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Of course they did: &#8220Their voice has gone out into all the earth, their words to the ends of the world.&#8221 <a href="/nlt/romans/10.htm">New Living Translation</a> But I ask, have the people of Israel actually heard the message? Yes, they have: “The message has gone throughout the earth, and the words to all the world.” <a href="/esv/romans/10.htm">English Standard Version</a> 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.” <a href="/bsb/romans/10.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a> But 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.” <a href="/blb/romans/10.htm">Berean Literal Bible</a> But I ask, did they not hear? Indeed: "Their voice has gone out into all the earth, and their words to the ends of the world." <a href="/kjv/romans/10.htm">King James Bible</a> But I say, Have they not heard? Yes verily, their sound went into all the earth, and their words unto the ends of the world. <a href="/nkjv/romans/10.htm">New King James Version</a> But I say, have they not heard? Yes indeed: “Their sound has gone out to all the earth, And their words to the ends of the world.” <a href="/nasb_/romans/10.htm">New American Standard Bible</a> But I say, surely they have never heard, have they? On the contrary: “THEIR VOICE HAS GONE OUT INTO ALL THE EARTH, AND THEIR WORDS TO THE ENDS OF THE WORLD.” <a href="/nasb/romans/10.htm">NASB 1995</a> But I say, surely they have never heard, have they? Indeed they have; &#8220THEIR VOICE HAS GONE OUT INTO ALL THE EARTH, AND THEIR WORDS TO THE ENDS OF THE WORLD.&#8221 <a href="/nasb77/romans/10.htm">NASB 1977 </a> But I say, surely they have never heard, have they? Indeed they have; “THEIR VOICE HAS GONE OUT INTO ALL THE EARTH, AND THEIR WORDS TO THE ENDS OF THE WORLD.” <a href="/lsb/romans/10.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a> But I say, have they never heard? On the contrary, they have; “THEIR VOICE HAS GONE OUT INTO ALL THE EARTH, AND THEIR WORDS TO THE ENDS OF THE WORLD.” <a href="/amp/romans/10.htm">Amplified Bible</a> But I say, did they not hear? Indeed they have; “THEIR VOICE [that of creation bearing God’s message] HAS GONE OUT TO ALL THE EARTH, AND THEIR WORDS TO THE [farthest] ENDS OF THE WORLD.” <a href="/csb/romans/10.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a> But I ask, “Did they not hear? ” Yes, they did: Their voice has gone out to the whole earth, and their words to the ends of the world. <a href="/hcsb/romans/10.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a> But I ask, &#8220Did they not hear?&#8221 Yes, they did: Their voice has gone out to all the earth, and their words to the ends of the inhabited world. <a href="/asv/romans/10.htm">American Standard Version</a> But I say, Did they not hear? Yea, verily, Their sound went out into all the earth, And their words unto the ends of the world. <a href="/cev/romans/10.htm">Contemporary English Version</a> But am I saying that the people of Israel did not hear? No, I am not! The Scriptures say, "The message was told everywhere on earth. It was announced all over the world." <a href="/erv/romans/10.htm">English Revised Version</a> But I say, Did they not hear? Yea, verily, Their sound went out into all the earth, And their words unto the ends of the world. <a href="/gwt/romans/10.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a> But I ask, "Didn't they hear that message?" Certainly they did! "The voice of the messengers has gone out into the whole world and their words to the ends of the earth." <a href="/gnt/romans/10.htm">Good News Translation</a> But I ask: Is it true that they did not hear the message? Of course they did--for as the scripture says: "The sound of their voice went out to all the world; their words reached the ends of the earth." <a href="/isv/romans/10.htm">International Standard Version</a> But I ask, "Didn't they hear?" Certainly they did! In fact, "Their voice has gone out into the whole world, and their words to the ends of the earth." <a href="/msb/romans/10.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a> But 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.? <a href="/net/romans/10.htm">NET Bible</a> But I ask, have they not heard? Yes, they have: Their voice has gone out to all the earth, and their words to the ends of the world. <a href="/nheb/romans/10.htm">New Heart English Bible</a> But I ask, isn't it rather that they did not hear? On the contrary, "Their voice has gone out to all the earth, their words to the farthest parts of the world." <a href="/wbt/romans/10.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a> But I say, Have they not heard? Yes verily, their sound went into all the earth, and their words to the ends of the world. <a href="/wey/romans/10.htm">Weymouth New Testament</a> But, I ask, have they not heard? Yes, indeed: "To the whole world the preachers' voices have sounded forth, and their words to the remotest parts of the earth." <a href="/web/romans/10.htm">World English Bible</a> But I say, didn’t they hear? Yes, most certainly, “Their sound went out into all the earth, their words to the ends of the world.” <div class="vheading2">Literal Translations</div><a href="/lsv/romans/10.htm">Literal Standard Version</a> but I say, did they not hear? Yes, indeed, “their voice went forth to all the earth, and their sayings to the ends of the habitable world.” <a href="/blb/romans/10.htm">Berean Literal Bible</a> But I ask, did they not hear? Indeed: "Their voice has gone out into all the earth, and their words to the ends of the world." <a href="/ylt/romans/10.