Romans 10:20
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But Isaias is bold, and saith: I was found by them that did not seek me. I appeared openly to them that asked not after me.

very bold.

Proverbs 28:1 The wicked man fleeth, when no man pursueth: but the just, bold as a lion, shall be without dread.

Isaiah 58:1 Cry, cease not, lift up thy voice like a trumpet, and shew my people their wicked doings, and the house of Jacob their sins.

Ephesians 6:19,20 And for me, that speech may be given me, that I may open my mouth with confidence, to make known the mystery of the gospel, . . .

I was found.

Romans 9:30 What then shall we say? That the Gentiles who followed not after justice have attained to justice, even the justice that is of faith.

Isaiah 65:1,2 They have sought me that before asked not for me, they have found me that sought me not. I said: Behold me, behold me, to a nation that did not call upon my name. . . .

I was made.

Isaiah 49:6 And he said: It is a small thing that thou shouldst be my servant to raise up the tribes of Jacob, and to convert the dregs of Israel. Behold, I have given thee to be the light of the Gentiles, that thou mayst be my salvation even to the farthest part of the earth.

Isaiah 52:15 He shall sprinkle many nations, kings shall shut their mouth at him: for they to whom it was not told of him, have seen: and they that heard not, have beheld.

Isaiah 55:4,5 Behold I have given him for a witness to the people, for a leader and a master to the Gentiles. . . .

Matthew 20:16 So shall the last be first and the first last. For many are called but few chosen.

Matthew 22:9,10 Go ye therefore into the highways; and as many as you shall find, call to the marriage. . . .

Luke 14:23 And the Lord said to the servant: Go out into the highways and hedges, and compel them to come in, that my house may be filled.

1 John 4:19 Let us therefore love God: because God first hath loved us.

Context
The Word Brings Salvation
19But I say: Hath not Israel known? First, Moses saith: I will provoke you to jealousy by that which is not a nation: by a foolish nation I will anger you. 20But Isaias is bold, and saith: I was found by them that did not seek me. I appeared openly to them that asked not after me. 21But to Israel he saith: All the day long have I spread my hands to a people that believeth not and contradicteth me.…
Cross References
Isaiah 65:1
They have sought me that before asked not for me, they have found me that sought me not. I said: Behold me, behold me, to a nation that did not call upon my name.

Romans 9:30
What then shall we say? That the Gentiles who followed not after justice have attained to justice, even the justice that is of faith.

Romans 9:31
But Israel, by following after the law of justice, is not come unto the law of justice.

Romans 10:3
For they, not knowing the justice of God and seeking to establish their own, have not submitted themselves to the justice of God.

Lexicon
And
δὲ (de)
Conjunction
Strong's Greek 1161: A primary particle; but, and, etc.

Isaiah
Ἠσαΐας (Ēsaias)
Noun - Nominative Masculine Singular
Strong's Greek 2268: Isaiah, the prophet. Of Hebrew origin; Hesaias, an Israelite.

boldly
ἀποτολμᾷ (apotolma)
Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular
Strong's Greek 662: To assume boldness. From apo and tolmao; to venture plainly.

says:
λέγει (legei)
Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular
Strong's Greek 3004: (a) I say, speak; I mean, mention, tell, (b) I call, name, especially in the pass., (c) I tell, command.

“I was found
Εὑρέθην (Heurethēn)
Verb - Aorist Indicative Passive - 1st Person Singular
Strong's Greek 2147: A prolonged form of a primary heuro, which heureo is used for it in all the tenses except the present and imperfect to find.

by
ἐν (en)
Preposition
Strong's Greek 1722: In, on, among. A primary preposition denoting position, and instrumentality, i.e. A relation of rest; 'in, ' at, on, by, etc.

those who
τοῖς (tois)
Article - Dative Masculine Plural
Strong's Greek 3588: The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the.

did not seek
ζητοῦσιν (zētousin)
Verb - Present Participle Active - Dative Masculine Plural
Strong's Greek 2212: To seek, search for, desire, require, demand. Of uncertain affinity; to seek; specially, to worship, or to plot.

Me;
ἐμὲ (eme)
Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Accusative 1st Person Singular
Strong's Greek 1473: I, the first-person pronoun. A primary pronoun of the first person I.

I revealed Myself
ἐμφανὴς (emphanēs)
Adjective - Nominative Masculine Singular
Strong's Greek 1717: Manifest, visible, comprehended. From a compound of en and phaino; apparent in self.

to those who
τοῖς (tois)
Article - Dative Masculine Plural
Strong's Greek 3588: The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the.

did not ask for
ἐπερωτῶσιν (eperōtōsin)
Verb - Present Participle Active - Dative Masculine Plural
Strong's Greek 1905: To interrogate, question, demand of. From epi and erotao; to ask for, i.e. Inquire, seek.

Me.”
ἐμὲ (eme)
Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Accusative 1st Person Singular
Strong's Greek 1473: I, the first-person pronoun. A primary pronoun of the first person I.


Additional Translations
And Isaiah boldly says: “I was found by those who did not seek Me; I revealed Myself to those who did not ask for Me.”

And Isaiah is very bold and says: "I was found by those not seeking Me; I became manifest to those not inquiring after Me."

But Esaias is very bold, and said, I was found of them that sought me not; I was made manifest to them that asked not after me.

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.

But Esaias is very bold, and says, I have been found by those not seeking me; I have become manifest to those not inquiring after me.

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.

But Isaiah is very bold, and saith, I was found by them that sought me not; I was made manifest to them that asked not for me.

And Isaiah, with strange boldness, exclaims, "I have been found by those who were not looking for Me, I have revealed Myself to those who were not inquiring of Me."

Isaiah is very bold, and says, "I was found by those who didn't seek me. I was revealed to those who didn't ask for me."

and Isaiah is very bold, and saith, 'I was found by those not seeking Me; I became manifest to those not inquiring after Me;'
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