Berean Standard Bible

Romans 10

(Isaiah 65:1–16)

1BrothersἈδελφοί,AdelphoiG80μὲνmenG3303,myG1699ἡhēG3588heart’sκαρδίαςkardiasG2588τῆςtēsG3588desireεὐδοκίαeudokiaG2107andκαὶkaiG2532ἡhēG3588prayerδέησιςdeēsisG1162toπρὸςprosG4314τὸνtonG3588GodθεὸνtheonG2316forὑπὲρhuperG5228the IsraelitesαὐτῶνautōnG846isforεἰςeisG1519theirsalvationσωτηρίαν.sōtērianG4991.

2ForγὰρgarG1063I testifyμαρτυρῶmarturōG3140about themαὐτοῖςautoisG846thatὅτιhotiG3754they areἔχουσινechousinG2192zealousζῆλονzēlonG2205for GodθεοῦtheouG2316,butἀλλ᾽all᾽G235notοὐouG3756on the basis ofκατ᾽kat᾽G2596knowledgeἐπίγνωσιν.epignōsinG1922.

3BecauseγὰρgarG1063they were ignorantἀγνοοῦντεςagnoountesG50τὴνtēnG3588τοῦtouG3588of God’sθεοῦtheouG2316righteousnessδικαιοσύνηνdikaiosunēnG1343andκαὶkaiG2532soughtζητοῦντεςzētountesG2212to establishστῆσαιstēsaiG2476theirτὴνtēnG3588ownἰδίανidianG2398δικαιοσύνηνdikaiosunēnG1343,they did not submitοὐχ ὑπετάγησαν.¶ouch hupetagēsanG3756 G5293toτῇtēaG3588τοῦtouG3588God’sθεοῦtheouG2316righteousnessδικαιοσύνῃdikaiosunēG1343.

4ForγὰρgarG1063ChristΧριστὸςChristosG5547is theendΤέλοςTelosG5056of the lawνόμουnomouG3551,to bringεἰςeisG1519righteousnessδικαιοσύνηνdikaiosunēnG1343to everyoneπαντὶpantiG3956whoτῷtōG3588believesπιστεύοντι.pisteuontiG4100.

5ForγὰρgarG1063G3754concerning theτὴνtēnG3588righteousnessδικαιοσύνηνdikaiosunēnG1343thatτὴνtēnG3588is byἐκekG1537theτοῦtouG3588lawνόμουnomouG3551,MosesΜωϋσῆςMōusēsG3475writesγράφειgrapheiG1125G3754: “TheὁhoG3588manἄνθρωποςanthrōposG444whodoesποιήσαςpoiēsasG4160these thingsαὐτὰautaG846will liveζήσεταιzēsetaiG2198byἐνenG1722themαὐτοῖς.¶autoisG846.”

6ButδὲdeG1161theἩHēG3588righteousnessδικαιοσύνηdikaiosunēG1343that is byἐκekG1537faithπίστεωςpisteōsG4102saysλέγει·legeiG3004οὕτωςhoutōsG3779: “Do not sayμὴ εἴπῃςmē eipēsG3361 G2036inἐνenG1722yourσου·souG4771τῇtēaG3588heartκαρδίᾳkardiaG2588, ‘WhoτίςtisG5101will ascendἀναβήσεταιanabēsetaiG305intoεἰςeisG1519τὸνtonG3588heavenοὐρανόν;ouranonG3772?’ (thatτοῦτ᾽tout᾽G3778isἔστινestinG1510,to bring Christ downΧριστὸν καταγαγεῖν·Christon katagageinG2609 G5547)

7orἢēG2228, ‘WhoτίςtisG5101will descendκαταβήσεταιkatabēsetaiG2597intoεἰςeisG1519theτὴνtēnG3588Abyssἄβυσσον;abussonG12?’ (thatτοῦτ᾽tout᾽G3778isἔστινestinG1510,to bringἀναγαγεῖν.anagageinG321ChristΧριστὸνChristonG5547up fromἐκekG1537thedeadνεκρῶνnekrōnG3498).”

