Bible Verses About Quotations and Allusions: Romans 15:12, »There shall be a root of Jesse...«

And there shall come forth a shoot out of the stock of Jesse, and a branch out of his roots shall bear fruit.

And it shall come to pass in that day, that the root of Jesse, that standeth for an ensign of the peoples, unto him shall the nations seek; and his resting-place shall be glorious.

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.