Romans 15:8

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Summary

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:

I say

Jesus

Galatians 4:4

For the

Romans 3:3

Luke 1:54

2 Corinthians 1:20

Truth

1 Peter 2:9

General references

Acts 15:15

Bible References

I say

to show his righteousness at the present time, that he may be righteous and justify him that is of faith.

I mean this; that each one of you says I indeed am of Paul, and I of Apollos, and I of Cephas, and I of Christ.

What then do I say? that an idol sacrifice is any thing, or that an idol is any thing?

But I say this, brothers, that flesh and blood cannot inherit the kingdom of God, nor shall destruction inherit indestructibleness.

Jesus

who are Israelites, whose are the adoption and the glory, and the covenants and the giving of the law, and the service, and the promises,

But he answered and said, I am not sent, except to the lost sheep of the house of Israel.

as the Son of man came not to be served, but to serve, and to give his life a ransom for many.

He came to his own, and his own received him not.

You are the children of the prophets, and of the promise which God promised to our fathers, saying to Abraham, And in your offspring shall all the families of the earth be blessed.

And both Paul and Barnabas speaking boldly said, It was necessary that the word of God should first be spoken to you; but since you cast it away, and judge yourselves unworthy of eternal life, behold, we turn to the gentiles.

but when the fullness of time came, God sent forth his Son, born of a woman, born under the law,

For the

For what if some did not believe? Will their unbelief destroy the faith of God?

He has helped Israel his servant, and remembered his mercy,

for all the promises of God, the yes in him, and the Amen in him, are for glory to God by us.

Truth

that I should be a servant of Christ Jesus to the nations, administering as a priest the gospel of God, that the offering of the nations may be acceptable, sanctified by the Holy Spirit.

and that he might make known the riches of his glory on the vessels of mercy, which he before prepared for glory,

See then the goodness and severity of God; towards those that fell, severity, but towards you, the goodness of God, if you continue in goodness, for otherwise you also will be cut off.

And other sheep I have which are not of this fold; and them I must lead, and they shall hear my voice, and there shall be one flock, one shepherd.

that at that time you were without Christ, alienated from the polity of Israel, and strangers to the covenants of promise, having no hope and without God in the world;

For this cause I Paul, a prisoner of Jesus Christ for you gentiles,

But you are an elect race, a royal priesthood, a holy nation, a peculiar people, that you should declare the virtues of him who called you out of darkness into his glorious light;

General references

And with this agree the words of the prophets, as it is written,