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Romans 15:21

Witness and mission

19 by the power of signs and wonders, and by the power of the Spirit of God. So from Jerusalem all the way around to Illyricum, I have fully proclaimed the gospel of Christ.

20 In this way I have aspired to preach the gospel where Christ was not known, so that I would not be building on someone else’s foundation.

Rather, as it is written: “Those who were not told about Him will see, and those who have not heard will understand.”

22 That is why I have often been hindered from coming to you.

23 But now that there are no further opportunities for me in these regions, and since I have longed for many years to visit you,

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Here the Bible tells a story about someone else. Ask yourself what it can say to us today. Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.

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BSB
Rather, as it is written: “Those who were not told about Him will see, and those who have not heard will understand.”
KJV
But as it is written, To whom he was not spoken of, they shall see: and they that have not heard shall understand.
WEB
But, as it is written, “They will see, to whom no news of him came. They who haven’t heard will understand.”
ASV
but, as it is written, They shall see, to whom no tidings of him came, And they who have not heard shall understand.
DARBY
but according as it is written, To whom there was nothing told concerning him, they shall see; and they that have not heard shall understand.
BLB
But as it has been written: “They will see, to whom it was not announced concerning Him; and those who have not heard will understand.”
ÅB
Men som det står skrevet: «De som ikke har fått budskap om ham, skal se, og de som ikke har hørt, skal forstå.»[^6]
OTB
men som Skriften sier:
"De som ikke var informert om ham, skal se,
og de som ikke har hørt, skal forstå."
B1930
men, som skrevet er: De som ikke har fått budskap om ham, skal se, og de som ikke har hørt, skal forstå.

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Cross references

  • Isaiah 52:15

    so He will sprinkle many nations. Kings will shut their mouths because of Him. For they will see what they have not been told, and they will understand what they have not heard.

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  • Isaiah 65:1

    “I revealed Myself to those who did not ask for Me; I was found by those who did not seek Me. To a nation that did not call My name, I said, ‘Here I am! Here I am!’

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