As the Scriptures tell us, “Anyone who trusts in him will never be disgraced.”
Parallel translations
- WEB For the Scripture says, “Whoever believes in him will not be disappointed.”
- KJV For the scripture saith, Whosoever believeth on him shall not be ashamed.
- BSB It is just as the Scripture says: “Anyone who believes in Him will never be put to shame.”
- NKJV For the Scripture says, “Whoever believes on Him will not be put to shame.”
- NASB For the Scripture says, “Whoever believes in Him will not be put to shame.”
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Quick answer
Scripture promises that whoever believes in Christ will not be put to shame. Faith in him never ends in disappointment.
Overview
Paul again cites Isaiah 28:16 (see 9:33) to ground his gospel in Scripture. The promise that the believer will not be disappointed assures that trust in Christ is never misplaced. The word whoever is significant, pointing toward the universal scope of the gospel that Paul makes explicit in the next verse. Faith in Christ guarantees acceptance and final vindication before God.
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Cross-references · 5
- Isa 28:16Therefore thus says the Lord Yahweh, “Behold, I lay in Zion for a foundation a stone, a tried stone, a precious cornerstone of a sure foundation. He who believes shall not act hastily.
- Rom 9:33even as it is written, “Behold, I lay in Zion a stumbling stone and a rock of offense; and no one who believes in him will be disappointed.”
- 1 Pet 2:6Because it is contained in Scripture, “Behold, I lay in Zion a chief cornerstone, chosen, and precious: He who believes in him will not be disappointed.”
- Isa 49:23Kings shall be your foster fathers, and their queens your nursing mothers. They will bow down to you with their faces to the earth, and lick the dust of your feet; Then you will know that I am Yahweh; and those who wait for me shall not be disappointed.”
- Jer 17:7“Blessed is the man who trusts in Yahweh, and whose confidence is in Yahweh.
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