Romans 10:20 (GNV)

Passage

And Esaias is bolde, and saith, I was found of them that sought me not, and haue bene made manifest to them that asked not after me.

Nearby Context

Romans 10:18 But I demaund, Haue they not heard? No doubt their sound went out through all the earth, and their wordes into the endes of the worlde.

Romans 10:19 But I demaund, Did not Israel knowe God? First Moses sayth, I will prouoke you to enuie by a nation that is not my nation, and by a foolish nation I will anger you.

Romans 10:20 And Esaias is bolde, and saith, I was found of them that sought me not, and haue bene made manifest to them that asked not after me.

Romans 10:21 And vnto Israel hee sayth, All the day long haue I stretched foorth mine hand vnto a disobedient, and gainesaying people.

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "esaias", "bolde", "saith", "found", "sought", "haue", "bene", and "manifest". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "esaias" and "bolde", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 19's "But I demaund Did not Israel knowe..." into verse 21's "And vnto Israel hee sayth All the...", so "esaias" and "bolde" belong inside that flow. In Romans context, the local focus is righteousness by faith, union with Christ, life in the Spirit, and God's covenant faithfulness.

A plain takeaway is to answer the verse's own emphasis on "esaias" and "bolde" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.