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ButδὲtoπρὸςIsraelτὸν Ἰσραὴλhe says:λέγειAllὍληνday longτὴν ἡμέρανI have stretched outἐξεπέτασαmy handsτὰς χεῖράς μουtoπρὸςa disobedientἀπειθοῦνταandκαὶcontraryἀντιλέγονταpeople.λαὸν
Romans 10:21
Study it in the app“But to Israel he says: All day long I have stretched out my hands to a disobedient and contrary people.”
With the Greek beneath
Romans 10:21, word by word
- IsraelἸσραὴλIsraēl
Israel
Israel: the name God gave to Jacob, and the people descended from him.
Where else “Israēl” appears- he saysλέγειlegei
say
To express something in words to others.
Where else “legei” appears- AllὍληνHolēn
whole, all
Whole, entire, all.
Where else “Holēn” appears- day longἡμέρανhēmeran
day
A span counted on the calendar: “on the third day,” “forty days.”
Where else “hēmeran” appears- I have stretched outἐξεπέτασαexepetasa
stretch out
Stretch out, spread out the arms or hands.
Where else “exepetasa” appears- my handsχεῖράςcheiras
hand
The part of the body at the end of the arm, used to hold and touch.
Where else “cheiras” appears- a disobedientἀπειθοῦνταapeithounta
disobey
Not to obey God.
Where else “apeithounta” appears- contraryἀντιλέγονταantilegonta
speak against
Contradict, oppose.
Where else “antilegonta” appears- peopleλαὸνlaon
people
A people, above all Israel, God's people.
Where else “laon” appears
The context
20And Isaiah is very bold and says: I was found by those who did not seek me; I became visible to those who did not ask for me.
21 · This verse (above)
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?