore receive ye one another, as Christ also received us to the glory of God.
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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:
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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.
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And again he saith, Rejoice, ye Gentiles, with his people.
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Commentary
Ellicott’s Commentary for English Readers(8) **Now I** **say. . . .**—Rather, *For I say.* My doctrine is that Christ came with a two-fold purpose: on the one hand, with a mission to the Jews, the chosen circumcised race, to vindicate to them the truthfulness of God in respect to His promises, by Himself confirming and fulfilling those promises; and, on the other hand, with the object to exhibit the mercy of God in rescuing the Gentiles from their state of condemnation, and giving them cause to glorify God’s name.
**Was. . . .**—This is the reading of the Vatican MS. and Paris rescript; the Sinaitic and Alexandrine have, “hath been made.”
**For the truth of God**—*i.e.,* to make good the truthfulness of God in keeping His promises.
Charles John Ellicott (1819–1905). Public Domain.
Historical Context
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Theological Significance
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