- Bible
- Romans
- Chapter 10
- Verse 13
My Notes
Commentary
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Gill's Exposition
For whosoever shall call upon the name the Lord,.... This testimony is taken out of Joe 2:32 and is brought to prove the truth of what the apostle had just suggested, that all that call upon the name…
Barnes' Notes
For whosoever shall call ... - This sentiment is found substantially in Joe 2:32, “And it shall come to pass, that whosoever shall call on the name of the Lord shall be delivered.” This is expressly…
Adam Clarke
For whosoever shall call, etc. - Nor shall any one who hears this doctrine of salvation, and credits it as he is commanded, be permitted to pray or supplicate the throne of grace in vain: for the…
The first words express the design of the apostle through these verses, that there is no difference between Jews and Gentiles, but they stand upon the same level in point of acceptance with God. In…
Cambridge Bible
For whosoever, &c. "Whosoever" refers back to "all" in Rom 10:12. St Paul here quotes (almost verbatim with LXX.) Joe 2:32; (Heb., 4:5;) where the whole prediction is distinctly Messianic, and…