that with one accord you may with one mouth glorify the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ.
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that with one accord you may with one mouth glorify the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ.
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That ye with one minde, and with one mouth may prayse God, euen the Father of our Lord Iesus Christ.
Cross-references (12)
Passages linked to Romans 15:6 in the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge, ordered by reader-vote popularity; verse text shown in World English Bible.
- John 10:29-30 My Father who has given them to me is greater than all. No one is able to snatch them out of my Father’s hand. I and the Father are one.”
- Acts 4:24 When they heard it, they lifted up their voice to God with one accord, and said, “O Lord, you are God, who made the heaven, the earth, the sea, and all that is in them;
- Ephesians 1:3 Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who has blessed us with every spiritual blessing in the heavenly places in Christ,
- Revelation 1:6 and he made us to be a Kingdom, priests to his God and Father—to him be the glory and the dominion forever and ever. Amen.
- 2 Corinthians 11:31 The God and Father of the Lord Jesus Christ, he who is blessed forever more, knows that I don’t lie.
- Romans 15:9-11 and that the Gentiles might glorify God for his mercy. As it is written, “Therefore I will give praise to you among the Gentiles and sing to your name.” Again he says, “Rejoice, you Gentiles, with his people.” Again, “Praise the Lord, all you Gentiles! Let all the peoples praise him.”
- 2 Corinthians 1:3 Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of mercies and God of all comfort;
- 1 Peter 1:3 Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who according to his great mercy caused us to be born again to a living hope through the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead,
- Acts 4:32 The multitude of those who believed were of one heart and soul. Not one of them claimed that anything of the things which he possessed was his own, but they had all things in common.
- John 20:17 Jesus said to her, “Don’t hold me, for I haven’t yet ascended to my Father; but go to my brothers and tell them, ‘I am ascending to my Father and your Father, to my God and your God.’ ”
- Zephaniah 3:9 For then I will purify the lips of the peoples, that they may all call on Yahweh’s name, to serve him shoulder to shoulder.
- Zechariah 13:9 I will bring the third part into the fire, and will refine them as silver is refined, and will test them like gold is tested. They will call on my name, and I will hear them. I will say, ‘It is my people;’ and they will say, ‘Yahweh is my God.’ ”
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John Trapp 1656 · Public Domain 6 That ye may with one mind and one…
6 That ye may with one mind and one mouth glorify God, even the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ.
Ver. 6. With one mind and one mouth, ] It is recorded to the high commendation of the Church of Scotland, that for this 90 years and upwards they have kept unity with purity without schism, much less heresy. (Syntag. Confession, Prefat.)
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Matthew Poole 1685 · Public Domain That ye may with one mind and one mouth…
That ye may with one mind and one mouth glorify God: q.d. I further pray, that you may not only be like-minded one towards another, but
that ye may with one mouth glorify God; that whether you be Gentiles or Jews, strong or weak in the faith, you may agree and be unanimous in his worship and service; that not only with one mind, but with one mouth, or as if you had all but one mouth. you may pray unto God and praise him: that is one way of glorifying God, Psa 50:23, and it seems to be chiefly intended in this place. See Act 4:32, what accord and unanimity there was among the primitive Christians.
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Even the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ; a usual periphrasis of God in the New Testament: see 2Co 1:3; 11:31; Eph 1:3; Col 1:3; 1Pe 1:3. God is the Father of Christ, first, as he is the Son of God; so he begat him by an eternal and ineffable generation, Joh 3:16; 1Jo 4:9. Secondly, as he is man: so he created him, Luk 1:35. Thirdly, as he is Mediator; so he appointed him to and qualified him for that office, Psa 40:8; Joh 20:17. This compellation of God includes all our comfort and happiness, for he is our Father because he is the Father of Jesus Christ. It is added here by way of limitation, to distinguish the true God from the false gods of the earth; and by way of explanation, to show how God will be glorified and worshipped under the gospel, viz. as the God and Father of onr Lord Jesus Christ.
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John Gill 1763 · Public Domain Wherefore receive ye one another,.... Into your hearts and…
Wherefore receive ye one another,.... Into your hearts and affections; embrace one another cordially, the Jew the Gentile, the Gentile the Jew, the strong brother the weak, the weak the strong:
as Christ also received us. The Alexandrian copy, the Vulgate Latin, Syriac, and Arabic versions, read "you". Both Jews and Gentiles, as appears from the following verses. Christ received all the chosen ones into his heart's love and affection from eternity; he received them in the council of peace, and when the covenant of grace was made at his Father's hands, in the most tender manner, in order to take the care of them, preserve and save them; he assumed their nature, took upon him their sins, and sustained their persons in time, when he became incarnate, and suffered and died for them; and he receives them in the effectual calling on their coming to him, which he encourages by assuring them, that he will in no wise cast them out; so far is he from it, that he embraces them with open arms, and in the most affectionate manner receives them, though sinners, and eats with them; and notwithstanding all their unworthiness, sins, and transgressions:
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to the glory of God: that is, either in order to bring them to the enjoyment of eternal life and happiness; which is sometimes so called, because of the glory that shall be beheld by the saints, be revealed in them, and put upon them, both in soul and body; and which is all of God's preparing and bestowing, and will lie in the vision and enjoyment of him: for this they were chosen in Christ, given to him, and received by him before the world began; and that they might enjoy it, Christ came into this world, took on him their persons, and died in their stead; and to this they are called by his grace with an holy calling; and when he has guided them with his counsel through this world, he will receive them to this glory: or else by "the glory of God" is meant the glorifying of God, the perfections of God, as his wisdom, power, faithfulness, truth, justice, holiness, love, grace, and mercy, and the like; which is done by Christ's becoming the surety, and Mediator of the new covenant, Heb 7:22, by his assumption of human nature, by his obedience, sufferings, and death, and by obtaining redemption for his people: and the force of the apostle's exhortation and argument is, that as Christ has received his people both in eternity and time, in so tender a manner, though unworthy, whereby he has glorified God, which was the principal end in view, and next to that the glorifying of them; so it becomes them to be like minded to one another, Rom 15:5, and affectionately receive and embrace each other, that so they may join together in glorifying the God and Father of Christ also, Rom 15:6.
