لا فَرْقَ بَيْنَ يَهُودِيٍّ ويُونَانِيّ، لأَنَّ الرَّبَّ هُوَ نَفْسُهُ لِجَميعِهِم، يُفِيضُ غِنَاهُ عَلى جَمِيعِ الَّذِينَ يَدْعُونَهُ. فَكُلُّ مَنْ يَدْعُو ٱسْمَ الرَّبِّ يَخْلُص
رسالة القدّيس بولس إلى أهل رومة10/من12حتى21/:”يا إخوتي، فلا فَرْقَ بَيْنَ يَهُودِيٍّ ويُونَانِيّ، لأَنَّ الرَّبَّ هُوَ نَفْسُهُ لِجَميعِهِم، يُفِيضُ غِنَاهُ عَلى جَمِيعِ الَّذِينَ يَدْعُونَهُ. فَكُلُّ مَنْ يَدْعُو ٱسْمَ الرَّبِّ يَخْلُص. إِذًا فَكَيْفَ يَدْعُونَ مَنْ لَمْ يُؤْمِنُوا بِهِ؟ وكَيْفَ يُؤْمِنُونَ بَمَنْ لَمْ يَسْمَعُوا بِهِ؟ وكَيْفَ يَسْمَعُونَ بِهِ بِدُونِ مُبَشِّر؟ وكَيْفَ يُبَشِّرُونَ إِنْ لَمْ يُرْسَلُوا؟ كَمَا هُوَ مَكْتُوب: «مَا أَجْمَلَ أَقْدَامَ المُبَشِّرِينَ بِالخَيْر!».ولكِنْ لَمْ يُطِيعُوا كُلُّهُم بِشَارَةَ الإِنْجِيل، لأَنَّ آشَعْيَا يَقُول: «يَا رَبّ، مَنْ آمَنَ بِمَا سَمِعَ مِنَّا؟». إِذًا فَالإِيْمَانُ هُوَ مِنَ السَّمَاع، والسَّمَاعُ هُوَ مِنَ التَّبْشِيرِ بِكَلِمَةِ المَسِيح. لكِنِّي أَقُول: أَلَعَلَّهُم لَمْ يَسْمَعُوا؟ بَلَى! «في الأَرْضِ كُلِّهَا ذَاعَ مَنْطِقُهُم، وفي أَقَاصي المَسْكُونَةِ كَلامُهُم». وأَقُول: أَلَعَلَّ إِسْرَائِيلَ لَمْ يَعْلَم؟ يَقُولُ مُوسَى أَوَّلاً: «أَنَا أُثِيرُ غَيْرَتَكُم بِمَنْ لَيْسُوا شَعْبًا، وبِشَعْبٍ غَبِيٍّ أُثِيرُ غَضَبَكُم!».أَمَّا آشَعْيَا فَيَجْرُؤُ ويَقُول: «وجَدَني الَّذِينَ لَمْ يَطْلُبُوني، وٱعْتَلَنْتُ لِلَّذِينَ لَمْ يَسْأَلُوا عَنِّي». أَمَّا في شَأْنِ إِسْرَائِيلَ فَيَقُول: «بَسَطْتُ يَدَيَّ النَّهَارَ كُلَّهُ نَحْوَ شَعْبٍ عَاصٍ وَمُتَمَرِّد!».
There is no distinction between Jew and Greek; the same Lord is Lord of all and is generous to all who call on him. For, ‘Everyone who calls on the name of the Lord shall be saved
Letter to the Romans 10/12-21/:’For there is no distinction between Jew and Greek; the same Lord is Lord of all and is generous to all who call on him. For, ‘Everyone who calls on the name of the Lord shall be saved.’ But how are they to call on one in whom they have not believed? And how are they to believe in one of whom they have never heard? And how are they to hear without someone to proclaim him? And how are they to proclaim him unless they are sent? As it is written, ‘How beautiful are the feet of those who bring good news!’ But not all have obeyed the good news; for Isaiah says, ‘Lord, who has believed our message?’So faith comes from what is heard, and what is heard comes through the word of Christ. But I ask, have they not heard? Indeed they have; for ‘Their voice has gone out to all the earth, and their words to the ends of the world.’ Again I ask, did Israel not understand? First Moses says, ‘I will make you jealous of those who are not a nation; with a foolish nation I will make you angry.’ 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.’But of Israel he says, ‘All day long I have held out my hands to a disobedient and contrary people.’”