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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.

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A.T. Robertson

A.T. Robertson

A.T.Robertson

19th Century
Southern Baptist
19th Century

Is very bold (αποτολμα). Present active indicative of αποτολμαω, old word, to assume boldness (απο, off) and only here in N.T. Isa…

Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes

AlbertBarnes

18th Century
Presbyterian
18th Century

But Esaias, Isaiah 65:1–2.

Is very bold. He expresses the doctrine openly, boldly, without any reserve. The wor…

Charles Ellicott

Charles Ellicott

CharlesEllicott

19th Century
Anglican
19th Century

Is very bold.—Comes forward and tells them the naked truth.

I was found.—The original of the quotation referred to…

Charles Spurgeon

Charles Spurgeon

CharlesSpurgeon

19th Century
Baptist
19th Century

First Moses saith, I will provoke you to jealousy by them that are no people, and by a foolish nation I will anger you. But Esaias is very bold…

Expositor's Bible Commentary

Expositor's Bible Commentary

Expositor'sBible Commentary

20th Century
20th Century

The quotation from Isa 65:1 clearly supports what has been declared in the previous pa age . Paul sees in the OT an anticipation of what has come t…

John Calvin

John Calvin

JohnCalvin

16th Century
Protestant
16th Century

But Isaiah is bold, and says, etc. Since this prophecy is somewhat clearer, to excite greater attention, he says that it was expressed wit…

John Gill

John Gill

JohnGill

17th Century
Reformed Baptist
17th Century

But Esaias is very bold, and saith The apostle here produces another testimony in proof of this, that the Israelites must…

Matthew Henry

Matthew Henry

MatthewHenry

17th Century
Presbyterian
17th Century

Did not the Jews know that the Gentiles were to be called in? They might have known it from Moses and Isaiah. Isaiah speaks plainly of the grace an…

Thomas Aquinas

Thomas Aquinas

ThomasAquinas

13th Century
Catholic
13th Century
  1. After showing that the fall of the Jews is pitiable because they sinned from ignorance, the Apostle now shows that their fall is not enti…

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