Romans 15:12
in Romans 15And once more, Isaiah says: “The Root of Jesse will appear, One who will arise to rule over the Gentiles; in Him the Gentiles will put their hope.”
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The same verse in ASV and KJV ▾
ASV
And again, Isaiah saith, There shall be the root of Jesse, And he that ariseth to rule over the Gentiles; On him shall the Gentiles hope.
KJV
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.
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This verse in Romans 15
Commentary
14 notes on this verseBut when the same prophet represents to us even nations sometimes estimated as "the small dust of the balance," and as "less than nothing, and vanity," and sometimes as about to hope and "trust in the name" and arm of the Lord, are we at all misled respecting the Gentile nations by the diversity of statement? Are some of them to turn believers, and are others accounted dust, from any difference of nature? Nay, rather Christ has shone as the true light on the nations within the ocean's limits, and from the heaven which is over us all.
This site's exposition
Rejoice, O Gentiles, with His people
on Romans 15:10-13
Deuteronomy 32:43, Psalm 117:1 and Isaiah 11:10 stand in a row, each setting Gentile praise beside Israel's. Isaiah names the Root of Jesse, who rises to rule the Gentiles and in whom they hope. The benediction then asks the God of hope to fill the church with joy and peace.
This site's exposition
The Root of Jesse will appear
Paul quotes Isaiah as the Greek translation gives it. Barnes pictures the Root of Jesse as a live root under a fallen tree that sends up a new shoot. Jamieson, Fausset and Brown read the Root as the one sprung from Jesse and point to Revelation 22:16.
The record, by era
The Church Fathers3 voices
In order to give the Gentiles greater assurance and a surer hope, Paul backs up God's decree with many examples.Why is Christ said to be from the root of Jesse and not from the root of Boaz, a righteous man, or of Obed? It is …
"And, rejoice, ye Gentiles, with His people. And, Praise the Lord, all ye Gentiles; and let all people laud Him." "And, There shall be a root of Jesse, and He that shall rise to reign over the Gentiles, in Him shall the Gentiles trust." Now all these quotations he has given to show that we ought to be united, and to glorify God; and also, to humble the Jew, that he may not lift himself up over these, since all the prophets called these, as well as to persuade the man of the Gentiles to be lowly, by showing him that he had a larger grace to answer for.
A commentator
Origen of AlexandriaCOMMENTARY ON THE EPISTLE TO THE ROMANS · Written before 253.
proposed
But the Gentiles honor God for his mercy, as it is written: "Therefore I will confess to you among the Gentiles, and I will sing to your name." And again he says: "Rejoice, you Gentiles, with his people." And again: "Praise the Lord, all you Gentiles, and magnify him, all you peoples." And Isaiah again says: "There shall be the root of Jesse, and he who shall arise to rule the Gentiles, in him shall the Gentiles hope."
The Medieval Church2 voices
The fourth authority contains the reverence of the gentiles toward Christ. Hence he continues: and again Isaiah says: the root of Jesse shall come (Isa 11:10). Here he foretells the origin of Jesus, that he will be born of the seed of Jesse. For Jesse …
He brought all these testimonies as proof that those called from among the Gentiles must live in unity and be of one mind with those who came from among the Jews; he humbles them so that they would not exalt themselves over those called from …
6 more voices on this verse
The Puritans and the Awakening3 voices
Those that were Lo-ammi--not a people, were Lo-ruhama--not obtaining mercy, Hos. i. The greatest mercy of God to any people is the receiving of them into covenant with himself: and it is good to take notice of God's mercy in receiving us. [2.] They shall have a heart for praise.
Faith is the soul's confidence in Christ and dependence on him. The prophet has it, to him shall the Gentiles seek. The method of faith is first to seek unto Christ, as to one proposed to us for a Saviour; and, finding him able and willing to save, then to trust in him.
And again Esaias saith,.... In Isa 11:10; there shall be a root of Jesse.
The Nineteenth Century3 voices
A commentator
Albert Barnes1798–1870
Notes, Explanatory and Practical, on the Old and New Testaments (1832-1869)
Esaias saith - Isa 11:1, Isa 11:10. There shall be a root - A descendant, or one that should proceed from him when he was dead. When a tree dies, and falls, there may remain a “root” which shall retain life, and which shall send up a sprout of a similar kind. So Job says Job 14:7, “For there is hope of a tree, if it be cut down, that it will sprout again, and that the tender branch thereof will not cease.” So in relation to Jesse.
A commentator
Jamieson, Fausset & Brown1802–1910
Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible (1871)
Now--"For" is the true reading: the apostle is merely assigning an additional motive to Christian forbearance.
A commentator
Jamieson, Fausset & Brown1802–1910
Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible (1871)
And again, Esaias saith-- (Isa 11:10). There shall be a--"the" root of Jesse--meaning, not "He from whom Jesse sprang," but "He that is sprung from Jesse" (that is, Jesse's son David)--see Re 22:16. and he that shall rise, &c.--So the Septuagint in substantial, though not verbal, agreement with the original.
The words behind it
18 Greek wordsEvery Greek word of this verse in the order it stands, with what it means and the door to its own study. The last column counts the times a word stands in the whole Bible: the rarer the word, the more the places it appears belong together.
| Greek | Sound | Meaning | Word study | In the Bible |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| καὶ | kai | And | G2532 → | 9120 times |
| πάλιν | palin | again | G3825 → | 139 times |
| Ἠσαΐας | esaias | Isaiah | G2268 → | 22 times |
| λέγει· | legei | says: | G3004 → | 1325 times |
| ἔσται | estai | There will be | G1510 → | 2333 times |
| ἡ | he | the | G3588 → | 19766 times |
| ῥίζα | rhiza | root | G4491 → | 17 times |
| τοῦ | tou | <the> | G3588 → | 19766 times |
| Ἰεσσαί, | iessai | of Jesse, | G2421 → | |
| καὶ | kai | and | G2532 → | 9120 times |
| ὁ | ho | the [One] | G3588 → | 19766 times |
| ἀνιστάμενος | anistamenos | arising | G450 → | |
| ἄρχειν | archein | to rule | G757 → | |
| ἐθνῶν, | ethnon | over Gentiles, | G1484 → | 161 times |
| ἐπ᾽ | ep᾽ | in | G1909 → | 883 times |
| αὐτῷ | auto | Him | G846 → | 5565 times |
| ἔθνη | ethne | [the] Gentiles | G1484 → | 161 times |
| ἐλπιοῦσιν.¶ | elpiousin | will hope. | G1679 → | 31 times |
καὶAnd
kaiG2532 →9120 times
πάλινagain
palinG3825 →139 times
ἨσαΐαςIsaiah
esaiasG2268 →22 times
λέγει·says:
legeiG3004 →1325 times
ἔσταιThere will be
estaiG1510 →2333 times
ἡthe
heG3588 →19766 times
ῥίζαroot
rhizaG4491 →17 times
τοῦ<the>
touG3588 →19766 times
Ἰεσσαί,of Jesse,
iessaiG2421 →
καὶand
kaiG2532 →9120 times
ὁthe [One]
hoG3588 →19766 times
ἀνιστάμενοςarising
anistamenosG450 →
ἄρχεινto rule
archeinG757 →
ἐθνῶν,over Gentiles,
ethnonG1484 →161 times
ἐπ᾽in
ep᾽G1909 →883 times
αὐτῷHim
autoG846 →5565 times
ἔθνη[the] Gentiles
ethneG1484 →161 times
ἐλπιοῦσιν.¶will hope.
elpiousinG1679 →31 times
A shaded row is a word that stands 400 times or fewer in the Bible.
The walk
8 stopsEach card is a verse this one points to, and under it the verses that one points to in turn. Where several paths arrive at the same place, that place is listed first: the text keeps returning to it.
Through
Revelation 5:5Then one of the elders said to me, “Do not weep! Behold, the Lion of the tribe of Judah, the Root of David, has triumphed to open the scroll and its seven seals.”
it leads to
- Isaiah 11:1
Then a shoot will spring up from the stump of Jesse, and a Branch from his roots will bear fruit.
Reached by 3 separate paths from here.
- Isaiah 11:10
On that day the Root of Jesse will stand as a banner for the peoples. The nations will seek Him, and His place of rest will be glorious.
Reached by 2 separate paths from here.
- Jeremiah 23:5–6
Behold, the days are coming, declares the LORD, when I will raise up for David a righteous Branch, and He will reign wisely as King and will administer justice and righteousness in the land.
- Isaiah 11:1
Through
Isaiah 11:1Then a shoot will spring up from the stump of Jesse, and a Branch from his roots will bear fruit.
it leads to
- Revelation 22:16
“I, Jesus, have sent My angel to give you this testimony for the churches. I am the Root and the Offspring of David, the bright Morning Star.”
Reached by 2 separate paths from here.
- Jeremiah 23:5
Behold, the days are coming, declares the LORD, when I will raise up for David a righteous Branch, and He will reign wisely as King and will administer justice and righteousness in the land.
- Zechariah 6:12
And you are to tell him that this is what the LORD of Hosts says: ‘Here is a man whose name is the Branch, and He will branch out from His place and build…
- Acts 13:22–23
After removing Saul, He raised up David as their king and testified about him: ‘I have found David son of Jesse a man after My own heart; he will carry out My will in…
- Revelation 22:16
Through
Revelation 22:16“I, Jesus, have sent My angel to give you this testimony for the churches. I am the Root and the Offspring of David, the bright Morning Star.”
it leads to
- Revelation 5:5
Then one of the elders said to me, “Do not weep! Behold, the Lion of the tribe of Judah, the Root of David, has triumphed to open the scroll and its seven seals.”
Reached by 2 separate paths from here.
- Revelation 5:5
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This page draws on Albert Barnes, Notes, Explanatory and Practical, on the Old and New Testaments (1832-1869); Ambrosiaster, COMMENTARY ON PAUL'S EPISTLES; Frederic Godet, Commentary on St. Paul's Epistle to the Romans; Jamieson, Fausset & Brown, Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible; John Chrysostom, Homily on Romans 28; John Gill, Exposition of the New Testament (1746-1748); Matthew Henry, Commentary on the Whole Bible; Origen of Alexandria, COMMENTARY ON THE EPISTLE TO THE ROMANS; Tertullian, On the Resurrection of the Flesh; Theophylact of Ohrid, Commentary on Romans and Thomas Aquinas, Commentary on Romans.