The person that accepts you also accepts me. And the person that accepts me also accepts the One (God) that sent me.
Romans 15:7 - Easy To Read Version Christ accepted you. So you should accept each other. This will bring glory to God. Tuilleadh leaganachaKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 Wherefore receive ye one another, as Christ also received us to the glory of God. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition Welcome and receive [to your hearts] one another, then, even as Christ has welcomed and received you, for the glory of God. American Standard Version (1901) Wherefore receive ye one another, even as Christ also received you, to the glory of God. Common English Bible So welcome each other, in the same way that Christ also welcomed you, for God’s glory. Catholic Public Domain Version For this reason, accept one another, just as Christ also has accepted you, in the honor of God. Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version Wherefore receive one another, as Christ also hath received you unto the honour of God. |
The person that accepts you also accepts me. And the person that accepts me also accepts the One (God) that sent me.
Then the Pharisees {\cf2\super [258]} and the teachers of the law began to complain, “Look! This man (Jesus) welcomes bad people and even eats with them!”
Then Jesus said to the followers, “If a person accepts a little child like this in my name, then that person accepts me. And when a person accepts me, that person accepts the One (God) that sent me. The person among you that is the most humble—that person is a great (important) person.”
“I give you a new command: Love each other. You must love each other like I loved you.
The Father gives me my people. Every one of those people will come to me. I will always accept every person that comes to me.
Christ also did this so that the non-Jews could give glory to God for the mercy he gives to them. The Scriptures {\cf2\super [146]} say,
Through our faith, Christ has brought us into that blessing of God’s grace (kindness) that we now enjoy. And we are very happy because of the hope we have of sharing God’s glory.
We Jews were the first people who hoped in Christ. And we were chosen so that we would bring praise to God’s glory.
I pray that God will open your minds to see his truth. Then you will know the hope that God has chosen us to have. You will know that the blessings God has promised his holy people {\cf2\super [7]} are rich and glorious.
Don’t be angry with each other, but forgive each other. If another person does something wrong against you, then forgive that person. Forgive other people because the Lord forgave you.