Romans
Romans 10:15–18
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.
18But I ask, did they not hear? Indeed they did:
“Their voice has gone out into all the earth,
their words to the ends of the world.”i
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 10:15
| 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 |
Romans 10:18
| English | Greek | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| But | Ἀλλὰ | Alla | Conjunction | G235 but, except |
| I ask | λέγω | legō | Verb - Present Indicative Active - 1st Person Singular | G3004 I say, speak |
| did they not hear | ἤκουσαν | ēkousan | Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Plural | G191 I hear, listen |
| Indeed | μενοῦνγε | menounge | Particle | G3304 nay rather |
| Their | αὐτῶν | autōn | Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive Masculine 3rd Person Plural | G846 he, she, it, they, them, same |
| voice | φθόγγος | phthongos | Noun - Nominative Masculine Singular | G5353 a sound |
| has gone out | ἐξῆλθεν | exēlthen | Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular | G1831 I go out, come out |
| into | Εἰς | Eis | Preposition | G1519 into, in, among, till, for |
| all | πᾶσαν | pasan | Adjective - Accusative Feminine Singular | G3956 all, the whole, every kind of |
| the | τὴν | tēn | Article - Accusative Feminine Singular | G3588 the |
| earth | γῆν | gēn | Noun - Accusative Feminine Singular | G1093 the earth, soil, land |
| their | αὐτῶν | autōn | Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive Masculine 3rd Person Plural | G846 he, she, it, they, them, same |
| words | ῥήματα | rhēmata | Noun - Nominative Neuter Plural | G4487 a thing spoken |
| to | εἰς | eis | Preposition | G1519 into, in, among, till, for |
| the | τὰ | ta | Article - Nominative Neuter Plural | G3588 the |
| ends | πέρατα | perata | Noun - Accusative Neuter Plural | G4009 a boundary, limit, an end |
| of the | τῆς | tēs | Article - Genitive Feminine Singular | G3588 the |
| world | οἰκουμένης | oikoumenēs | Noun - Genitive Feminine Singular | G3625 the inhabited (Roman) world |
Cross-references
Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.
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
Romans 10:18 Psalm 19:4 · Matthew 24:14 · Romans 1:8 · 1 Thessalonians 1:8 · Colossians 1:6 · Colossians 1:23 · Mark 16:15 · Matthew 28:19 · Matthew 26:13 · Isaiah 52:10 · Jeremiah 16:19 · Psalm 22:27
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.