A common misinterpretation views this passage as exclusively about a Jewish political leader conquering Gentiles through military might, ignoring its Messianic prophecy of Christ's spiritual reign and the voluntary trust of Gentiles; others wrongly limit it to ethnic Israel, overlooking Paul's context of Gentile inclusion in the church, or twist it to justify supersessionism by claiming it annuls God's promises to Jews rather than expanding salvation to all.
Romans 15:12
King James Version (1769)
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 15:12 quotes Isaiah 11:10 to affirm Jesus Christ as the 'root of Jesse,' the promised Messiah from David's lineage, who rises to reign over the Gentiles, fulfilling God's plan for universal salvation where non-Jews place their hope in him, emphasizing the inclusive nature of the gospel and Christ's sovereign lordship extending beyond Israel to all nations.