Romans 15:7
in Romans 15Accept one another, then, just as Christ accepted you, in order to bring glory to God.
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ASV
Wherefore receive ye one another, even as Christ also received you, to the glory of God.
KJV
Wherefore receive ye one another, as Christ also received us to the glory of God.
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This verse in Romans 15
Commentary
11 notes on this verseAfter these things he says: "Wherefore receive one another, as Christ also received you unto the honor of God." What he says, "receive one another," is to be referred back to what he had set forth at the first, where, on the occasion of clean or unclean foods, those who thought differently were at variance with one another; and he says: "Receive one another, as Christ also received you," who shrank from no one's uncleannesses, nor reckoned to anyone his offenses. Judge nothing, therefore, concerning the uncleanness of animals, just as he did not reckon the uncleannesses of believers.
This site's exposition
just as Christ accepted you
on Romans 15:7-9
The chapter comes down to one command, accept one another just as Christ accepted you. Christ became a servant of the circumcised to confirm the promises made to the patriarchs, so Gentile praise rests on promises kept to Israel. Jew and Gentile glorify one God.
The record, by era
The Church Fathers2 voices
A commentator
Cyril of AlexandriaEXPLANATION OF THE LETTER TO THE ROMANS · Written before 444.
proposed
We are all one body and members one of another. Christ obliges us to be united with one another in the bonds of charity.
The example again is as before, and the gain unspeakable. For this is a thing that doth God especial glory, the being closely united. And so if even against thy will and for His sake, thou be at variance with thy brother, consider that by putting an end to thine anger thou art glorifying thy Master, and if not on thy brother's account, for this at all events be reconciled to him: or rather for this first. For Christ also insists upon this upon all possible grounds, and when addressing His Father he said, "By this shall all men know that Thou hast sent Me, if they be one." (John xvii. 21.) Let us obey then, and knit ourselves to one another. For in this place it is not any longer the weak, but all that he is rousing. And were a man minded to break with thee, do not thou break also. Nor give utterance to that cold saying, "Him I love that loveth me; if my right eye does not love me, I tear it out." For these are satanical sayings, and fit for publicans, and the little spirit of the Gentiles. But thou that art called to a greater citizenship, and are enrolled in the books of Heaven, art liable to greater laws. Do not speak in this way, but when he is not minded to love thee, then display the more love, that thou mayest draw him to thee. For he is a member; and when by any force a member is sundered from the body, we do everything to unite it again, and then pay more attention to it. For the reward is the greater then, when one draws to one a person not minded to love. For if He bids us invite to supper those that cannot make us any recompense, that what goes for recompense may be the greater, much more ought we to do this in regard to friendship. Now he that is loved and loveth, does pay thee a recompense. But he that is loved and loveth not, hath made God a debtor to thee in his own room. […]
The Medieval Church2 voices
Then when he says, wherefore, receive one another, he clarifies the first part of the admonition in which he had said that the stronger should bear with the failings of the weak. In regard to this he does three things: first, he resumes the admonition; …
He repeats the previous exhortation and brings Christ as an example, so that we would accept one another, because this serves to the glory of God. For our unity above all glorifies God, as it is said: "the world will believe that You sent Me," …
The Puritans and the Awakening1 voice
Wherefore receive ye one another,.... Into your hearts and affections; embrace one another cordially, the Jew the Gentile, the Gentile the Jew, the strong brother the weak, the weak the strong: as Christ also received us. The Alexandrian copy, the Vulgate Latin, Syriac, and Arabic versions, read "you". Both Jews and Gentiles, as appears from the following verses.
4 more voices on this verse
The Puritans and the Awakening1 voice
Those words, to the glory of God, may refer both to Christ's receiving us, which is our pattern, and to our receiving one another, which is our practice according to that pattern. Christ hath received us to the glory of God. The end of our reception by Christ is that we might glorify God in this world, and be glorified with him in that to come.
The Nineteenth Century3 voices
A commentator
Albert Barnes1798–1870
Notes, Explanatory and Practical, on the Old and New Testaments (1832-1869)
Wherefore - In view of all the considerations tending to produce unity and love, which have been presented. He refers to the various arguments in this and the preceding chapter. Receive ye one another - Acknowledge one another as Christians, and treat one another as such, though you may differ in opinion about many smaller matters; see Rom 14:3. As Christ also received us - That is, received us as his friends and followers; see Rom 14:3. To the glory of God - In order to promote his glory.
