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  • Romans 15:12
    New World Translation of the Holy Scriptures
    • 12 And again Isaiah says: “There will be the root of Jesʹse,+ the one arising to rule nations;+ on him nations will rest their hope.”+

  • Romans 15:12
    The Kingdom Interlinear Translation of the Greek Scriptures
    • 12 καὶ And πάλιν again Ἠσαίας Isaiah λέγει is saying Ἔσται Will be ἡ the ῥίζα root τοῦ of the Ἰεσσαί, Jesse, καὶ and ὁ the (one) ἀνιστάμενος standing up ἄρχειν to be ruling ἐθνῶν· of nations; ἐπ’ upon αὐτῷ him ἔθνη nations ἐλπιοῦσιν. will hope.

  • Romans 15:12
    New World Translation of the Holy Scriptures—With References
    • 12 And again Isaiah says: “There will be the root of Jesʹse,+ and there will be one arising to rule nations;+ on him nations will rest their hope.”+

  • Romans 15:12
    The Bible in Living English
    • 12 and again Isaiah says “There shall be Jesse’s root and he who is set up to rule the nations; upon him the nations shall set their hopes.”

  • Romans 15:12
    American Standard Version
    • 12 And again, Isaiah saith, There shall be the root of Jesse, And he that ariseth to rule over the Gentiles; On him shall the Gentiles hope.

  • Romans 15:12
    The Emphasized Bible
    • 12 And again Isaiah saith—There shall be the root of Jesse, And he that ariseth to rule nations,—Upon him shall nations hope.

  • Romans 15:12
    King James Version
    • 12 And again, Esaias saith, There shall be a root of Jesse, and he that shall rise to reign over the Gentiles; in him shall the Gentiles trust.

  • Romans
    Watch Tower Publications Index 1986-2025
    • 15:12 it-2 51; w08 10/1 4-5

  • Romans
    Watch Tower Publications Index 1930-1985
    • 15:12 w83 11/15 25; w81 6/15 30; w80 1/1 12-13; sl 171, 197-198; w65 655; w63 228; w50 450; w49 103; na46 7; w45 378

  • Romans
    Research Guide for Jehovah’s Witnesses—2019 Edition
    • 15:12

      Insight, Volume 2, p. 51

      The Watchtower,

      10/1/2008, pp. 4-5

  • Romans Study Notes—Chapter 15
    New World Translation of the Holy Scriptures (Study Edition)
    • 15:12

      the root of Jesse: Paul uses this quote about “nations” who would “rest their hope” on “the root of Jesse” to show that people of the nations would have a place in the Christian congregation. Jesse was the father of David. (Ru 4:17, 22; 1Sa 16:5-13) The apostle Paul here quotes from the Septuagint rendering of Isa 11:10, where it was foretold that the coming Messiah would be called “the root of Jesse.” (Compare Re 5:5, where Jesus is called “the root of David”; see also Re 22:16.) A root of a tree or of a plant normally comes before the trunk or the branches. So it might seem more logical that Jesse (or his son David) would be spoken of as the root from which Jesus would eventually come, since the Messiah was a descendant, not an ancestor, of Jesse (or David). (Mt 1:1, 6, 16) However, there are other Bible passages that support the idea that Jesus is the root of Jesse. Since Jesus is immortal, it is by means of him that Jesse’s genealogical line stays alive. (Ro 6:9) Jesus has been empowered as Judge and heavenly King, which bears on his relationship even with his ancestors. (Lu 1:32, 33; 19:12, 15; 1Co 15:25) David prophetically called Jesus his Lord. (Ps 110:1; Ac 2:34-36) Finally, during the coming Millennium, the life-giving benefits of Jesus’ ransom will extend also to Jesse, whose life on earth then will depend on Jesus. At that time, Jesus will serve as “Eternal Father” to Jesse and David.​—Isa 9:6.

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