📜WEB · Romans 15:10
What does Romans 15:10 mean?
"Again he says, “Rejoice, you Gentiles, with his people.”"
— Romans 15:10 (World English Bible)
Surrounding context
Therefore accept one another, even as Christ also accepted you, to the glory of God.
Now I say that Christ has been made a servant of the circumcision for the truth of God, that he might confirm the promises given to the fathers,
and that the Gentiles might glorify God for his mercy. As it is written, “Therefore will I 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.”
Again, Isaiah says, “There will be the root of Jesse, he who arises to rule over the Gentiles; in him the Gentiles will hope.”
Now may the God of hope fill you with all joy and peace in believing, that you may abound in hope, in the power of the Holy Spirit.
Explanation
Romans 15:10 comes in the middle of a chain of Old Testament quotations that Paul strings together to make a single, unified point: that God always intended for the Gentiles to be included in his praise and his people, alongside Israel. This particular quotation is drawn from Deuteronomy 32:43, part of the Song of Moses, which anticipates a day when the nations will rejoice together with God's people in celebration of his justice and mercy. Paul is not offering a new idea here but showing that the inclusion of Gentiles into the community of faith was woven into Scripture from the beginning, not an afterthought or a departure from God's original plan.
The context of Romans 15 is Paul's appeal for unity between Jewish and Gentile believers in the Roman church. In the verses just before this (Romans 15:1-7), Paul urges the "strong" to bear with the "weak," and calls all believers to accept one another as Christ accepted them, for the glory of God. Then in verses 8-9, he explains that Christ became a servant to the Jews to confirm the promises made to the patriarchs, and also so that the Gentiles might glorify God for his mercy. Verse 10, along with the other quotations that follow (from Psalms and Isaiah), functions as scriptural proof for this claim — Paul is showing skeptical or uncertain readers that the Hebrew Scriptures themselves foretold Gentile inclusion and rejoicing alongside Israel.
Theologically, this verse underscores several important truths. First, it affirms the continuity of God's
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