A commentator
Jamieson, Fausset & Brown1802–1910
Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible (1871)
proposed
Wherefore--returning to the point receive ye one another . . . to the glory of God--If Christ received us, and bears with all our weaknesses, well may we receive and compassionate one with another, and by so doing God will be glorified.
Wherefore receive ye one another - Προσλαμβανεσθε Have the most affectionate regard for each other, and acknowledge each other as the servants and children of God Almighty. As Christ also received us - Καθως και ὁ Χριστος προσελαβετο ἡμας· In the same manner, and with the same cordial affection, as Christ has received us into communion with himself, and has made us partakers of such inestimable blessings, condescending to be present in all our assemblies. And as Christ has received us thus to the glory of God, so should we, Jews and Gentiles, cordially receive each other, that God’s glory may be promoted by our harmony and brotherly love.
The words behind it
13 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| διὸ | dio | Therefore | G1352 → | 53 times |
| προσλαμβάνεσθε | proslambanesthe | do receive | G4355 → | 12 times |
| ἀλλήλους, | allelous | one another | G240 → | 100 times |
| καθὼς | kathos | even as | G2531 → | 182 times |
| καὶ | kai | also | G2532 → | 9120 times |
| ὁ | ho | <the> | G3588 → | 19766 times |
| Χριστὸς | christos | Christ | G5547 → | 523 times |
| προσελάβετο | proselabeto | received | G4355 → | 12 times |
| ὑμᾶς | humas | you | G4771 → | 2973 times |
| εἰς | eis | to | G1519 → | 1755 times |
| δόξαν | doxan | [the] glory | G1391 → | 165 times |
| τοῦ | tou | <the> | G3588 → | 19766 times |
| θεοῦ. | theou | of God. | G2316 → | 1312 times |
διὸTherefore
dioG1352 →53 times
προσλαμβάνεσθεdo receive
proslambanestheG4355 →12 times
ἀλλήλους,one another
allelousG240 →100 times
καθὼςeven as
kathosG2531 →182 times
καὶalso
kaiG2532 →9120 times
ὁ<the>
hoG3588 →19766 times
ΧριστὸςChrist
christosG5547 →523 times
προσελάβετοreceived
proselabetoG4355 →12 times
ὑμᾶςyou
humasG4771 →2973 times
εἰςto
eisG1519 →1755 times
δόξαν[the] glory
doxanG1391 →165 times
τοῦ<the>
touG3588 →19766 times
θεοῦ.of God.
theouG2316 →1312 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
John 13:34A new commandment I give you: Love one another. As I have loved you, so you also must love one another.
it leads to
- Ephesians 5:2
and walk in love, just as Christ loved us and gave Himself up for us as a fragrant sacrificial offering to God.
- Leviticus 19:18
Do not seek revenge or bear a grudge against any of your people, but love your neighbor as yourself. I am the LORD.
- John 15:17
This is My command to you: Love one another.
- 1 Peter 1:22
Since you have purified your souls by obedience to the truth so that you have a genuine love for your brothers, love one another deeply, from a pure heart.
- 1 John 3:23
And this is His commandment: that we should believe in the name of His Son, Jesus Christ, and we should love one another just as He commanded us.
- Ephesians 5:2
Through
Romans 5:2through whom we have gained access by faith into this grace in which we stand. And we rejoice in the hope of the glory of God.
it leads to
- Ephesians 2:18
For through Him we both have access to the Father by one Spirit.
- Ephesians 3:12
In Him and through faith in Him we may enter God’s presence with boldness and confidence.
- Romans 12:12
Be joyful in hope, patient in affliction, persistent in prayer.
- Ephesians 2:18
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This page draws on Adam Clarke, Commentary on the Bible; Albert Barnes, Notes, Explanatory and Practical, on the Old and New Testaments (1832-1869); Cyril of Alexandria, EXPLANATION OF THE LETTER TO THE ROMANS; Jamieson, Fausset & Brown, Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible; John Chrysostom, Homily on Romans 27; 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; Robert Haldane, Exposition of the Epistle to the Romans; Theophylact of Ohrid, Commentary on Romans and Thomas Aquinas, Commentary on Romans.