For there is no distinction between Jew and Greek; for the same Lord is Lord of all, abounding in riches for all who call on Him;
Parallel translations
- WEB For there is no distinction between Jew and Greek; for the same Lord is Lord of all, and is rich to all who call on him.
- KJV For there is no difference between the Jew and the Greek: for the same Lord over all is rich unto all that call upon him.
- BSB For there is no difference between Jew and Greek: The same Lord is Lord of all, and gives richly to all who call on Him,
- NKJV For there is no distinction between Jew and Greek, for the same Lord over all is rich to all who call upon Him.
- NLT Jew and Gentile are the same in this respect. They have the same Lord, who gives generously to all who call on him.
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Quick answer
There is no distinction between Jew and Greek, for the same Lord generously blesses all who call on him. The gospel is open to every kind of person without partiality.
Overview
Picking up the word whoever from v. 11, Paul declares that ethnic distinctions no longer determine access to salvation. The one Lord is Lord of all and is rich in mercy toward everyone who calls on him in faith. This universal offer flows from the universal need for righteousness (chapters 1-3) and the sufficiency of Christ's work. The gospel unites Jew and Gentile in one saved people.
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Cross-references · 32
- Phil 4:19My God will supply every need of yours according to his riches in glory in Christ Jesus.
- Rev 17:14These will war against the Lamb, and the Lamb will overcome them, for he is Lord of lords, and King of kings, and those who are with him are called chosen and faithful.”
- Gal 3:28There is neither Jew nor Greek, there is neither slave nor free man, there is neither male nor female; for you are all one in Christ Jesus.
- Rom 3:22even the righteousness of God through faith in Jesus Christ to all and on all those who believe. For there is no distinction,
- Ps 86:5For you, Lord, are good, and ready to forgive; abundant in loving kindness to all those who call on you.
- Col 3:11where there can’t be Greek and Jew, circumcision and uncircumcision, barbarian, Scythian, bondservant, freeman; but Christ is all, and in all.
- Ps 145:18Yahweh is near to all those who call on him, to all who call on him in truth.
- Rom 3:29–30Or is God the God of Jews only? Isn’t he the God of Gentiles also? Yes, of Gentiles also,
- Eph 1:7in whom we have our redemption through his blood, the forgiveness of our trespasses, according to the riches of his grace,
- 1 Tim 2:5For there is one God, and one mediator between God and men, the man Christ Jesus,
- Eph 3:6that the Gentiles are fellow heirs, and fellow members of the body, and fellow partakers of his promise in Christ Jesus through the Good News,
- Acts 10:34–36Peter opened his mouth and said, “Truly I perceive that God doesn’t show favoritism;
- Rev 19:16He has on his garment and on his thigh a name written, “KING OF KINGS, AND LORD OF LORDS.”
- Col 1:27to whom God was pleased to make known what are the riches of the glory of this mystery among the Gentiles, which is Christ in you, the hope of glory;
- Col 2:2–3that their hearts may be comforted, they being knit together in love, and gaining all riches of the full assurance of understanding, that they may know the mystery of God, both of the Father and of Christ,
- Phil 2:11and that every tongue should confess that Jesus Christ is Lord, to the glory of God the Father.
- Rom 4:11–12He received the sign of circumcision, a seal of the righteousness of the faith which he had while he was in uncircumcision, that he might be the father of all those who believe, though they might be in uncircumcision, that righteousness might also be accounted to them.
- Acts 15:8–9God, who knows the heart, testified about them, giving them the Holy Spirit, just like he did to us.
- Isa 55:6Seek Yahweh while he may be found. Call on him while he is near.
- Rom 14:9For to this end Christ died, rose, and lived again, that he might be Lord of both the dead and the living.
- Rom 2:4Or do you despise the riches of his goodness, forbearance, and patience, not knowing that the goodness of God leads you to repentance?
- 1 Cor 15:47The first man is of the earth, made of dust. The second man is the Lord from heaven.
- 2 Cor 8:9For you know the grace of our Lord Jesus Christ, that, though he was rich, yet for your sakes he became poor, that you through his poverty might become rich.
- 1 Cor 1:2to the assembly of God which is at Corinth; those who are sanctified in Christ Jesus, called to be saints, with all who call on the name of our Lord Jesus Christ in every place, both theirs and ours:
- Eph 2:18–22For through him we both have our access in one Spirit to the Father.
- Rom 9:23–24and that he might make known the riches of his glory on vessels of mercy, which he prepared beforehand for glory,
- Eph 2:7that in the ages to come he might show the exceeding riches of his grace in kindness toward us in Christ Jesus;
- Rom 15:12Again, Isaiah says, “There will be the root of Jesse, he who arises to rule over the Gentiles; in him the Gentiles will hope.”
- Eph 2:4But God, being rich in mercy, for his great love with which he loved us,
- Acts 9:14Here he has authority from the chief priests to bind all who call on your name.”
- Eph 3:16that he would grant you, according to the riches of his glory, that you may be strengthened with power through his Spirit in the inward man;
- Eph 3:8To me, the very least of all saints, was this grace given, to preach to the Gentiles the unsearchable riches of Christ,
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