Forγάρthere isἐστινnoοὐdistinctionδιαστολὴbetween JewἸουδαίουandτε καὶGreek;Ἕλληνοςforγὰρthe sameὁ αὐτὸςLordκύριοςis Lordof all,πάντωνrichπλουτῶνtowardεἰςallπάνταςwho call onτοὺς ἐπικαλουμένουςhim.αὐτόν
Romans 10:12
Study it in the app“For there is no distinction between Jew and Greek; for the same Lord is Lord of all, rich toward all who call on him.”
With the Greek beneath
Romans 10:12, word by word
- there isἐστινestin
there is
Something exists somewhere, or happens.
Where else “estin” appears- distinctionδιαστολὴdiastolē
distinction
Distinction, difference.
Where else “diastolē” appears- between JewἸουδαίουIoudaiou
Jew
A person of the people of Israel, named after the tribe of Judah.
Where else “Ioudaiou” appears- GreekἝλληνοςHellēnos
Gentile
Someone who is not a Jew.
Where else “Hellēnos” appears- Lordκύριοςkyrios
Lord
The Lord: God, whose name is YHWH; also Jesus.
Where else “kyrios” appears- richπλουτῶνploutōn
be rich in
To be rich in good deeds or toward God.
Where else “ploutōn” appears- who call onἐπικαλουμένουςepikaloumenous
call on
To cry to God in prayer.
Where else “epikaloumenous” appears
The context
11For the Scripture says: Everyone who believes in him will not be put to shame.
12 · This verse (above)
13For everyone who calls on the name of the Lord will be saved.
To study Romans 10 in a group
1. What it says
What questions does Paul ask in vv. 14-15 about how people come to believe?
2. What it means
What does Paul want to show with that chain of questions (calling, believing, hearing, preaching, sending)? (vv. 14-15)
3. How I live it
Who made the good news known to you? How can you share something good with someone this week?