And that the Gentiles might glorify God for his mercy; as it is written, For this cause I will confess to thee among the Gentiles, and sing unto thy name.
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Gill's Exposition
And again he saith,.... God or Christ, in Deu 32:43;
rejoice ye Gentiles with his people; which from the Hebrew text are by some rendered, "rejoice his people O ye Gentiles"; to which agree the…
Barnes' Notes
And that the Gentiles ... - The benefits of the gospel were not to be confined to “the Jews;” and as God “designed” that those benefits should be extended to the “Gentiles,” so the Jewish converts…
Adam Clarke
And that the Gentiles might glorify God for his mercy - As the Jews were to glorify God for his truth, so the Gentiles were to glorify God for his mercy. The Jews received the blessings of the Gospel…
The apostle here returns to his exhortation to Christians. What he says here (Rom 15:7) is to the same purport with the former; but the repetition shows how much the apostle's heart was upon it.…
Cambridge Bible
and Lit. but. A slight contrast or correction is implied; "to confirm indeed the promise given to Israel, but alsoto bring in mercy for the Gentiles."
for his mercy Lit. for mercy. The word "mercy" is…
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