8ButἀλλὰallaG235whatτίtiG5101does it sayλέγει;legeiG3004? “TheτὸtoG3588wordῥῆμάrhēmaG4487isἐστινestinG1510nearἐγγύςengusG1451youσουsouG4771; it isinἐνenG1722yourσουsouG4771τῷtōG3588mouthστόματίstomatiG4750andκαὶkaiG2532inἐνenG1722yourσου·souG4771τῇtēaG3588heartκαρδίᾳkardiaG2588,”thatτοῦτ᾽tout᾽G3778isἔστινestinG1510,theτὸtoG3588wordῥῆμαrhēmaG4487τῆςtēsG3588of faithπίστεωςpisteōsG4102ὃhoG3739we are proclaimingκηρύσσομεν·kērussomenG2784:

9thatὅτιhotiG3754ifἐὰνeanG1437you confessὁμολογήσῃςhomologēsēsG3670withἐνenG1722yourσουsouG4771τῷtōG3588mouthστόματίstomatiG4750, “JesusἸησοῦνIēsounG2424isLordκύριονkurionG2962,”andκαὶkaiG2532believeπιστεύσῃςpisteusēsG4100inἐνenG1722yourσουsouG4771τῇtēaG3588heartκαρδίᾳkardiaG2588thatὅτιhotiG3754ὁhoG3588GodθεὸςtheosG2316raisedἤγειρενēgeirenG1453HimαὐτὸνautonG846fromἐκekG1537thedeadνεκρῶν,nekrōnG3498,you will be savedσωθήσῃ·sōthēsēG4982.

10ForγὰρgarG1063with your heartκαρδίᾳkardiaG2588youbelieveπιστεύεταιpisteuetaiG4100and areεἰςeisG1519justifiedδικαιοσύνην,dikaiosunēnG1343,andδὲdeG1161with your mouthστόματιstomatiG4750youconfessὁμολογεῖταιhomologeitaiG3670and areεἰςeisG1519savedσωτηρίαν.¶sōtērianG4991.

11It isjust asγὰρgarG1063theἡhēG3588Scriptureγραφή·graphēG1124saysΛέγειLegeiG3004: “AnyoneπᾶςpasG3956whoὁhoG3588believesπιστεύωνpisteuōnG4100inἐπ᾽ep᾽G1909HimαὐτῷautōG846will neverοὐouG3756be put to shameκαταισχυνθήσεται.kataischunthēsetaiG2617.”

12ForγάρgarG1063there isἐστινestinG1510noοὐouG3756differenceδιαστολὴdiastolēG1293betweenτεteG5037JewἸουδαίουIoudaiouG2453andκαὶkaiG2532GreekἝλληνος·HellēnosG1672γὰρgarG1063:TheὁhoG3588sameαὐτὸςautosG846LordκύριοςkuriosG2962is Lordof allπάντωνpantōnG3956, andgives richlyπλουτῶνploutōnG4147toεἰςeisG1519allπάνταςpantasG3956whoτοὺςtousG3588callἐπικαλουμένουςepikaloumenousG1941on Himαὐτόν.autonG846,

13forγὰρgarG1063, “Everyone whoπᾶς ὃς ἂνpas hos anG3956 G3739 G302calls onἐπικαλέσηταιepikalesētaiG1941theτὸtoG3588nameὄνομαonomaG3686of the LordκυρίουkuriouG2962will be savedσωθήσεται.¶sōthēsetaiG4982.”

14HowΠῶςPōsG4459thenοὖνounG3767can they callἐπικαλέσωνταιepikalesōntaiG1941onεἰςeisG1519the OneὃνhonG3739in whom they have not believedοὐκ ἐπίστευσαν;ouk episteusanG3756 G4100?AndδὲdeG1161howπῶςpōsG4459can they believe inπιστεύσωσινpisteusōsinG4100the Oneof whomοὗhouG3739they have not heardοὐκ ἤκουσαν;ouk ēkousanG3756 G191?AndδὲdeG1161howπῶςpōsG4459can they hearἀκούσωσινakousōsinG191withoutχωρὶςchōrisG5565someoneto preachκηρύσσοντος;kērussontosG2784?

