Romans 15:21 BSB — MannaFest

Romans 15:21

Rather, as it is written: “Those who were not told about Him will see, and those who have not heard will understand.”

BSB

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ASV

but, as it is written, They shall see, to whom no tidings of him came, And they who have not heard shall understand.

KJV

But as it is written, To whom he was not spoken of, they shall see: and they that have not heard shall understand.

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Commentary

1 voice

Albert Barnes

1798–1870

Notes, Explanatory and Practical, on the Old and New Testaments (1832-1869)

But as it is written - Isa 52:15. This is not literally quoted, but the sense is retained. The design of quoting it is to justify the principle on which the apostle acted. It was revealed that the gospel should be preached to the Gentiles; and he regarded it as a high honor to be the instrument of carrying this prediction into effect.

The record, by era

The Puritans and the Awakening1 voice

Matthew Henry

1662–1714

Commentary on the Whole Bible (1710)

And commonly the greatest success of the gospel is at its first coming to a place; afterwards people become sermon-proof. The great and wonderful success that he had in his work: It was effectual to make the Gentiles obedient. The design of the gospel is to bring people to be obedient; it is not only a truth to be belie

The Nineteenth Century1 voice

Jamieson, Fausset & Brown

1802–1910

Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible (1871)

For I will not dare to speak of any--"to speak aught" of those things which Christ hath not wrought by me--a modest, though somewhat obscure form of expression, meaning, "I will not dare to go beyond what Christ hath wrought by me"--in which form accordingly the rest of the passage is expressed.

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Original language & word study

14 tagged words

Original	Transliteration	Meaning	Word study
ἀλλὰ	alla	Rather	G235 →
καθὼς	kathōs	even as	G2531 →
γέγραπται·	gegraptai	it has been written:	G1125 →
οἷς	hois	To whom	G3739 →
οὐκ	ouk	not	G3756 →
ἀνηγγέλη	anēngelē	it was proclaimed	G312 →
περὶ	peri	concerning	G4012 →
αὐτοῦ	autou	Him	G846 →
ὄψονται	opsontai	they will behold	G3700 →
καὶ	kai	and	G2532 →
οἳ	hoi	those that	G3739 →
οὐκ	ouk	not	G3756 →
ἀκηκόασιν	akēkoasin	have heard	G191 →
συνήσουσιν.	sunēsousin	will understand.	G4920 →

Rare words are the text's own signal of a deliberate thread: the fewer the occurrences, the more the places it appears belong together.

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The walk8

Where the connections lead

Follow this verse’s cross-references two steps out. Each card is a verse this one points to, and beneath it the verses that one points to in turn. Where several different paths arrive at the same place, that place is listed first: the text keeps returning to it. Every stop shows its own words, and every stop is a page.

Through
Isaiah 65:1
“I revealed Myself to those who did not ask for Me; I was found by those who did not seek Me. To a nation that did not call My name, I said, ‘Here I…
leads to
- Romans 10:20
  And Isaiah boldly says: “I was found by those who did not seek Me; I revealed Myself to those who did not ask for Me.”
- Romans 9:24–26
  including us, whom He has called not only from the Jews, but also from the Gentiles?
- 1 Peter 2:10
  Once you were not a people, but now you are the people of God; once you had not received mercy, but now you have received mercy.
- Ephesians 2:12–13
  remember that at that time you were separate from Christ, alienated from the commonwealth of Israel, and strangers to the covenants of the promise, without hope and without God in the world.
- Hosea 1:10
  Yet the number of the Israelites will be like the sand of the sea, which cannot be measured or counted. And it will happen that in the very place where it was said to…
Through
Isaiah 52:15
so He will sprinkle many nations. Kings will shut their mouths because of Him. For they will see what they have not been told, and they will understand what they have not heard.
leads to
- Romans 15:20–21
  In this way I have aspired to preach the gospel where Christ was not known, so that I would not be building on someone else’s foundation.
- Isaiah 49:7
  Thus says the LORD, the Redeemer and Holy One of Israel, to Him who was despised and abhorred by the nation, to the Servant of rulers: “Kings will see You and rise, and princes…
- Ezekiel 36:25
  I will also sprinkle clean water on you, and you will be clean. I will cleanse you from all your impurities and all your idols.

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01Commentary

The record, by era

Voices on this verse

02Original language & word study

03The walk

Where the connections lead

04Related verses

05Featured studies on this passage

06About Romans

The record, by era

Where the connections lead

Commentary

Original language & word study

The walk

Related verses

Featured studies on this passage

About Romans