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Romans 15:12

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.

KJV

καὶ πάλιν Ἡσαΐας λέγει, ἔσται ἡ ῥίζα τοῦ Ἰεσσαί, καὶ ὁ ἀνιστάμενος ἄρχειν ἐθνῶν· ἐπ’ αὐτῷ ἔθνη ἐλπιοῦσιν.

Greek NT

Et rursus Isaias ait : Erit radix Jesse, et qui exsurget regere gentes, in eum gentes sperabunt.

Vulgate

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.

ASV

And again, Isaias saith: There shall be a root of Jesse; and he that shall rise up to rule the Gentiles, in him the Gentiles shall hope.

Douay-Rheims

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In the original Greek

14 distinct Greek words appear in this verse.

αὐτός
autos
pronoun · 5564×
εἰμί
eimi
verb · 2461×
καί
kai
conjunction · 8973×
λέγω
lego
verb · 2256×
πάλιν
palin
adverb · 141×
ἀνίστημι
anistemi
verb · 107×
ἄρχω
archo
verb · 2×
ἐλπίζω
elpizo
verb · 31×
ἐπί
epi
preposition · 888×
ἔθνος
ethnos
noun · 162×
Ἡσαΐας
esaias
noun · 23×
Ἰεσσαί
iessai
noun · 5×
o
article · 19778×
ῥίζα
riza
noun · 17×

Intertextual echoes

This verse quotes or alludes to 1 earlier text.

  • Isa 11:10 · adapted
    "And in that day there shall be a root of Jesse, which shall stand for an ensign of the people; to it shall the Gentiles seek: and his rest shall be glorious."
    Isaiah: root of Jesse — Paul adapts for Gentile hope in Christ

Themes

Historic Christian voices

5 passages from patristic writers, Reformers, and church catechisms citing this verse.

And there shall come forth a rod out of the stem of Jesse. The Messiah is described as coming from the apparently cut-down stump of David's dynasty — from humble origins, not from the throne. The Spirit of the Lord rests upon him in sevenfold fullness. His reign brings universal peace: the wolf dwelling with the lamb, and the earth full of the knowledge of the Lord as waters co…
So then we confess that God fulfilled the promise made to the early fathers and mothers by the mouth of the holy prophets when he sent the only and eternal Son of God into the world at the time appointed. The Son took the "form of a slave" and was made in "human form," truly assuming a real human nature, with all its weaknesses, except for sin; being conceived in the womb of th…
The prophets foretold that all nations would turn from idols to know the true God, which has come to pass through the appearing of the Saviour. Isaiah says: 'It shall come to pass in the last days, that the mountain of the Lord's house shall be established in the top of the mountains, and shall be exalted above the hills; and all nations shall flow unto it.' See Isa. ii. 2. And…

Cross-references

  • 1Chr 2:12 — And Boaz begat Obed, and Obed begat Jesse,
  • 1Cor 15:19 — If in this life only we have hope in Christ, we are of all men most miserable.
  • 1Sam 16:1 — And the LORD said unto Samuel, How long wilt thou mourn for Saul, seeing I have rejected him from reigning over Israel? fill thine horn with oil, and go, I will send thee to Jesse the Bethlehemite: fo
  • 1Tim 4:10 — For therefore we both labour and suffer reproach, because we trust in the living God, who is the Saviour of all men, specially of those that believe.
  • 2Tim 1:12 — For the which cause I also suffer these things: nevertheless I am not ashamed: for I know whom I have believed, and am persuaded that he is able to keep that which I have committed unto him against th
  • Acts 2:30 — Therefore being a prophet, and knowing that God had sworn with an oath to him, that of the fruit of his loins, according to the flesh, he would raise up Christ to sit on his throne;
  • Dan 7:14 — And there was given him dominion, and glory, and a kingdom, that all people, nations, and languages, should serve him: his dominion is an everlasting dominion, which shall not pass away, and his kingd
  • Eph 1:12 — That we should be to the praise of his glory, who first trusted in Christ.
  • Eph 1:12 — That we should be to the praise of his glory, who first trusted in Christ.
  • Gen 9:27 — God shall enlarge Japheth, and he shall dwell in the tents of Shem; and Canaan shall be his servant.
  • Gen 49:10 — The sceptre shall not depart from Judah, nor a lawgiver from between his feet, until Shiloh come; and unto him shall the gathering of the people be.
  • Gen 49:10 — The sceptre shall not depart from Judah, nor a lawgiver from between his feet, until Shiloh come; and unto him shall the gathering of the people be.
  • Isa 11:1 — And there shall come forth a rod out of the stem of Jesse, and a Branch shall grow out of his roots:
  • Isa 11:1 — And there shall come forth a rod out of the stem of Jesse, and a Branch shall grow out of his roots:
  • Isa 11:10 — And in that day there shall be a root of Jesse, which shall stand for an ensign of the people; to it shall the Gentiles seek: and his rest shall be glorious.
  • Jer 17:5 — Thus saith the LORD; Cursed be the man that trusteth in man, and maketh flesh his arm, and whose heart departeth from the LORD.
  • John 5:23 — That all men should honour the Son, even as they honour the Father. He that honoureth not the Son honoureth not the Father which hath sent him.
  • Lam 3:24 — The LORD is my portion, saith my soul; therefore will I hope in him.
  • Matt 12:21 — And in his name shall the Gentiles trust.
  • Matt 12:21 — And in his name shall the Gentiles trust.
  • Mic 4:1 — But in the last days it shall come to pass, that the mountain of the house of the LORD shall be established in the top of the mountains, and it shall be exalted above the hills; and people shall flow
  • Ps 2:4 — He that sitteth in the heavens shall laugh: the LORD shall have them in derision.
  • Ps 18:43 — Thou hast delivered me from the strivings of the people; and thou hast made me the head of the heathen: a people whom I have not known shall serve me.
  • Ps 31:24 — Be of good courage, and he shall strengthen your heart, all ye that hope in the LORD.
  • Ps 40:4 — Blessed is that man that maketh the LORD his trust, and respecteth not the proud, nor such as turn aside to lies.
  • Rev 5:5 — And one of the elders saith unto me, Weep not: behold, the Lion of the tribe of Juda, the Root of David, hath prevailed to open the book, and to loose the seven seals thereof.
  • Rev 5:5 — And one of the elders saith unto me, Weep not: behold, the Lion of the tribe of Juda, the Root of David, hath prevailed to open the book, and to loose the seven seals thereof.
  • Rev 22:16 — I Jesus have sent mine angel to testify unto you these things in the churches. I am the root and the offspring of David, and the bright and morning star.