Romans 15:8

Conservative English Version

I tell you that Christ came as a servant of the Jews to show that God has kept the promises he made to their famous ancestors. Christ also came,

Cross References

Proverbs 8:7

I always speak the truth and refuse to tell a lie.

Micah 7:20

You will keep your word and be faithful to Jacob and to Abraham, as you promised our ancestors many years ago.

Matthew 15:24

Jesus said, "I was sent only to the people of Israel! They are like a flock of lost sheep."

Matthew 20:28

The Son of Man did not come to be a slave master, but a slave who will give his life to rescue many people.

John 1:11

He came into his own world, but his own nation did not welcome him.

John 10:16

I have other sheep that are not in this sheep pen. I must bring them together too, when they hear my voice. Then there will be one flock of sheep and one shepherd.

Acts 13:46

But Paul and Barnabas bravely said: We had to tell God's message to you before we told it to anyone else. But you rejected the message! This proves that you don't deserve eternal life. Now we are going to the Gentiles.

Romans 11:22

Now you see both how kind and how hard God can be. He was hard on those who fell, but he was kind to you. And he will keep on being kind to you, if you keep on trusting in his kindness. Otherwise, you will be cut away too.

Romans 11:30

At one time you Gentiles rejected God. But now Israel has rejected God, and you have been shown mercy.

Romans 15:16

He chose me to be a servant of Christ Jesus for the Gentiles and to do the work of a priest in the service of his good news. God did this so that the Holy Spirit could make the Gentiles into a holy offering, pleasing to him.

Romans 3:26

(SEE 3:25)

Romans 3:3

It is true that some of them did not believe the message. But does this mean that God cannot be trusted, just because they did not have faith?

Romans 4:16

Everything depends on having faith in God, so that God's promise is assured by his great kindness. This promise isn't only for Abraham's descendants who have the Law. It is for all who are Abraham's descendants because they have faith, just as he did. Abraham is the ancestor of us all.

1 Corinthians 1:12

They have said that some of you claim to follow me, while others claim to follow Apollos or Peter or Christ.

1 Corinthians 10:19

Am I saying that either the idols or the food sacrificed to them is anything at all?

1 Corinthians 10:29

(SEE 10:28)

1 Corinthians 15:50

My friends, I want you to know that our bodies of flesh and blood will decay. This means that they cannot share in God's kingdom, which lasts forever.

2 Corinthians 1:20

Christ says "Yes" to all of God's promises. That's why we have Christ to say "Amen" for us to the glory of God.

Ephesians 2:12

At that time you did not know about Christ. You were foreigners to the people of Israel, and you had no part in the promises that God had made to them. You were living in this world without hope and without God,