For, “Whoever will call on the name of the Lord will be saved.”
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Geneva Bible translators 1599 · Public Domain True calling upon the Name of God is the…
True calling upon the Name of God is the testimony of true faith, and true faith of true vocation or calling, and true calling, of true election.
Geneva Bible (1599) marginal notes — public domain.
John Trapp 1656 · Public Domain 13 For whosoever shall call upon the name of…
13 For whosoever shall call upon the name of the Lord shall be saved.
Ver. 13. Shall be saved] Though he miss that particular mercy he asked for, he is certainly sealed up to salvation.
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Matthew Poole 1685 · Public Domain That the Lord is rich unto all that call…
That the Lord is rich unto all that call upon him, is confirmed here by a testimony out of Joe 2:32, which is also cited by St. Peter, Act 2:21. The apostle’s argument may be thus formed: If whosoever calls on the name of the Lord shall be saved, then the Lord is rich to all that call upon him; for no riches are comparable to salvation; but the former is true, therefore the latter.
Whosoever, whether Jew or Gentile, shall call upon the name of the Lord shall be saved; i.e. on him whose name is the Lord. Jesus Christ is principally meant, as appears by many passages in the prophet. Compare this with 1Co 1:2.
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John Gill 1763 · Public Domain For whosoever shall call upon the name the Lord,....…
For whosoever shall call upon the name the Lord,.... This testimony is taken out of Joe 2:32 and is brought to prove the truth of what the apostle had just suggested, that all that call upon the name of the Lord Jesus Christ, will find him rich and plenteous in mercy, and ready to dispense his grace and salvation to them: such
shall be saved; be they who they will, whether Jews or Gentiles; not with a temporal salvation only, but with a spiritual and eternal one; for the words of the prophet refer to Gospel times, as the context shows, and is cited and applied thereunto by the Apostle Peter, Act 2:16; besides, the deliverance and salvation Joel speaks of, is of a "remnant whom the Lord shall call", Joe 2:32; and designs the remnant according to the election of grace, whether among Jews or Gentiles, whom God calls by his efficacious grace; between which call and eternal glory, there is a certain and inseparable connection.
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John Wesley 1765 · Public Domain Joel ii, 32.
Joel ii, 32.
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Adam Clarke 1810 · Public Domain Verse 13. For whosoever shall call, c.] Nor shall…
Verse 13. For whosoever shall call, c.] Nor shall any one who hears this doctrine of salvation, and credits it as he is commanded, be permitted to pray or supplicate the throne of grace in vain: for the Prophet Joel hath declared, Joe 2:32: Whosoever shall call upon, invoke, the name of the Lord Jesus Christ, the Saviour of sinners, shall be saved-shall have his guilt pardoned, his heart purified and if he abide in the faith, rooted and grounded in him, showing forth the virtues of him who was called him out of darkness into his marvellous light, he shall be saved with all the power of an eternal life.
"Believing in Christ, or God, Ro 10:11, and calling upon God, Ro 10:12-14, are in effect the same thing; as calling upon God necessarily connects and supposes faith in him: and he who duly believes in Christ has such a sense of his dependence upon Divine grace, that he looks unto God and trusts in his power and goodness alone for happiness: which is the true religion of the Gospel." Dr. Taylor.
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It is evident that St. Paul understood the text of Joel as relating to our blessed Lord; and therefore his word κυριος must answer to the prophet's word יהוה Yehovah, which is no mean proof of the Godhead of Jesus Christ. If the text be translated, Whosoever shall invoke in the name of the Lord, which translation יקרא בשם יהוה yikra beshem Yehovah will certainly bear, yet still the term Yehovah, the incommunicable name, is given to Christ; because invoking in the name signifies soliciting one in the name or on the account of another. He who is invoked is GOD; he, in whose name he is invoked, is JESUS CHRIST, who is here called Yehovah. He who asks mercy from GOD, in the name and for the sake of JESUS CHRIST, shall get his soul saved.
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Albert Barnes 1834 · Public Domain For whosoever shall call ... - This sentiment is…
For whosoever shall call ... - This sentiment is found substantially in Joe 2:32, “And it shall come to pass, that whosoever shall call on the name of the Lord shall be delivered.” This is expressly applied to the times of the gospel, by Peter, in Act 2:21; see the note on that place. To call on the name of the Lord is the same as to call on the Lord himself. The word “name” is often used in this manner. “The name of the Lord is a strong tower, etc.;” Pro 18:10. “The name of the God of Jacob defend thee;” Psa 20:1. That is, God himself is a strong tower, etc. It is clear from what follows, that the apostle applies this to Jesus Christ; and this is one of the numerous instances in which the writers of the New Testament apply to him expressions which in the Old Testament are applicable to God; see 1Co 1:2.
Shall be saved - This is the uniform promise; see Act 2:21; Act 22:16, “Arise, and be baptized, and wash away thy sins, calling on the name of the Lord.” This is proper and indispensable because,
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We have sinned against God, and it is right that we should confess it.
(2)Because he only can pardon us, and it is fit, that if we obtain pardon, we should ask it of God.
(3)To call upon him is to acknowledge him as our Sovereign, our Father, and our Friend; and it is right that we render him our homage.
It is implied in this, that we call upon him with right feelings; that is, with a humble sense of our sinfulness and our need of pardon, and with a willingness to receive eternal life as it is offered us in the gospel. And if this be done, this passage teaches us that all may be saved who will do it. He will cast none away who come in this manner. The invitation and the assurance extend to all nations and to people of all times.
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Robert Jamieson, A. R. Fausset & David Brown 1871 · Public Domain For--saith the scripture
For--saith the scripture
whosoever--The expression is emphatic, "Everyone whosoever"
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shall call upon the name of the Lord shall be saved-- (Joe 2:32); quoted also by Peter, in his great Pentecostal sermon (Act 2:21), with evident application to Christ.
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The Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges 1878 · Public Domain 13. For whosoever, &c.] “Whosoever” refers back to “all”…
13. For whosoever, &c.] “Whosoever” refers back to “all” in Rom_10:12. St Paul here quotes (almost verbatim with LXX.) Joe_2:32; (Heb., 4:5;) where the whole prediction is distinctly Messianic, and includes a reference to “the remnant whom the Lord calleth.” See Act_2:21 for a closely parallel use by St Peter of that passage.
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Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers 1878 · Public Domain (13) Upon the name of the Lord.—Originally, as meaning…
(13) Upon the name of the Lord.—Originally, as meaning “of Jehovah,” but with especial reference to the Messianic Advent. Here, therefore, it is applied to our Lord.
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The Pulpit Commentary 1880 · Public Domain For whosoever shall call upon the Name of the…
For whosoever shall call upon the Name of the Lord shall be saved. (Joe_2:32) The text from Joel is in a passage which is distinctly Messianic; the same that is quoted by St. Peter (Act_2:16) as fulfilled on the Day of Pentecost. Hence, and from the fact of pav ov an being emphatic in the original, it is well quoted by the apostle as supplementing the previous one from Isaiah, and as conclusive for his argument.
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B. W. Johnson 1891 · Public Domain 13. For whosoever shall call upon the name of…
13. For whosoever shall call upon the name of the Lord shall be saved. To “call upon the name of the Lord” implies, (1) That the true God (Jehovah, in the Hebrew quotation) shall be approached in worship, and (2) that there shall be something more than saying, “Lord, Lord,” etc. (Matt. 7:21, 22). The language, wherever used, implies coming to the Lord and calling on him in his appointed way. Compare Acts 22:16; 2:21; Gen. 12:8. This promise of Joel, since it says “whosoever,” is not limited to the Jewish race.
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William B. Godbey 1900 · Public Domain 13. “For every one whosoever may call on the…
13. “For every one whosoever may call on the name of the Lord shall be saved.” Oh, how the generations have been dumfuddled by intriguing priests, playing off on them the church ordinances, i. e., water baptism, sacraments and even multitudinous rites, ceremonies and institutions of their own invention, inflating them with lying delusion that they can be saved thereby, — all a trick of the devil to lead them away from Christ, who alone can save, and who can only be received and appropriated by faith. You must remember that these counterfeit preachers all claim that they have faith, yet it is nothing but dead, intellectual faith, peculiar to wicked men and devils, which never did have any salvation. If they had the genuine spiritual faith of the heart, you would hear from them in a ringing testimony to the power of Jesus to save to the uttermost, “as he who believes with the heart always confesseth unto salvation.” Oh, the wonderful simplicity of the plan of salvation! You see from this verse that you have to do nothing to be saved but “call on the name of the Lord,” i. e., begin to pray now and keep on, never stopping. Rest assured, wonderful things will happen; you will shine and shout, and in due time sweep through the pearly gates.
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J. W. McGarvey 1914 · Public Domain for [and this lack of distinction on God's part…
for [and this lack of distinction on God's part is further proved by Scripture, for, it saith], Whosoever shall call upon the name [i. e., person-- Pro_18:10 ; Psa_18:2-3 ] of the Lord shall be saved . [ Joe_2:32 . This passage is quoted by Simon Peter at Act_2:21 . In place of "Lord," Joel has the word "Jehovah," which latter term the Jews regard as describing God the Father. The application of this word to Christ by Paul (and it is so applied to Christ, as the next verse shows) is proof of our Lord's divinity. "There is," says Alford, "hardly a stronger proof, or one more irrefragable by those who deny the Godhead of our blessed Lord, of the unhesitating application to Him by the apostle of the name and attributes of Jehovah." (Comp. 1Co_1:2 ) It is evident that the mere crying out, "Lord, Lord!" is of no avail ( Mat_7:21-23 ). One must call upon Jesus as he directs, and must worshipfully accept him as the Son and Revelation of God. "The language," says Johnson, "wherever used, implies coming to the Lord and calling upon him in his appointed way. (Comp. Act_22:16 ; Act_2:21 ; Gen_12:8 )" Having thus demonstrated the gratuitous and universal nature of the gospel, the apostle prepares us for his next paragraph, which presents the thought of extension. That which God has made free and for all should be published and offered to all. How unreasonable, therefore, the hatred which the Jews bore toward Paul for being apostle to the Gentiles!]
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C. I. Scofield 1917 · Public Domain (See Scofield "Rom 1:16").
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(See Scofield "Rom 1:16").
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Tyndale Open Study Notes 2022 · CC BY-SA 4.0 10:13 Paul quotes Joel 2:32, where the Lord in…
10:13 Paul quotes Joel 2:32, where the Lord in Hebrew is Yahweh, the personal name of God (see Exod 3:15). However, as Rom 10:12 makes clear, the Lord in Romans is Jesus Christ. This verse shows that Christians from the time of the apostles have associated Jesus with God.
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