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John Wesley 1765 · Public Domain That ye - Both Jews and gentiles, believing with…
That ye - Both Jews and gentiles, believing with one mind, and confessing with one mouth.
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Adam Clarke 1810 · Public Domain Verse 6. That ye - Jews and Gentiles -…
Verse 6. That ye - Jews and Gentiles - may with one mind] Thinking the same things, and bearing with each other, after the example of Christ; and one mouth, in all your religious assemblies, without jarring or contentions, glorify God for calling you into such a state of salvation, and showing himself to be your loving compassionate Father, as he is the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ.
It is very likely that the apostle refers here to religious acts in public worship, which might have been greatly interrupted by the dissensions between the converted Jews and the converted Gentiles; these differences he labours to compose; and, after having done all that was necessary in the way of instruction and exhortation, he now pours out his soul to God, who alone could rule and manage the heart, that he would enable them to think the same things, to be of the same judgment, and that all, feeling their obligation to him, might join in the sweetest harmony in every act of religious worship.
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Albert Barnes 1834 · Public Domain That ye may with one mind - The word…
That ye may with one mind - The word used here is translated “with one accord;” Act 1:14; Act 2:1; Act 4:24. It means unitedly, with one purpose, without contentions, and strifes, and jars.
And one mouth - This refers, doubtless, to their prayers and praises. That they might join without contention and unkind feeling, in the worship of God. Divisions, strife, and contention in the church prevent union in worship. Though the “body” may be there, and the church “professedly” engaged in public worship, yet it is a “divided” service; and the prayers of strife and contention are not heard; Isa 58:4.
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Glorify God - Praise or honor God. This would be done by their union, peace, and harmony; thus showing the tendency of the gospel to overcome the sources of strife and contention among people, and to bring them to peace.
Even the Father ... - This is an addition designed to produce love.
(1) He is “a Father;” we then, his children, should regard him as pleased with the union and peace of his family.
(2) He is the Father of our Lord; our “common” Lord; our Lord who has commanded us to be united, and to love one another. By the desire of honoring “such” a Father, we should lay aside contentions, and be united in the bands of love.
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Robert Jamieson, A. R. Fausset & David Brown 1871 · Public Domain That, &c.--rather, "that with one accord ye may with…
That, &c.--rather, "that with one accord ye may with one mouth glorify the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ"; the mind and the mouth of all giving harmonious glory to His name. What a prayer! And shall this never be realized on earth?
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Daniel D. Whedon 1874 · Public Domain 6. One mind and one mouth glorify God—By this…
6. One mind and one mouth glorify God—By this blessed unity wrought by the spirit of Christian endurance the Church becomes as one living person from whose single heart and voice God hears the song of glory.
Father of our Lord Jesus Christ—Who rejoiceth in the sanctity and unity of the Church bought with the blood of his Son.
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The Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges 1878 · Public Domain 6. that ye may—glorify God] Whose praise is the…
6. that ye may—glorify God] Whose praise is the ultimate aim of all His gifts to His people. Cp. on Rom_11:33-36.—See, on the holy unanimity enjoined here, Php_3:15-16.
God, even the Father] Far better, the God and Father. Same words as 2Co_1:3; Eph_1:3; 1Pe_1:3. See Joh_20:17; Heb_1:8-9.
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Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers 1878 · Public Domain (6) With one mind and one mouth. . .…
(6) With one mind and one mouth. . . .—It is in the heart that the spirit of humanity arises, and with the mouth that it is expressed.
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B. W. Johnson 1891 · Public Domain 6. That ye may with one mind, etc. That…
6. That ye may with one mind, etc. That being in full accord you may with one voice (mouth) utter the praises of God.
B. W. Johnson's The People's New Testament with Notes (1889–1891) — public domain. Electronic text from the Christian Classics Ethereal Library (CCEL) ThML edition.
J. W. McGarvey 1914 · Public Domain that with one accord ye may with one mouth…
that with one accord ye may with one mouth glorify the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ . [Beautiful picture! When in concord the whole church as a harmonious choir renders praise to God, the Father of our Lord, as one mouth! And how this will glorify our Saviour, Christ, showing the perfection of his work in us! Unanimity of inward feeling can not but result in harmony of outward expression, whether in doctrine, worship or praise.]
J. W. McGarvey (with Philip Y. Pendleton), Commentaries on the New Testament (The Fourfold Gospel, 1914; Acts; and the epistles) — public domain. Text from a community e-Sword/MySword module.