12. And again, Esaias saith— (Isaiah 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 Isaiah 11:10- :. and he that shall rise, &c.—So the Septuagint in substantial, though not verbal, agreement with the original. read more
13. Now, c.—This seems a concluding prayer, suggested by the whole preceding subject matter of the epistle. the God of hope—(See on Romans 15:1). fill you with all joy and peace in believing—the native truth of that faith which is the great theme of this epistle (compare Romans 15:1- :). that ye may abound in hope—"of the glory of God." (See on Romans 15:1- :). through the power of the Holy Ghost—to whom, in the economy of redemption, it belongs to inspire believers with all gracious... read more
D. Conduct within Christian liberty 14:1-15:13In Romans 14:1 to Romans 15:13, Paul gave special attention to the problem of knowing how to live in Christian freedom. This section of Romans deals with Christian conduct when God does not specify exactly what we should do in every situation (cf. 1 Corinthians 8). In such cases some Christians will do one thing and others another, both within God’s will. How to handle these situations is the focus of this section.Paul moved on to discuss a problem... read more
4. The importance of accepting one another 15:7-13This section concludes Paul’s instructions concerning the importance of accepting one another as Christians that he began in Romans 14:1. In this section the apostle charged both the strong and the weak. read more
Two more quotations picture the Gentiles praising God alone apart from participation in Israel (Psalms 117:1; Isaiah 11:10). Perhaps Paul cited them to help his Jewish readers remember that their Gentile brethren did not need to come to God through Jews or Judaism. They did not need to practice some of the things that Jewish Christians did as a part of their cultural heritage. read more
This verse concludes the section dealing with the practice of God’s righteousness (Romans 12:1 to Romans 15:13). It is another pious wish (cf. Romans 15:5).The mention of hope points forward to the future. Throughout this epistle Paul kept referring to the fact that God had not finished His saving work in his readers’ lives. They were still under construction as Christians. There was more to God’s salvation than they had experienced yet. In closing his treatise on God’s righteousness the... read more
15:11 again, (f-2) See Psalms 117:1 . laud (g-14) 'Praise' in this verse is the present tense, see Note h, ch. 6.13. 'Laud' is the aorist of the same verb, but with a strengthening preposition prefixed, giving the sense of 'let them have him lauded.' read more
15:12 says, (h-4) See Isaiah 11:10 . read more
Jew and Gentile alike the Object of God’s Love. The Apostle’s Plans1-13. The subject of Romans 14 is continued. ’Strength’ should be displayed in helping the ’weak’ after Christ’s example (Romans 15:1-4). Let both sections be united in God’s praise, welcoming one another as Christ welcomed them (Romans 15:5-7). As the divergence of views originated in the difference between Jew and Gentile, let both remember that Christ became a Jew for the salvation of both (Romans 15:8-13).Paraphrase. ’(1)... read more
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Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible - Romans 15:11
11. And again— ( :-). Praise the Lord, all ye Gentiles; and laud him, all ye people—"peoples"—the various nations outside the pale of Judaism. read more