Romans 10:12

Romans 10:12 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)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.
• New International Version (NIV)For there is no difference between Jew and Gentile—the same Lord is Lord of all and richly blesses all who call on him,
• New King James Version (NKJV)For there is no distinction between Jew and Greek, for the same Lord over all is rich to all who call upon Him.
• New Living Translation (NLT)Jew and Gentile are the same in this respect. They have the same Lord, who gives generously to all who call on him.

Context of Romans 10:12

10For with the heart one believes and is justified, and with the mouth one confesses and is saved. 11For the Scripture says, "Everyone who believes in him will not be put to shame." For there is no distinction between Jew and Greek; for the same Lord is Lord of all, bestowing his riches on all who call on him. 13For "everyone who calls on the name of the Lord will be saved." 14How then will they call on him in whom they have not believed? And how are they to believe in him of whom they have never heard? And how are they to hear without someone preaching?

Romans 10:12 word by word

οὐ γάρ ἐστιν διαστολὴ Ἰουδαίου τε καὶ Ἕλληνος· ὁ γὰρ αὐτὸς κύριος πάντων πλουτῶν εἰς πάντας τοὺς ἐπικαλουμένους αὐτόν.Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• ·ὁho hē to · the/this/whoG3588
• Forγάρgar · forG1063
• there isεἰμίeimi · to beG1510
• noοὐou · noG3756
• differenceδιαστολήdiastolē · distinctionG1293
• betweenτεte · and/bothG5037
• the JewἸουδαῖοςIoudaios · JewG2453
• andκαίkai · andG2532
• the GreekἝλλην=ἝλληνHellēn · Greek, GentileG1672
• theκύριοςkurios · lord: GodG2962
• sameαὐτόςautos · it/s/heG846
• Lordκύριοςkurios · lord: GodG2962
• over allπᾶςpas · allG3956
• is richπλουτέωplouteō · be richG4147
• untoεἰςeis · towardG1519
• that call uponἐπικαλέωepikaleomai · to call (on)/nameG1941

Cross-references for Romans 10:12

• Romans 3:22the righteousness of God through faith in Jesus Christ for all who believe. For there is no distinction:
• Romans 4:11He received the sign of circumcision as a seal of the righteousness that he had by faith while he was still uncircumcised. The purpose was to make him the father of all who believe without being circumcised, so that righteousness would be counted to them as well,
• Romans 9:24even us whom he has called, not from the Jews only but also from the Gentiles?
• Acts 10:34So Peter opened his mouth and said: "Truly I understand that God shows no partiality,
• Acts 15:8And God, who knows the heart, bore witness to them, by giving them the Holy Spirit just as he did to us,
• Galatians 3:28There is neither Jew nor Greek, there is neither slave nor free, there is no male and female, for you are all one in Christ Jesus.
• Ephesians 2:18For through him we both have access in one Spirit to the Father.
• Ephesians 3:6This mystery is that the Gentiles are fellow heirs, members of the same body, and partakers of the promise in Christ Jesus through the gospel.
• Colossians 3:11Here there is not Greek and Jew, circumcised and uncircumcised, barbarian, Scythian, slave, free; but Christ is all, and in all.
• Romans 14:9For to this end Christ died and lived again, that he might be Lord both of the dead and of the living.
• Romans 15:12And again Isaiah says, "The root of Jesse will come, even he who arises to rule the Gentiles; in him will the Gentiles hope."
• Acts 10:36As for the word that he sent to Israel, preaching good news of peace through Jesus Christ (he is Lord of all),
• 1 Corinthians 15:47The first man was from the earth, a man of dust; the second man is from heaven.
• Philippians 2:11and every tongue confess that Jesus Christ is Lord, to the glory of God the Father.
• 1 Timothy 2:5For there is one God, and there is one mediator between God and men, the man Christ Jesus,
• Revelation 17:14They will make war on the Lamb, and the Lamb will conquer them, for he is Lord of lords and King of kings, and those with him are called and chosen and faithful."

Commentaries on Romans 10:12

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 12For there is no difference between the Jew and the Greek - All are equally welcome to this salvation. Here the Jew has no exclusive privilege; and from this the Greek is not rejected. One simple way of being saved is proposed to all, viz. faith in the Lord Jesus Christ; because he is the same Lord who has made all and governs all, and is rich in mercy to all that call upon him.Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 12For there is no difference - In the previous verse Paul had quoted a passage from Isaiah 28:16, which says that “everyone” (Greek, ͂ pas) that believeth shall not be ashamed; that is, everyone of every nation and kindred. This implies that it was not to be confined to the Jews. This thought he now further illustrates and confirms by expressly declaring that there is no difference between the Jew and the Greek. This doctrine it was one main design of the…Read the comment
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 12-17Verses 12-17 There is not one God to the Jews, more kind, and another to the Gentiles, who is less kind; the Lord is a Father to all men. The promise is the same to all, who call on the name of the Lord Jesus as the Son of God, as God manifest in the flesh. All believers thus call upon the Lord Jesus, and none else will do so humbly or sincerely. But how should any call on the Lord Jesus, the Divine Saviour, who had not heard of him? And what is the life…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 1-21n this section, Paul addresses a serious question. Many Jews did not believe in Jesus. If God had promised salvation to Israel, how could Jesus truly fulfill God’s plan when so few Jews believed (9:1–5)? In response, Paul uses the Old Testament to show that God always planned to save only a remnant, that is, a smaller group within Israel (9:6–29). Paul also explains that many Jews did not accept Christ because they refused to trust in him (9:30–10:21)…Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 11-1311-13. For the scripture saith--in Is 28:16, a glorious Messianic passage. Whosoever believeth on him shall not be ashamed--Here, as in Ro 9:33, the quotation is from the Septuagint, which renders those words of the original, "shall not make haste" (that is, fly for escape, as from conscious danger), "shall not be put to shame," which comes to the same thing.Read the comment

Topics related to Romans 10:12

• God Continued...
• Greece
• Jesus Continued
• Jesus, the Christ
• Justification
• Penitent
• Prayer
• Religion
• Respect of Persons
• Righteous
• Salvation

In the dictionaries

• Greek
• Greek, Grecian, Hellenist
• Call
• Confession
• Difference
• Establish
• Faith
• Provoke
• Rich
• Zeal

Commentaries on Romans 10

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Calvin’s Commentaries
• John Wesley’s Notes
• Illustrated New Testament
• Burkitt’s Expository Notes
• Darby Translation Notes
• Family Bible Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• The People’s New Testament
• Robertson’s Word Pictures
• Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
• Original Douay–Rheims Annotations
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings