Romans 10:18-20
1599 Geneva Bible
18 [a]But I demand, Have they not heard? (A)No doubt their sound went out through all the earth, and their words into the ends of the world.
19 [b]But I demand, Did not Israel know God? First Moses saith, (B)I will provoke you to envy by a [c]nation that is not my nation, and by a foolish nation I will anger you.
20 (C)And Isaiah is [d]bold, and saith, I was found of them that sought me not, and have been made manifest to them that asked not after me.
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- Romans 10:18 An objection: If calling be a testimony of election, were not the Jews called? why should I not … that, saith the Apostle, seeing that there is no nation which hath not been called? much less can I say, that the Jews were not called.
- Romans 10:19 The defender and maintainer of the Jews’ cause goeth on still to ask, whether the Jews also knew not God which called them. Isaiah (saith the Apostle) denieth it: and witnesseth that the Gospel was translated from them to the Gentiles, because the Jews neglected it. And therewithall the Apostle teacheth, that that outward and universal calling, which is set forth by the creation of the world, sufficeth not to the knowledge of God: yea, and that the particular also which is by the word of God, is of itself of small or no efficacy, unless it be apprehended or laid hold on by faith, by the gift of God: otherwise by unbelief it is made unprofitable, and that by the only fault of man, who can pretend no ignorance.
- Romans 10:19 He calleth all profane people, a nation that is no nation, that they are not said to live but to die, which are appointed for everlasting condemnation.
- Romans 10:20 Speaketh without fear.
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