Romans 15:9-12

15:9 and thus the Gentiles glorify God for his mercy.¹ As it is written, “Because of this I will confess you among the Gentiles, and I will sing praises to your name.”² 15:10 And again it says: “Rejoice, O Gentiles, with his people.”³ 15:11 And again, “Praise the Lord all you Gentiles, and let all the peoples praise him.”⁴ 15:12 And again Isaiah says, “The root of Jesse will come, and the one who rises to rule over the Gentiles, in him will the Gentiles hope.”⁵

Romans 15:27

15:27 For they were pleased to do this, and indeed they are indebted to the Jerusalem saints.⁶ For if the Gentiles have shared in their spiritual things, they are obligated also to minister to them in material things.

¹tn There are two major syntactical alternatives which are both awkward: (1) One could make “glorify” dependent on “Christ has become a minister” and coordinate with “to confirm” and the result would be rendered “Christ has become a minister of circumcision to confirm the promises…and so that the Gentiles might glorify God.” (2) One could make “glorify” dependent on “I tell you” and coordinate with “Christ has become a minister” and the result would be rendered “I tell you that Christ has become a minister of circumcision…and that the Gentiles glorify God.” The second rendering is preferred.

²sn A quotation from Ps 18:49.

³sn A quotation from Deut 32:43.

⁴sn A quotation from Ps 117:1.

⁵sn A quotation from Isa 11:10.

⁶tn Grk “to them”; the referent (the Jerusalem saints) has been specified in the translation for clarity.