Romans
Romans 10:14–17
14How then can they call on the One in whom they have not believed? And how can they believe in the One of whom they have not heard? And how can they hear without someone to preach? 15And how can they preach unless they are sent? As it is written: “How beautiful are the feet of those who bring good news!”g
16But not all of them welcomed the good news. For Isaiah says, “Lord, who has believed our message?”h 17Consequently, faith comes by hearing, and hearing by the word of Christ.
Footnotes
Word by word
Each English word or phrase beside the Greek it translates, in the order of the English. Choose a number to open that word’s study.
Romans 10:14
| English | Greek | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| How | Πῶς | Pōs | Adverb | G4459 how, in what manner |
| then | οὖν | oun | Conjunction | G3767 therefore, then |
| can they call | ἐπικαλέσωνται | epikalesōntai | Verb - Aorist Subjunctive Middle - 3rd Person Plural | G1941 I call by an additional name, appeal to |
| on | εἰς | eis | Preposition | G1519 into, in, among, till, for |
| in whom they have not believed | ἐπίστευσαν | episteusan | Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Plural | G4100 I believe, have faith in |
| And | δὲ | de | Conjunction | G1161 but, on the other hand, and |
| how | πῶς | pōs | Adverb | G4459 how, in what manner |
| can they believe in | πιστεύσωσιν | pisteusōsin | Verb - Aorist Subjunctive Active - 3rd Person Plural | G4100 I believe, have faith in |
| of whom | οὗ | hou | Personal / Relative Pronoun - Genitive Masculine Singular | G3739 who, which, what, that |
| they have not heard | ἤκουσαν | ēkousan | Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Plural | G191 I hear, listen |
| And | δὲ | de | Conjunction | G1161 but, on the other hand, and |
| how | πῶς | pōs | Adverb | G4459 how, in what manner |
| can they hear | ἀκούσωσιν | akousōsin | Verb - Aorist Subjunctive Active - 3rd Person Plural | G191 I hear, listen |
| without | χωρὶς | chōris | Preposition | G5565 apart from, without |
| to preach | κηρύσσοντος | kēryssontos | Verb - Present Participle Active - Genitive Masculine Singular | G2784 I proclaim, herald, preach |
Romans 10:15
| English | Greek | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| And | δὲ | de | Conjunction | G1161 but, on the other hand, and |
| how | πῶς | pōs | Adverb | G4459 how, in what manner |
| can they preach | κηρύξωσιν | kēryxōsin | Verb - Aorist Subjunctive Active - 3rd Person Plural | G2784 I proclaim, herald, preach |
| unless | ἐὰν | ean | Conjunction | G1437 if |
| they are sent | ἀποσταλῶσιν | apostalōsin | Verb - Aorist Subjunctive Passive - 3rd Person Plural | G649 I send forth, send, send away, dismiss |
| As | καθὼς | kathōs | Conjunction | G2531 just as, as |
| it is written | γέγραπται | gegraptai | Verb - Perfect Indicative Middle or Passive - 3rd Person Singular | G1125 I write |
| How | Ὡς | Hōs | Adverb | G5613 as, like as, how, while, so that |
| beautiful | ὡραῖοι | hōraioi | Adjective - Nominative Masculine Plural | G5611 fair, beautiful |
| the | οἱ | hoi | Article - Nominative Masculine Plural | G3588 the |
| feet | πόδες | podes | Noun - Nominative Masculine Plural | G4228 the foot |
| of those who | τῶν | tōn | Article - Genitive Masculine Plural | G3588 the |
| bring good news | εὐαγγελιζομένων | euangelizomenōn | Verb - Present Participle Middle - Genitive Masculine Plural | G2097 I bring good news, preach good tidings |
Romans 10:16
| English | Greek | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| But | Ἀλλ’ | All’ | Conjunction | G235 but, except |
| not | οὐ | ou | Adverb | G3756 no, not |
| all of them | πάντες | pantes | Adjective - Nominative Masculine Plural | G3956 all, the whole, every kind of |
| welcomed | ὑπήκουσαν | hypēkousan | Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Plural | G5219 I listen, obey |
| the | τῷ | tō | Article - Dative Neuter Singular | G3588 the |
| good news | εὐαγγελίῳ | euangeliō | Noun - Dative Neuter Singular | G2098 the good news, the gospel |
| For | γὰρ | gar | Conjunction | G1063 for |
| Isaiah | Ἠσαΐας | Ēsaias | Noun - Nominative Masculine Singular | G2268 Isaiah |
| says | λέγει | legei | Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular | G3004 I say, speak |
| Lord | Κύριε | Kyrie | Noun - Vocative Masculine Singular | G2962 lord, Lord, master, sir |
| who | τίς | tis | Interrogative / Indefinite Pronoun - Nominative Masculine Singular | G5101 who, which, what |
| has believed | ἐπίστευσεν | episteusen | Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular | G4100 I believe, have faith in |
| our | ἡμῶν | hēmōn | Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive 1st Person Plural | G1473 I |
| message | ἀκοῇ | akoē | Noun - Dative Feminine Singular | G189 hearing, faculty of hearing, ear |
Romans 10:17
| English | Greek | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Consequently | ἄρα | ara | Conjunction | G686 then, therefore, since |
| faith | πίστις | pistis | Noun - Nominative Feminine Singular | G4102 faith, belief, trust |
| by | ἐξ | ex | Preposition | G1537 from out, out from among, from |
| hearing | ἀκοῆς | akoēs | Noun - Genitive Feminine Singular | G189 hearing, faculty of hearing, ear |
| and | δὲ | de | Conjunction | G1161 but, on the other hand, and |
| hearing | ἀκοὴ | akoē | Noun - Nominative Feminine Singular | G189 hearing, faculty of hearing, ear |
| by | διὰ | dia | Preposition | G1223 through, on account of |
| word | ῥήματος | rhēmatos | Noun - Genitive Neuter Singular | G4487 a thing spoken |
| of Christ | Χριστοῦ | Christou | Noun - Genitive Masculine Singular | G5547 anointed, the Messiah, the Christ |
Cross-references
Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.
Romans 10:14 Mark 16:15–16 · Acts 26:17–18 · Titus 1:3 · Acts 8:31 · Hebrews 11:6 · Ephesians 4:21 · Luke 24:46–47 · James 5:15 · 2 Timothy 4:17 · Acts 19:2 · Jonah 3:5–9 · John 20:31
Romans 10:15 Isaiah 52:7 · Nahum 1:15 · Ephesians 2:17 · Matthew 28:18–20 · Isaiah 61:1 · Ephesians 6:15 · Isaiah 40:9 · Ephesians 4:11–12 · Ephesians 3:8 · 1 Peter 1:12 · Jeremiah 23:32 · Luke 2:14
Romans 10:16 Isaiah 53:1 · Romans 3:3 · John 12:38–40 · Hebrews 4:2 · 2 Thessalonians 1:8 · Galatians 5:7 · Hebrews 11:8 · Romans 6:17 · 1 Peter 2:8 · Romans 2:8 · Hebrews 5:9
Romans 10:17 Galatians 3:2 · Galatians 3:5 · Colossians 3:16 · Luke 11:28 · 1 Thessalonians 2:13 · Mark 4:24 · Luke 8:21 · Romans 1:16 · Romans 10:14 · Hebrews 4:12–13 · 1 Corinthians 1:18–24 · 2 Thessalonians 2:13–14
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.