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Romans 15:21

“but, as it is written: Those to whom it was not announced about him will see, and those who have not heard will understand.”

Romans 15:21 · direct translation from the Greek
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Quotation · Isaiah 52:15

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Paul quotes Isaiah 52:15 to explain why he proclaims where the Messiah has not been named.

Formula: γέγραπται “it is written” (Romans 15:21)

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Greek of the New Testament: ἀλλὰ καθὼς γέγραπται Οἷς οὐκ ἀνηγγέλη περὶ αὐτοῦ ὄψονται καὶ οἳ οὐκ ἀκηκόασιν συνήσουσιν

Hebrew (Masoretic text): כֵּן יַזֶּה גּוֹיִם רַבִּים עָלָיו יִקְפְּצוּ מְלָכִים פִּיהֶם כִּי אֲשֶׁר לֹא סֻפַּר לָהֶם רָאוּ וַאֲשֶׁר לֹא שָׁמְעוּ הִתְבּוֹנָנוּ

Septuagint (Isaiah 52:15 in the Septuagint numbering): οὕτως θαυμάσονται ἔθνη πολλὰ ἐπ’ αὐτῷ, καὶ συνάξουσιν βασιλεῖς τὸ στόμα αὐτῶν· ὅτι οἷς οὐκ ἀνηγγέλη περὶ αὐτοῦ ὄψονται, καὶ οἳ. οὐκ ἀκηκόασιν συνήσουσιν.

The Greek of the NT matches the Septuagint word for word in 11 consecutive words: “Οἷς οὐκ ἀνηγγέλη περὶ αὐτοῦ ὄψονται καὶ οἳ οὐκ ἀκηκόασιν συνήσουσιν.”

Septuagint, Swete’s text, First1KGreek transcription (with reading errors), CC BY-SA 4.0

Romans 15:21, word by word

it is writtenγέγραπταιgegraptai

it is written

So the Bible says; a passage is quoted.

Where else “gegraptai” appears
announcedἀνηγγέληanēngelē

announce, tell

Announce, tell, make something clearly known.

Where else “anēngelē” appears
will seeὄψονταιopsontai

see

To perceive with sight, to look and notice what is in front.

Where else “opsontai” appears
heardἀκηκόασινakēkoasin

hear of

To hear about something.

Where else “akēkoasin” appears
will understandσυνήσουσινsynēsousin

understand

Understand, grasp.

Where else “synēsousin” appears

Translation note

Isaiah 52:15, according to the Greek.

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Quotation · Isaiah 52:15

Paul quotes Isaiah 52:15 to explain why he proclaims where the Messiah has not been named.

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Romans 15:21

21but, as it is written: Those to whom it was not announced about him will see, and those who have not heard will understand.

Isaiah 52:15

15so he will sprinkle many nations; before him kings will shut their mouths; for what had not been told them they will see, and what they had not heard they will understand.

The context

20and so, making it my ambition to announce the good news not where the Messiah was already named, so that I would not build on another’s foundation,

21 · This verse (above)

22This is why also I was hindered so many times from coming to you.

Read all of Romans 15

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  1. 1. What it says

    What does Paul ask in v. 7, and what example does he give?

  2. 2. What it means

    Why does Paul say the Scriptures were written to give us hope? (v. 4)

  3. 3. How I live it

    "Welcome one another" (v. 7). Whom could you welcome this week who feels out of place?

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