15AndδὲdeG1161howπῶςpōsG4459can they preachκηρύξωσινkēruxōsinG2784unlessἐὰν μὴean mēG1437 G3361they are sentἀποσταλῶσιν;apostalōsinG649?AsκαθὼςkathōsG2531it is writtenγέγραπται·gegraptaiG1125: “HowὡςhōsG5613beautifulὡραῖοιhōraioiG5611aretheοἱhoiG3588feetπόδεςpodesG4228of those whoτῶνtōnG3588bring good newsεὐαγγελιζομένων τὰ ἀγαθά.euangelizomenōn ta agathaG2097 G3588 G18!”

16Butἀλλ᾽all᾽G235notοὐouG3756all of themπάντεςpantesG3956welcomedὑπήκουσανhupēkousanG5219theτῷtōG3588good newsεὐαγγελίῳ·euangeliōG2098.ForγὰρgarG1063IsaiahἨσαΐαςĒsaiasG2268saysλέγει·legeiG3004, “Lordκύριε,kurieG2962,whoτίςtisG5101has believedἐπίστευσενepisteusenG4100ourG1473τῇtēaG3588messageἀκοῇakoēaG189?”

17ConsequentlyἄραaraG686ἡhēG3588,faithπίστιςpistisG4102comesbyἐξexG1537hearingἀκοῆςakoēsG189,andδὲdeG1161ἡhēG3588hearingἀκοὴakoēG189byδιὰdiaG1223thewordῥήματοςrhēmatosG4487of ChristΧριστοῦ.ChristouG5547.

18ButἀλλὰallaG235I askλέγω·legōG3004,did they not hearμὴ οὐκ ἤκουσαν;mē ouk ēkousanG3756 G191 G3361?IndeedμενοῦνγεmenoungeG3304they did: “TheirαὐτῶνautōnG846τὴνtēnG3588voiceφθόγγοςphthongosG5353has gone outἐξῆλθενexēlthenG1831intoεἰςeisG1519allπᾶσανpasanG3956theὁhoG3588earthγῆνgēnG1093καὶkaiG2532,theirαὐτῶν.autōnG846τὰtaG3588wordsῥήματαrhēmataG4487toεἰςeisG1519theτῆςtēsG3588endsπέραταperataG4009of theτὰtaG3588worldοἰκουμένηςoikoumenēsG3625.”

19I askλέγω·legōG3004insteadἀλλὰallaG235,did IsraelἸσραὴλIsraēlG2474notμὴ οὐκmē oukG3756 G3361understandἔγνω;egnōG1097?FirstπρῶτοςprōtosG4413,MosesΜωϋσῆςMōusēsG3475saysλέγει·legeiG3004: “IἐγὼegōG1473will make you jealousπαραζηλώσω ὑμᾶςparazēlōsō humasG3863 G4771byἐπ᾽ep᾽G1909those who arenotοὐκoukG3756a nationἔθνειethneiG1484;I will make you angryπαροργιῶ ὑμᾶς.parorgiō humasG3949 G4771byἐπ᾽ep᾽G1909a nationἔθνειethneiG1484without understandingἀσυνέτῳasunetōG801.”

20AndδὲdeG1161IsaiahἨσαΐαςĒsaiasG2268boldlyἀποτολμᾷapotolmaG662καὶkaiG2532saysλέγει·legeiG3004: “I was foundεὑρέθηνheurethēnG2147byἐνenG1722those whoτοῖςtoisG3588did not seekμὴ ζητοῦσιν,mē zētousinG3361 G2212MeἐμὲemeG1473;I revealed Myselfἐμφανὴς ἐγενόμηνemphanēs egenomēnG1096 G1717to those whoτοῖςtoisG3588did not ask forμὴ ἐπερωτῶσιν.mē eperōtōsinG3361 G1905MeἐμὲemeG1473.”

21ButδὲdeG1161as forπρὸςprosG4314τὸνtonG3588IsraelἸσραὴλIsraēlG2474he saysλέγει·legeiG3004: “AllὅληνholēnG3650τὴνtēnG3588day longἡμέρανhēmeranG2250I have held outἐξεπέτασαexepetasaG1600MyG1473τὰςtasG3588handsχεῖράςcheirasG5495toπρὸςprosG4314adisobedientἀπειθοῦνταapeithountaG544andκαὶkaiG2532obstinateἀντιλέγοντα.¶antilegontaG483peopleλαὸνlaonG2992.”

(Isaiah 65:1–16)

Commentaries on Romans 10