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Romans 10:19

But I say, Did not Israel know? First Moses saith, I will provoke you to jealousy by them that are no people, and by a foolish nation I will anger you.

KJV

ἀλλὰ λέγω, μὴ Ἰσραὴλ οὐκ ἔγνω; πρῶτος Μωϋσῆς λέγει, ἐγὼ παραζηλώσω ὑμᾶς ἐπ’ οὐκ ἔθνει, ἐπ’ ἔθνει ἀσυνέτῳ παροργιῶ ὑμᾶς.

Greek NT

Sed dico : Numquid Israël non cognovit ? Primus Moyses dicit : Ego ad æmulationem vos adducam in non gentem : in gentem insipientem, in iram vos mittam.

Vulgate

But I say, Did Israel not know? First Moses saith, I will provoke you to jealousy with that which is no nation, With a nation void of understanding will I anger you.

ASV

But I say: Hath not Israel known? First, Moses saith: I will provoke you to jealousy by that which is not a nation: by a foolish nation I will anger you.

Douay-Rheims

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In this verse

People Moses

In the original Greek

15 distinct Greek words appear in this verse.

Μωσεύς
moseus
noun · 81×
γινώσκω
ginosko
verb · 222×
λέγω
lego
verb · 2256×
μή
me
particle · 1033×
οὐ
ou
particle · 1626×
παραζηλόω
parazeloo
verb · 4×
παροργίζω
parorgizo
verb · 2×
πρῶτος
protos
adjective · 101×
ἀλλά
alla
conjunction · 636×
ἀσύνετος
asunetos
adjective · 5×
ἐγώ
ego
pronoun · 1720×
ἐπί
epi
preposition · 888×
ἔθνος
ethnos
noun · 162×
Ἰσραήλ
israel
noun · 68×
ὑμεῖς
umeis
pronoun · 1828×

Intertextual echoes

This verse quotes or alludes to 1 earlier text.

  • Deut 32:21 · exact_quote
    "They have moved me to jealousy with that which is not God; they have provoked me to anger with their vanities: and I will move them to jealousy with those which are not a people; I will provoke them to anger with a foolish nation."
    Deuteronomy: I will make you jealous by a non-nation — Israel provoked

Textual variants

1 variant unit attested by manuscript witnesses and modern critical editions.

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SBLGNT: Ἰσραὴλ οὐκ ἔγνω | WH/Treg/NIV: Ἰσραὴλ οὐκ ἔγνω | RP: οὐκ ἔγνω Ἰσραὴλ
  • Ἰσραὴλ οὐκ ἔγνωSBLGNT
  • Ἰσραὴλ οὐκ ἔγνωWestcott-Hort, Tregelles, Reader's GNT (NA27)
  • οὐκ ἔγνω ἸσραὴλRobinson-Pierpont
source: sblgnt-apparatus

Historic Christian voices

4 passages from patristic writers, Reformers, and church catechisms citing this verse.

Source. Translated by J. Walker, J. Sheppard and H. Browne, and revised by George B. Stevens. From Nicene and Post-Nicene Fathers, First Series, Vol. 11. Edited by Philip Schaff. (Buffalo, NY: Christian Literature Publishing Co., 1889.) Revised and edited for New Advent by Kevin Knight. <https://www.newadvent.org/fathers/210218.htm>. Contact information. The editor of New Adven…

Cross-references

  • 1Cor 1:12 — Now this I say, that every one of you saith, I am of Paul; and I of Apollos; and I of Cephas; and I of Christ.
  • 1Pet 2:10 — Which in time past were not a people, but are now the people of God: which had not obtained mercy, but now have obtained mercy.
  • 1Pet 2:10 — Which in time past were not a people, but are now the people of God: which had not obtained mercy, but now have obtained mercy.
  • Acts 13:46 — Then Paul and Barnabas waxed bold, and said, It was necessary that the word of God should first have been spoken to you: but seeing ye put it from you, and judge yourselves unworthy of everlasting lif
  • Deut 32:21 — They have moved me to jealousy with that which is not God; they have provoked me to anger with their vanities: and I will move them to jealousy with those which are not a people; I will provoke them t
  • Deut 32:21 — They have moved me to jealousy with that which is not God; they have provoked me to anger with their vanities: and I will move them to jealousy with those which are not a people; I will provoke them t
  • Isa 44:18 — They have not known nor understood: for he hath shut their eyes, that they cannot see; and their hearts, that they cannot understand.
  • Ps 115:5 — They have mouths, but they speak not: eyes have they, but they see not:
  • Rom 11:11 — I say then, Have they stumbled that they should fall? God forbid: but rather through their fall salvation is come unto the Gentiles, for to provoke them to jealousy.
  • Rom 11:11 — I say then, Have they stumbled that they should fall? God forbid: but rather through their fall salvation is come unto the Gentiles, for to provoke them to jealousy.
  • Rom 11:14 — If by any means I may provoke to emulation them which are my flesh, and might save some of them.
  • Titus 3:3 — For we ourselves also were sometimes foolish, disobedient, deceived, serving divers lusts and pleasures, living in malice and envy, hateful, and hating one another.