Romans 10:20

American Standard Version (1901)

And Isaiah is very bold, and saith, I was found of them that sought me not; I became manifest unto them that asked not of me.

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  • Rom 9:30 : 30 What shall we say then? That the Gentiles, who followed not after righteousness, attained to righteousness, even the righteousness which is of faith:
  • Isa 65:1-2 : 1 I am inquired of by them that asked not [for me] ; I am found of them that sought me not: I said, Behold me, behold me, unto a nation that was not called by my name. 2 I have spread out my hands all the day unto a rebellious people, that walk in a way that is not good, after their own thoughts;
  • Matt 22:9-9 : 9 Go ye therefore unto the partings of the highways, and as many as ye shall find, bid to the marriage feast. 10 And those servants went out into the highways, and gathered together all as many as they found, both bad and good: and the wedding was filled with guests.
  • Luke 14:23 : 23 And the lord said unto the servant, Go out into the highways and hedges, and constrain [them] to come in, that my house may be filled.
  • Matt 20:16 : 16 So the last shall be first, and the first last.
  • Isa 49:6 : 6 yea, he saith, It is too light a thing that thou shouldest be my servant to raise up the tribes of Jacob, and to restore the preserved of Israel: I will also give thee for a light to the Gentiles, that thou mayest be my salvation unto the end of the earth.
  • Isa 55:4-5 : 4 Behold, I have given him for a witness to the peoples, a leader and commander to the peoples. 5 Behold, thou shalt call a nation that thou knowest not; and a nation that knew not thee shall run unto thee, because of Jehovah thy God, and for the Holy One of Israel; for he hath glorified thee.
  • Isa 58:1 : 1 Cry aloud, spare not, lift up thy voice like a trumpet, and declare unto my people their transgression, and to the house of Jacob their sins.
  • Isa 52:15 : 15 so shall he sprinkle many nations; kings shall shut their mouths at him: for that which had not been told them shall they see; and that which they had not heard shall they understand.
  • Eph 6:19-20 : 19 And on my behalf, that utterance may be given unto me in opening my mouth, to make known with boldness the mystery of the gospel, 20 for which I am an ambassador in chains; that in it I may speak boldly, as I ought to speak.
  • 1 John 4:19 : 19 We love, because he first loved us.
  • Prov 28:1 : 1 The wicked flee when no man pursueth; But the righteous are bold as a lion.

Similar Verses (AI)

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  • Isa 65:1-2
    2 verses
    85%

    1I am inquired of by them that asked not [for me] ; I am found of them that sought me not: I said, Behold me, behold me, unto a nation that was not called by my name.

    2I have spread out my hands all the day unto a rebellious people, that walk in a way that is not good, after their own thoughts;

  • Rom 10:18-19
    2 verses
    75%

    18But I say, Did they not hear? Yea, verily, Their sound went out into all the earth, And their words unto the ends of the world.

    19But I say, Did Israel not know? First Moses saith, I will provoke you to jealousy with that which is no nation, With a nation void of understanding will I anger you.

  • Rom 10:21
    75%

    21But as to Israel he saith, All the day long did I spread out my hands unto a disobedient and gainsaying people.

  • Rom 15:21
    72%

    21but, as it is written, They shall see, to whom no tidings of him came, And they who have not heard shall understand.

  • John 12:38-41
    4 verses
    70%

    38that the word of Isaiah the prophet might be fulfilled, which he spake, Lord, who hath believed our report? And to whom hath the arm of the Lord been revealed?

    39For this cause they could not believe, for that Isaiah said again,

    40He hath blinded their eyes, and he hardened their heart; Lest they should see with their eyes, and perceive with their heart, And should turn, And I should heal them.

    41These things said Isaiah, because he saw his glory; and he spake of him.

  • Rom 10:16
    70%

    16But they did not all hearken to the glad tidings. For Isaiah saith, Lord, who hath believed our report?

  • Prov 1:28
    70%

    28Then will they call upon me, but I will not answer; They will seek me diligently, but they shall not find me:

  • Isa 55:5-6
    2 verses
    69%

    5Behold, thou shalt call a nation that thou knowest not; and a nation that knew not thee shall run unto thee, because of Jehovah thy God, and for the Holy One of Israel; for he hath glorified thee.

    6Seek ye Jehovah while he may be found; call ye upon him while he is near:

  • Rom 9:25-27
    3 verses
    69%

    25As he saith also in Hosea, I will call that my people, which was not my people; And her beloved, that was not beloved.

    26And it shall be, [that] in the place where it was said unto them, Ye are not my people, There shall they be called sons of the living God.

