Romans 15:10
in Romans 15Again, it says: “Rejoice, O Gentiles, with His people.”
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And again he saith, Rejoice, ye Gentiles, with his people.
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And again he saith, Rejoice, ye Gentiles, with his people.
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This verse in Romans 15
Commentary
11 notes on this verseThe second authority contains the coalescence of gentiles and Jews. Hence, he says: and again he says: O gentiles, once alienated from the commonwealth of Israel (Eph 2:12); rejoice, you gentiles, with his people, i.e., adopt a common joy together with the Jews, who were …
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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.
The record, by era
The Church Fathers2 voices
"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 Puritans and the Awakening3 voices
And again he saith,.... God or Christ, in Deu 32:43; rejoice ye Gentiles with his people; which from the Hebrew text are by some rendered, "rejoice his people O ye Gentiles"; to which agree the Targums of Onkelos and Jonathan, who render it, "praise O ye nations his people"; or as some copies of the former, "the judgment of his people"; and the latter adds, the house of Israel. The note of R. Sol.
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.
This is quoted from that song of Moses, Deut. xxxii. Observe, Those who were incorporated among his people are said to rejoice with his people. No greater joy can come to any people than the coming of the gospel among them in power.
4 more voices on this verse
The Puritans and the Awakening1 voice
There shall be the root of Jesse - That kings and the Messiah should spring from his house, was promised to Jesse before it was to David. In him shall the gentiles hope - Who before had been "without hope," Eph. ii, 12.
The Nineteenth Century3 voices
A commentator
Albert Barnes1798–1870
Notes, Explanatory and Practical, on the Old and New Testaments (1832-1869)
And again ... - ; Deu 32:43. In this place the “nations” or Gentiles are called on to rejoice with the Jews, for the interposition of God in their behalf. The design of the quotation is to show that the Old Testament speaks of the Gentiles as called on to celebrate the praises of God; of course, the apostle infers that they are to be introduced to the same privileges as his people.
A commentator
Jamieson, Fausset & Brown1802–1910
Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible (1871)
And again-- (De 32:43, though there is some difficulty in the Hebrew).
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.
The words behind it
9 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 |
| λέγει· | legei | it says: | G3004 → | 1325 times |
| εὐφράνθητε | euphranthete | do rejoice you | G2165 → | |
| ἔθνη | ethne | Gentiles | G1484 → | 161 times |
| μετὰ | meta | with | G3326 → | 461 times |
| τοῦ | tou | the | G3588 → | 19766 times |
| λαοῦ | laou | people | G2992 → | 141 times |
| αὐτοῦ. | autou | of Him. | G846 → | 5565 times |
καὶAnd
kaiG2532 →9120 times
πάλινagain
palinG3825 →139 times
λέγει·it says:
legeiG3004 →1325 times
εὐφράνθητεdo rejoice you
euphrantheteG2165 →
ἔθνηGentiles
ethneG1484 →161 times
μετὰwith
metaG3326 →461 times
τοῦthe
touG3588 →19766 times
λαοῦpeople
laouG2992 →141 times
αὐτοῦ.of Him.
autouG846 →5565 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
Deuteronomy 32:43Rejoice, O heavens, with Him, and let all God’s angels worship Him. Rejoice, O nations, with His people; for He will avenge the blood of His children. He will take vengeance on His adversaries…
it leads to
- Romans 12:19
Do not avenge yourselves, beloved, but leave room for God’s wrath. For it is written: “Vengeance is Mine; I will repay, says the Lord.”
- Revelation 19:2
For His judgments are true and just. He has judged the great prostitute who corrupted the earth with her immorality. He has avenged the blood of His servants that was poured out by her…
- Revelation 6:10
And they cried out in a loud voice, “How long, O Lord, holy and true, until You avenge our blood and judge those who dwell upon the earth?”
- Psalms 85:1
You showed favor to Your land, O LORD; You restored Jacob from captivity.
- Deuteronomy 32:35
Vengeance is Mine; I will repay. In due time their foot will slip; for their day of disaster is near, and their doom is coming quickly.”
- Romans 12:19
Through
Psalms 68:32Sing to God, O kingdoms of the earth; sing praises to the Lord— Selah
it leads to
- Deuteronomy 32:43
Rejoice, O heavens, with Him, and let all God’s angels worship Him. Rejoice, O nations, with His people; for He will avenge the blood of His children. He will take vengeance on His adversaries…
- Romans 15:10–11
Again, it says: “Rejoice, O Gentiles, with His people.”
- Psalms 117:1–2
Praise the LORD, all you nations! Extol Him, all you peoples!
- Deuteronomy 32:43
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This page draws on Albert Barnes, Notes, Explanatory and Practical, on the Old and New Testaments (1832-1869); 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); John Wesley, Explanatory Notes upon the New Testament; Matthew Henry, Commentary on the Whole Bible; Origen of Alexandria, COMMENTARY ON THE EPISTLE TO THE ROMANS and Thomas Aquinas, Commentary on Romans.
