Romans 10:12
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.
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Study Note
This brief but programmatic verse declares the abolition of the Jew-Greek distinction in the realm of salvation, grounding the claim not in human universalism but in the monotheistic confession that 'the same Lord' is Lord over all. The verse develops Paul's argument from Deuteronomy 30:14 (cited in Romans 10:8) and Joel 2:32 (cited in v. 13: 'everyone who calls on the name of the Lord will be saved'), showing that universal accessibility is the fulfillment of Jewish Scripture, not its abrogation. The description of God as 'rich unto all that call upon him' (ploutōn eis pantas) uses Hellenistic language of divine beneficence to express covenantal generosity. The verse became a cornerstone of Pauline missiology and has been central to ecumenical theology's arguments against ethnic and religious exclusivism.
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For there is no distinction between Jew and Greek: for the same Lord is Lord of all, and is rich unto all that call upon him:
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And the Jew is not different from the Greek: for there is the same Lord of all, who is good to all who have hope in his name:
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For thou, Lord, art good, and ready to forgive; and plenteous in mercy unto all them that call upon thee.
The Lord is nigh unto all them that call upon him, to all that call upon him in truth.
Seek ye the Lord while he may be found, call ye upon him while he is near:
And here he hath authority from the chief priests to bind all that call on thy name.
Then Peter opened his mouth, and said, Of a truth I perceive that God is no respecter of persons:
The word which God sent unto the children of Israel, preaching peace by Jesus Christ: (he is Lord of all:)
And God, which knoweth the hearts, bare them witness, giving them the Holy Ghost, even as he did unto us;
And put no difference between us and them, purifying their hearts by faith.
Or despisest thou the riches of his goodness and forbearance and longsuffering; not knowing that the goodness of God leadeth …
Even the righteousness of God which is by faith of Jesus Christ unto all and upon all them that believe: …