Parallel Verses
Twentieth Century New Testament
But as Scripture says--'They to whom he had never been proclaimed shall see; and they who have never heard shall understand!'
New American Standard Bible
but as it is written,
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And they who have not heard shall understand.”
King James Version
But as it is written, To whom he was not spoken of, they shall see: and they that have not heard shall understand.
Holman Bible
but, as it is written:
and those who have not heard will understand.
International Standard Version
Rather, as it is written, "Those who were never told about him will see, and those who have never heard will understand."
A Conservative Version
but, as it is written, They will see to whom it was not reported about him, and they will understand who have not heard.
American Standard Version
but, as it is written, They shall see, to whom no tidings of him came, And they who have not heard shall understand.
Amplified
but [instead I would act on this goal] as it is written [in Scripture],
And they who have not heard [of Him] shall understand.”
An Understandable Version
But, as it is written [Isa. 52:15], "Those people who had not been told about Him will see [the truth], and those who have not heard [the message] will understand [it]." [Note: Paul here applies a Messianic prediction to his ambition of doing pioneer evangelism].
Anderson New Testament
but, as it is written: They to whom he was not preached, shall see; and they who have not heard, shall understand.
Bible in Basic English
But as it is said in the holy Writings, They will see, to whom the news of him had not been given, and those to whose ears it had not come will have knowledge.
Common New Testament
but as it is written: "They shall see who have not been told of him, and those who have not heard shall understand."
Daniel Mace New Testament
as it is written, "they to whom he was not mentioned, shall see: and they that have not heard, shall understand."
Darby Translation
but according as it is written, To whom there was nothing told concerning him, they shall see; and they that have not heard shall understand.
Godbey New Testament
but, as has been written, Those, to whom he has not been preached, shall see concerning him, and they who have not heard shall understand.
Goodspeed New Testament
As the Scripture says, "They who have never been told of him will see, And they who have never heard will understand!"
John Wesley New Testament
But as it is written, They to whom he was not spoken of shall see; and they that have not heard, shall understand.
Julia Smith Translation
But as has been written, to whom it was not announced of him, they shall see: and they who have not heard shall understand.
King James 2000
But as it is written, To whom he was not spoken of, they shall see: and they that have not heard shall understand.
Lexham Expanded Bible
but just as it is written, "[Those] to whom [it was] not announced concerning him will see, and [those] who have not heard will understand."
Modern King James verseion
but as it is written, "To whom nothing was said about Him, they shall see. And they who have not heard shall understand."
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
but as it is written, "To whom he was not spoken of, they shall see: and they that heard not, shall understand."
Moffatt New Testament
but that (as it is written) They should see who never had learned about him, and they who had never heard of him should understand.
Montgomery New Testament
But, as Scripture says, He shall be seen by those to whom no news about him ever came, And those who have never heard of him shall understand.
NET Bible
but as it is written: "Those who were not told about him will see, and those who have not heard will understand."
New Heart English Bible
But, as it is written, "They will see, to whom no news of him came. They who have not heard will understand."
Noyes New Testament
but, as it is written: "They, to whom no tidings concerning him came, shall see; and they that have not heard shall understand."
Sawyer New Testament
but as it is written, They shall see to whom nothing was told concerning him, and they who have not heard shall understand.
The Emphasized Bible
But, even as it is written - They shall see unto whom had been announced no tidings concerning him, and, they who had not heard, shall understand.
Thomas Haweis New Testament
but as it is written, "To whom the tidings concerning him have not reached, they shall see, and they who have not heard, shall understand."
Webster
But as it is written, They shall see to whom he was not spoken of: and they that have not heard shall understand.
Weymouth New Testament
But, as Scripture says, "Those shall see, to whom no report about Him has hitherto come, and those who until now have not heard shall understand."
Williams New Testament
but, as the Scripture says: "They will see who were never told of Him, and they will understand who have not heard."
World English Bible
But, as it is written, "They will see, to whom no news of him came. They who haven't heard will understand."
Worrell New Testament
but, as it has been written, "Those shall see, to whom nothing was announced concerning Him; and those who have not heard shall understand."
Worsley New Testament
but as it is written, They, to whom nothing was said concerning Him, shall see, and they who have not heard, shall understand.
Youngs Literal Translation
but according as it hath been written, 'To whom it was not told concerning him, they shall see; and they who have not heard, shall understand.'
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Paul's Ministry To The Gentiles
20 Yet always with the ambition to tell the Good News where Christ's name had not previously been heard, so as to avoid building upon another man's foundations. 21 But as Scripture says--'They to whom he had never been proclaimed shall see; and they who have never heard shall understand!' 22 That is why I have so often been prevented from coming to you.