Romans 15:7
King James Version
10 Jun 2026
“Wherefore receive ye one another, as Christ also received us to the glory of God.”
Χριστός
The one set apart and equipped for a specific task. Oil was poured on kings, priests and prophets in the Old Testament — the anointing meant: this one is chosen, this one is sent. Jesus stands up in Nazareth and reads Isaiah — and then says: this is Me. I am the one sent.
δόξα
the] glory
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δόξα
Glory, honour, splendour. Doxa. The Word became flesh and dwelt among us and we beheld His glory. Glory is the weight and radiance of God's presence. It transforms everything it touches.
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θεός
of God.
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θεός
God. Theos. In the beginning was the Word and the Word was with God and the Word was God. The ultimate reality. The source of all existence. Personal knowable and present.
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προσλαμβάνω
do receive
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προσλαμβάνω
to take to oneself, i.e. use (food), lead (aside), admit (to friendship or hospitality)
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διό
Therefore
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διό
through which thing, i.e. consequently
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καθώς
even as
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καθώς
just (or inasmuch) as, that
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