    27And Isaiah crieth concerning Israel, If the number of the children of Israel be as the sand of the sea, it is the remnant that shall be saved:

  • Acts 28:26
    68%

    26saying, Go thou unto this people, and say, By hearing ye shall hear, and shall in no wise understand; And seeing ye shall see, and shall in no wise perceive:

  • Rom 11:7-8
    2 verses
    68%

    7What then? that which Israel seeketh for, that he obtained not; but the election obtained it, and the rest were hardened:

    8according as it is written, God gave them a spirit of stupor, eyes that they should not see, and ears that they should not hear, unto this very day.

  • Prov 1:24
    68%

    24Because I have called, and ye have refused; I have stretched out my hand, and no man hath regarded;

  • Acts 15:17
    68%

    17That the residue of men may seek after the Lord, And all the Gentiles, upon whom my name is called,

  • 2 Chr 15:4
    68%

    4But when in their distress they turned unto Jehovah, the God of Israel, and sought him, he was found of them.

  • Matt 13:14
    68%

    14And unto them is fulfilled the prophecy of Isaiah, which saith, By hearing ye shall hear, and shall in no wise understand; And seeing ye shall see, and shall in no wise perceive:

  • Isa 45:19
    67%

    19I have not spoken in secret, in a place of the land of darkness; I said not unto the seed of Jacob, Seek ye me in vain: I, Jehovah, speak righteousness, I declare things that are right.

  • Isa 6:9
    67%

    9And he said, Go, and tell this people, Hear ye indeed, but understand not; and see ye indeed, but perceive not.

  • Zeph 1:6
    67%

    6and them that are turned back from following Jehovah; and those that have not sought Jehovah, nor inquired after him.

  • Jer 29:13-14
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    67%

    13And ye shall seek me, and find me, when ye shall search for me with all your heart.

    14And I will be found of you, saith Jehovah, and I will turn again your captivity, and I will gather you from all the nations, and from all the places whither I have driven you, saith Jehovah; and I will bring you again unto the place whence I caused you to be carried away captive.

  • Ps 81:11
    67%

    11But my people hearkened not to my voice; And Israel would none of me.

  • Isa 58:2
    67%

    2Yet they seek me daily, and delight to know my ways: as a nation that did righteousness, and forsook not the ordinance of their God, they ask of me righteous judgments; they delight to draw near unto God.

  • John 7:36
    67%

    36What is this word that he said, Ye shall seek me, and shall not find me; and where I am, ye cannot come?

  • Amos 5:4
    67%

    4For thus saith Jehovah unto the house of Israel, Seek ye me, and ye shall live;

  • Rom 3:11
    66%

    11There is none that understandeth, There is none that seeketh after God;

  • Matt 12:17
    66%

    17that it might be fulfilled which was spoken through Isaiah the prophet, saying,

  • Jer 49:10
    66%

    10But I have made Esau bare, I have uncovered his secret places, and he shall not be able to hide himself: his seed is destroyed, and his brethren, and his neighbors; and he is not.

  • Acts 17:27
    66%

    27that they should seek God, if haply they might feel after him and find him, though he is not far from each one of us:

  • 2 Tim 1:17
    66%

    17but, when he was in Rome, he sought me diligently, and found me

  • Hos 5:6
    66%

    6They shall go with their flocks and with their herds to seek Jehovah; but they shall not find him: he hath withdrawn himself from them.

  • Isa 56:8
    66%

    8The Lord Jehovah, who gathereth the outcasts of Israel, saith, Yet will I gather [others] to him, besides his own that are gathered.

  • Jer 5:20
    66%

    20Declare ye this in the house of Jacob, and publish it in Judah, saying,

  • John 1:23
    66%

    23He said, I am the voice of one crying in the wilderness, Make straight the way of the Lord, as said Isaiah the prophet.

  • Isa 43:22
    66%

    22Yet thou hast not called upon me, O Jacob; but thou hast been weary of me, O Israel.

  • Matt 10:6
    66%

    6but go rather to the lost sheep of the house of Israel.

  • Isa 43:8
    66%

    8Bring forth the blind people that have eyes, and the deaf that have ears.

  • Ezek 3:5-6
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    66%

    5For thou art not sent to a people of a strange speech and of a hard language, but to the house of Israel;

    6not to many peoples of a strange speech and of a hard language, whose words thou canst not understand. Surely, if I sent thee to them, they would hearken unto thee.

  • Jer 7:13
    66%

    13And now, because ye have done all these works, saith Jehovah, and I spake unto you, rising up early and speaking, but ye heard not; and I called you, but ye answered not:

  • Mark 1:37
    66%

    37and they found him, and say unto him, All are seeking thee.

  • Rom 9:30
    66%

    30What shall we say then? That the Gentiles, who followed not after righteousness, attained to righteousness, even the righteousness which is of faith: