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Romans 15:12 KJV
Romans · chapter 15 · verse 12
And again, Esaias saith, There shall be a root of Jesse, and he that shall rise to reign over the Gentiles; in him shall the Gentiles trust.Romans 15:12 · King James Version
Romans 15:12 in context
10And again he saith, Rejoice, ye Gentiles, with his people.
11And again, Praise the Lord, all ye Gentiles; and laud him, all ye people.
12And again, Esaias saith, There shall be a root of Jesse, and he that shall rise to reign over the Gentiles; in him shall the Gentiles trust.
13Now the God of hope fill you with all joy and peace in believing, that ye may abound in hope, through the power of the Holy Ghost.
14And I myself also am persuaded of you, my brethren, that ye also are full of goodness, filled with all knowledge, able also to admonish one another.
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Key words (Strong's)
- Gentilesethnosa multitude associated or living together, a company, troop, swarm, a multitude of…G1484 →
- EsaiasēsaiasIsaiah = " Jehovah s help" , a famous Hebrew prophet who prophesied in the reigns…G2268 →
- saithlegōto say, to speak, affirm over, maintain, to teach, to exhort, advise, to command, direct…G3004 →
- JesseiessaiJesse = " wealthy" , the father of David the kingG2421 →
- rootrhizaa root, that which like a root springs from a root, a sprout, shoot, metaph. offspring…G4491 →
- riseanistēmito cause to rise up, raise up, raise up from laying down, to raise up from the dead, to…G450 →
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The apostle here returns to his exhortation to Christians. What he says here (Rom 15:7) is to the same purport with the former; but the repetition shows how much the apostle's heart was upon it.
— Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on verses 7-12