Romans 10:20
Then Isaiah said it even more strongly: “I was found by people who weren't even looking for me; I revealed myself to people who weren't even asking for me.”
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21As God says to Israel, “All day long I reached out my hands to a disobedient and stubborn people.”
Cross References
Proverbs 28:1The wicked run away even when no one is chasing them, but the good have the trusting boldness of lions.
Isaiah 52:15He will surprise many nations, and kings will keep quiet because of him—for they'll see what they haven't been told, and they'll understand what they hadn't heard.
Isaiah 58:1Give a roar from the throat! Don't hold back! Shout out like a trumpet! Announce to my people how rebellious they are; denounce to the descendants of Jacob their sins.
Matthew 20:16In this way the last shall be first and the first shall be last.”
Luke 14:23So the master told the servant, ‘Go out on the country roads and lanes, and make people come—I want my house to be full.
Ephesians 6:19Pray for me too so that I'll be given the right words to say, and that I'll be able to explain confidently the hidden truths of the good news.
Matthew Henry on Romans 10:13-21
Importance of Preaching the Gospel; Perverseness of Israel. ( a. d. 58.) 12 For there is no difference between the Jew and the Greek: for the same Lord over all is rich unto all that call upon him. 13 For whosoever shall call upon the name of the Lord shall be saved. 14 How then shall they call on him in whom they have not believed? and how shall they believe in him of whom they have not heard? and how shall they hear without a preacher? 15 And how shall they preach, except they be sent? as it is written, How… Read the whole commentary →