Romans 10:20
Modern Translations
New International Version
And Isaiah boldly says, "I was found by those who did not seek me; I revealed myself to those who did not ask for me."

New Living Translation
And later Isaiah spoke boldly for God, saying, “I was found by people who were not looking for me. I showed myself to those who were not asking for me.”

English Standard Version
Then Isaiah is so bold as to say, “I have been found by those who did not seek me; I have shown myself to those who did not ask for me.”

Berean Study Bible
And Isaiah boldly says: “I was found by those who did not seek Me; I revealed Myself to those who did not ask for Me.”

New American Standard Bible
And Isaiah is very bold and says, “I WAS FOUND BY THOSE WHO DID NOT SEEK ME, I REVEALED MYSELF TO THOSE WHO DID NOT ASK FOR ME.”

NASB 1995
And Isaiah is very bold and says, "I WAS FOUND BY THOSE WHO DID NOT SEEK ME, I BECAME MANIFEST TO THOSE WHO DID NOT ASK FOR ME."

NASB 1977
And Isaiah is very bold and says, “I WAS FOUND BY THOSE WHO SOUGHT ME NOT, I BECAME MANIFEST TO THOSE WHO DID NOT ASK FOR ME.”

Amplified Bible
Then Isaiah is very bold and says, “I HAVE BEEN FOUND BY THOSE WHO DID NOT SEEK ME; I HAVE SHOWN MYSELF TO THOSE WHO DID NOT [consciously] ASK FOR ME.”

Christian Standard Bible
And Isaiah says boldly, I was found by those who were not looking for me; I revealed myself to those who were not asking for me.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
And Isaiah says boldly: I was found by those who were not looking for Me; I revealed Myself to those who were not asking for Me.

Contemporary English Version
Isaiah was fearless enough to tell that the Lord had said, "I was found by people who were not looking for me. I appeared to the ones who were not asking about me."

Good News Translation
And Isaiah is even bolder when he says, "I was found by those who were not looking for me; I appeared to those who were not asking for me."

GOD'S WORD® Translation
Isaiah said very boldly, "I was found by those who weren't looking for me. I was revealed to those who weren't asking for me."

International Standard Version
And Isaiah boldly says, "I was found by those who were not looking for me; I was revealed to those who were not asking for me."

NET Bible
And Isaiah is even bold enough to say, "I was found by those who did not seek me; I became well known to those who did not ask for me."
Classic Translations
King James Bible
But Esaias is very bold, and saith, I was found of them that sought me not; I was made manifest unto them that asked not after me.

New King James Version
But Isaiah is very bold and says: “I was found by those who did not seek Me; I was made manifest to those who did not ask for Me.”

King James 2000 Bible
But Isaiah is very bold, and says, I was found of them that sought me not; I was made manifest unto them that asked not after me.

New Heart English Bible
Isaiah is very bold, and says, "I was found by those who did not seek me. I was revealed to those who did not ask for me."

World English Bible
Isaiah is very bold, and says, "I was found by those who didn't seek me. I was revealed to those who didn't ask for me."

American King James Version
But Esaias is very bold, and said, I was found of them that sought me not; I was made manifest to them that asked not after me.

American Standard Version
And Isaiah is very bold, and saith, I was found of them that sought me not; I became manifest unto them that asked not of me.

A Faithful Version
Then Isaiah was very bold and said, "I was found by those who were not seeking Me, and I was revealed to those who were not inquiring after Me."

Darby Bible Translation
But Esaias is very bold, and says, I have been found by those not seeking me; I have become manifest to those not inquiring after me.

English Revised Version
And Isaiah is very bold, and saith, I was found of them that sought me not; I became manifest unto them that asked not of me.

Webster's Bible Translation
But Isaiah is very bold, and saith, I was found by them that sought me not; I was made manifest to them that asked not for me.

Early Modern
Geneva Bible of 1587
And Esaias is bolde, & saith, I was found of them that sought me not, and haue bene made manifest to them that asked not after me.

Bishops' Bible of 1568
And Esaias is bolde, and sayeth: I am founde of them that sought me not: I am manifest vnto them that asked not after me.

Coverdale Bible of 1535
Esaye after him is bolde, aud sayeth: I am founde of them, that sought me not: & haue appeared vnto them, that axed not after me.

Tyndale Bible of 1526
Esaias after that is bolde and sayth. I am founde of the that sought me not and have appered to them that axed not after me.
Literal Translations
Literal Standard Version
and Isaiah is very bold and says, “I was found by those not seeking Me; I became visible to those not inquiring after Me”;

Berean Literal Bible
And Isaiah is very bold and says: "I was found by those not seeking Me; I became manifest to those not inquiring after Me."

Young's Literal Translation
and Isaiah is very bold, and saith, 'I was found by those not seeking Me; I became manifest to those not inquiring after Me;'

Smith's Literal Translation
And Esaias is very confident, and says, I was found of them not seeking me; I was manifested to them not asking for me.

Literal Emphasis Translation
And Isaiah assumed boldness and said, “I was found by those not investigating Me; I became manifest to those not inquiring after Me.”

Catholic Translations
Douay-Rheims Bible
But Isaias is bold, and saith: I was found by them that did not seek me: I appeared openly to them that asked not after me.

Catholic Public Domain Version
And Isaiah dares to say: “I was discovered by those who were not seeking me. I appeared openly to those who were not asking about me.”

Translations from Aramaic
Aramaic Bible in Plain English
But Isaiah was bold and he said, “I appeared to those who did not seek me and I was found by those who did not ask for me.”

Lamsa Bible
Then Isaiah dared, and said, I appeared to those who did not seek me, and was found by those who did not ask for me.

NT Translations
Anderson New Testament
But Isaiah is very bold, and says: I was found by them that sought me not: I was made manifest to them that asked not after me.

Godbey New Testament
But Isaiah is bold, and says, I was found by those not seeking after me; and made manifest to those not inquiring after me.

Haweis New Testament
But Isaiah is very bold, and saith, ?I have been found by those who sought me not; I have become manifest to those who inquired not after me.?

Mace New Testament
but Esaias is more express, and says, "I was found of them that sought me not; I was made manifest to them that asked not after me.

Weymouth New Testament
And Isaiah, with strange boldness, exclaims, "I have been found by those who were not looking for Me, I have revealed Myself to those who were not inquiring of Me."

Worrell New Testament
But Isaiah is very bold, and says, "I was found by those who sought Me not; I became manifest to those who sought not after Me."

Worsley New Testament
and Esaias positively affirms, "I was found of them that sought me not, I was made manifest to them that asked not after me:"
















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