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Romans 15:6

What does Romans 15:6 mean?

A plain-English look at Romans 15:6 in WEB alongside six other public-domain English translations, with cross-references and chapter context.

What Romans 15:6 means

The goal of God-given like-mindedness is a united doxology: with one accord and one mouth glorifying the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ. Unity is not an end in itself; it exists to magnify God together. A diverse church can sing with a single voice when it is tuned to the same Lord. Disagreements over secondary matters must be subordinated to the higher purpose of shared worship. When brothers and sisters prefer each other in love, the church’s public and private praise becomes a living testimony to God’s grace.

Parallel translations

WEB

World English Bible · 2000

that with one accord ye may with one mouth glorify the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ.

KJV

King James Version · 1611

That ye may with one mind and one mouth glorify God, even the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ.

ASV

American Standard Version · 1901

that with one accord ye may with one mouth glorify the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ.

BBE

Bible in Basic English · 1949

So that with one mouth you may give glory to the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ.

YLT

Young's Literal Translation · 1862

that with one accord--with one mouth--ye may glorify the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ;

DRA

Douay-Rheims (Challoner) · 1752

That with one mind and with one mouth you may glorify God and the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ.

DBY

Darby Bible · 1890

that ye may with one accord, with one mouth, glorify theGod and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ.

Context

Paul’s prayer in verse 5 leads to this outcome: harmony that issues in unified praise. This climactic aim sets the stage for the practical appeal of verse 7, where mutual welcome reflects Christ’s welcome. Verses 8–12 will then show that God’s plan itself unites Jew and Gentile in one chorus of praise. Thus verse 6 tightly connects relational unity with doxology, anticipating Scripture proofs that all nations are meant to glorify God together.

v.5Now the God of patience and of comfort grant you to be of the same mind one with another according to Christ Jesus:

v.6This passage

v.7Wherefore receive ye one another, even as Christ also received you, to the glory of God.

Cross references

Related passages from across Scripture, drawn from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

  • Zephaniah 3:9

    For then will I turn to the peoples of a pure language, that they may all call upon the name of Jehovah, to serve him with one consent.

  • Ephesians 1:3

    Blessedbethe God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who hath blessed us with every spiritual blessing in the heavenly places in Christ:

  • Zechariah 13:9

    And I will bring the third part into the fire, and will refine them as silver is refined, and will try them as gold is tried. They shall call on my name, and I will hear them: I will say, It is my people; and they shall say, Jehovah is my God.

  • Acts 4:32

    And the multitude of them that believed were of one heart and soul: and not oneof themsaid that aught of the things which he possessed was his own; but they had all things common.

  • 1 Peter 1:3

    Blessedbethe God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who according to his great mercy begat us again unto a living hope by the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead,

  • Revelation 1:6

    and he made us to be a kingdom, to be priests unto his God and Father; to him be the glory and the dominion for ever and ever. Amen.

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