Romans 15:8

God's Word

Let me explain. Christ became a servant for the Jewish people to reveal God’s truth. As a result, he fulfilled God’s promise to the ancestors of the Jewish people.

Cross References

Proverbs 8:7

My mouth expresses the truth, and wickedness is disgusting to my lips.

Micah 7:20

You will be faithful to Jacob. You will have mercy on Abraham as you swore by an oath to our ancestors long ago.

Matthew 15:24

Jesus responded, “I was sent only to the lost sheep of the nation of Israel.”

Matthew 20:28

It’s the same way with the Son of Man. He didn’t come so that others could serve him. He came to serve and to give his life as a ransom for many people.”

John 1:11

He went to his own people, and his own people didn’t accept him.

John 10:16

I also have other sheep that are not from this pen. I must lead them. They, too, will respond to my voice. So they will be one flock with one shepherd.

Acts 13:46

Paul and Barnabas told them boldly, “We had to speak God’s word to you first. Since you reject the word and consider yourselves unworthy of everlasting life, we are now going to turn to people of other nations.

Romans 11:22

Look at how kind and how severe God can be. He is severe to those who fell, but kind to you if you continue to hold on to his kindness. Otherwise, you, too, will be cut off ⌞from the tree⌟.

Romans 11:30

In the past, you disobeyed God. But now God has been merciful to you because of the disobedience of the Jewish people.

Romans 15:16

to be a servant of Christ Jesus to people who are not Jewish. I serve as a priest by spreading the Good News of God. I do this in order that I might bring the nations to God as an acceptable offering, made holy by the Holy Spirit.

Romans 3:26

He waited so that he could display his approval at the present time. This shows that he is a God of justice, a God who approves of people who believe in Jesus.

Romans 3:3

What if some of them were unfaithful? Can their unfaithfulness cancel God’s faithfulness?

Romans 4:16

Therefore, the promise is based on faith so that it can be a gift. Consequently, the promise is guaranteed for every descendant, not only for those who are descendants by obeying Moses’ Teachings but also for those who are descendants by believing as Abraham did. He is the father of all of us,

1 Corinthians 1:12

This is what I mean: Each of you is saying, “I follow Paul,” or “I follow Apollos,” or “I follow Cephas,”  or “I follow Christ.”

1 Corinthians 10:19

Do I mean that an offering made to a false god is anything, or that a false god itself is anything?

1 Corinthians 10:29

I’m not talking about your conscience but the other person’s conscience. Why should my freedom be judged by someone else’s conscience?

1 Corinthians 15:50

Brothers and sisters, this is what I mean: Flesh and blood cannot inherit God’s kingdom. What decays cannot inherit what doesn’t decay.

2 Corinthians 1:20

Certainly, Christ made God’s many promises come true. For that reason, because of our message, people also honor God by saying, “Amen!”

Ephesians 2:12

Also, at that time you were without Christ. You were excluded from citizenship in Israel, and the pledges  ⌞God made in his⌟ promise were foreign to you. You had no hope and were in the world without God.