Isaiah 11:10

Israel is Reclaimed and Reunited

11:10 At that time ¹  a root from Jesse ²  will stand like a signal flag for the nations. Nations will look to him for guidance, ³  and his residence will be majestic.

Romans 15:12-13

15:12 And again Isaiah says, “The root of Jesse will come, and the one who rises to rule over the Gentiles, in him will the Gentiles hope.” ⁴  15:13 Now may the God of hope fill you with all joy and peace as you believe in him, ⁵  so that you may abound in hope by the power of the Holy Spirit.

Ephesians 1:12-13

1:12 so that we, who were the first to set our hope ⁶  on Christ, ⁷  would be to the praise of his glory. 1:13 And when ⁸  you heard the word of truth (the gospel of your salvation) – when you believed in Christ ⁹  – you were marked with the seal ¹⁰  of the promised Holy Spirit, ¹¹ 

Colossians 1:27

1:27 God wanted to make known to them the glorious ¹²  riches of this mystery among the Gentiles, which is Christ in you, the hope of glory.

[11:10]  ¹ tn Or “in that day” (KJV). The verb that introduces this verse serves as a discourse particle and is untranslated; see note on “in the future” in 2:2.

[11:10]  ² sn See the note at v. 1.

[11:10]  ³ tn Heb “ a root from Jesse, which stands for a signal flag of the nations, of him nations will inquire” [or “seek”].

[15:12]  ⁴ sn A quotation from Isa 11:10.

[15:13]  ⁵ tn Grk “in the believing” or “as [you] believe,” with the object “him” supplied from the context. The referent could be God (15:13a) or Christ (15:12).

[1:12]  ⁶ tn Or “who had already hoped.”

[1:12]  ⁷ tn Or “the Messiah.”

[1:13]  ⁸ tn Grk “in whom you also, when…” (continuing the sentence from v. 12).

[1:13]  ⁹ tn Grk “in whom also having believed.” The relative pronoun “whom” has been replaced in the translation with its antecedent (“Christ”) to improve the clarity.

[1:13]  ¹⁰ tn Or “you were sealed.”

[1:13]  ¹¹ tn Grk “the Holy Spirit of promise.” Here ἐπαγγελίας (epangelias, “of promise”) has been translated as an attributive genitive.

[1:27]  ¹² tn The genitive noun τῆς δόξης (ths doxhs) is an attributive genitive and has therefore been translated as “glorious riches.”