Romans 15:8

Weymouth NT

My meaning is that Christ has become a servant to the people of Israel in vindication of God's truthfulness –in showing how sure are the promises made to our forefathers–

Cross References

Matthew 15:24

»I have only been sent to the lost sheep of the house of Israel,« He replied.

Matthew 20:28

just as the Son of Man came not to be served but to serve, and to give His life as the redemption-price for many.«

John 1:11

He came to the things that were His own, and His own people gave Him no welcome.

John 10:16

I have also other sheep–which do not belong to this fold. Those also I must bring, and they will listen to my voice; and they shall become one flock under one Shepherd.

Acts 13:46

Then, throwing off all reserve, Paul and Barnabas said, »We were bound to proclaim God's Message to you first. But since you spurn it and judge yourselves to be unworthy of the Life of the Ages–well, we turn to the Gentiles.

Romans 11:22

Notice therefore God's kindness and God's severity. On those who have fallen His severity has descended, but upon you His kindness has come, provided that you do not cease to respond to that kindness. Otherwise you will be cut off also.

Romans 11:30

but just as you were formerly disobedient to Him, but now have received mercy at a time when they are disobedient,

Romans 15:16

that I should be a minister of Christ Jesus among the Gentiles, doing priestly duties in connexion with God's Good News so that the sacrifice –namely the Gentiles– may be acceptable to Him, being (as it is) an offering which the Holy Spirit has made holy.

Romans 3:26

with a view to demonstrating, at the present time, His righteousness, that He may be shown to be righteous Himself, and the giver of righteousness to those who believe in Jesus.

Romans 3:3

For what if some Jews have proved unfaithful? Shall their faithlessness render God's faithfulness worthless?

Romans 4:16

All depends on faith, and for this reason–that acceptance with God might be an act of pure grace,

1 Corinthians 1:12

What I mean is that each of you is a partisan. One man says »I belong to Paul;« another »I belong to Apollos;« a third »I belong to Peter;« a fourth »I belong to Christ.«

1 Corinthians 10:19

Do I mean that a thing sacrificed to an idol is what it claims to be, or that an idol is a real thing?

1 Corinthians 10:29

But now I mean his conscience, not your own. »Why, on what ground,« you may object, »is the question of my liberty of action to be decided by a conscience not my own?

1 Corinthians 15:50

But this I tell you, brethren: our mortal bodies cannot inherit the Kingdom of God, nor will what is perishable inherit what is imperishable.

2 Corinthians 1:20

For all the promises of God, whatever their number, have their confirmation in Him; and for this reason through Him also our »Amen« acknowledges their truth and promotes the glory of God through our faith.

Ephesians 2:12

At that time you were living apart from Christ, estranged from the Commonwealth of Israel, with no share by birth in the Covenants which are based on the Promises, and you had no hope and no God, in all the world.