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a> but I say, Did they not hear? yes, indeed -- 'to all the earth their voice went forth, and to the ends of the habitable world their sayings.' <a href="/slt/romans/10.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a> But I say, Have they not heard? Surely, in all the earth went out their sound, and their words to the end of the habitable globe.<div class="vheading2">Catholic Translations</div><a href="/drb/romans/10.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a> But I say: Have they not heard? Yes, verily, their sound hath gone forth into all the earth, and their words unto the ends of the whole world. <a href="/cpdv/romans/10.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a> But I say: Have they not heard? For certainly: “Their sound has gone forth throughout all the earth, and their words unto the limits of the whole world.” <a href="/nabre/romans/10.htm">New American Bible</a> But I ask, did they not hear? Certainly they did; for “Their voice has gone forth to all the earth, and their words to the ends of the world.” <a href="/nrsvce/romans/10.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a> 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.”<div class="vheading2">Translations from Aramaic</div><a href="/lamsa/romans/10.htm">Lamsa Bible</a> But I say, Have they not heard? And behold the echoes of their voices have gone out over all the earth, and their words unto the ends of the world. <a href="/aramaic-plain-english/romans/10.htm">Aramaic Bible in Plain English</a> But I say, “Have they not heard?”, and, “Behold, their report has gone out into all The Earth and their words to the ends of the world.'”<div class="vheading2">NT Translations</div><a href="/anderson/romans/10.htm">Anderson New Testament</a> But I say: Have they not heard? Yes, verily; their voice has gone forth into all the earth: and their words to the ends of the world. <a href="/godbey/romans/10.htm">Godbey New Testament</a> But I say, Have they not all heard? Yea, truly, Their sound has gone out into all the earth, and their words unto the ends of the world. <a href="/haweis/romans/10.htm">Haweis New Testament</a> But I say, Have they not heard? Yea verily, ?the sound of their voice is gone forth into all the earth, and their words unto the ends of the world.?<RX 19.19.4><CM> <a href="/mace/romans/10.htm">Mace New Testament</a> I reply, have they not heard? on the contrary, "their voice spread thro' all the earth, and their words to the remotest inhabitants thereof." <a href="/wey/romans/10.htm">Weymouth New Testament</a> But, I ask, have they not heard? Yes, indeed: "To the whole world the preachers' voices have sounded forth, and their words to the remotest parts of the earth." <a href="/worrell/romans/10.htm">Worrell New Testament</a> But I say, did they not hear? Yes, verily, "Their sound went out into all the earth, and their words to the ends of the inhabited earth." <a href="/worsley/romans/10.htm">Worsley New Testament</a> But I say, Have they not heard? Verily their sound is gone out into all the earth, and their words to the ends of the world. <a href="/parallel/romans/10-18.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv">Audio Bible</div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/KIZs4GUMn-g?start=2614" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe> <div class="vheadingv">Context</div><a href="/bsb/romans/10.htm">The Word Brings Salvation</a> …17Consequently, faith comes by hearing, and hearing by the word of Christ. 18<a href="/greek/235.htm" title="235: Alla (Conj) -- But, except, however. Neuter plural of allos; properly, other things, i.e. contrariwise.">But</a> <a href="/greek/3004.htm" title="3004: legō (V-PIA-1S) -- (a) I say, speak; I mean, mention, tell, (b) I call, name, especially in the pass., (c) I tell, command. ">I ask,</a> <a href="/greek/3756.htm" title="3756: ouk (Adv) -- No, not. Also ouk, and ouch a primary word; the absolute negative adverb; no or not."></a> <a href="/greek/191.htm" title="191: ēkousan (V-AIA-3P) -- To hear, listen, comprehend by hearing; pass: is heard, reported. A primary verb; to hear.">did they not hear?</a> <a href="/greek/3361.htm" title="3361: mē (Adv) -- Not, lest. A primary particle of qualified negation; not, lest; also (whereas ou expects an affirmative one) whether."></a> <a href="/greek/3304.htm" title="3304: menounge (Prtcl) -- Nay rather; indeed, truly, really. From Not Used and oun and ge; so then at least.">Indeed they did:</a> <a href="/greek/846.htm" title="846: autōn (PPro-GM3P) -- He, she, it, they, them, same. From the particle au; the reflexive pronoun self, used of the third person, and of the other persons.">“Their</a> <a href="/greek/3588.htm" title="3588: ho (Art-NMS) -- The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the."></a> <a href="/greek/5353.htm" title="5353: phthongos (N-NMS) -- A sound. From phtheggomai; utterance, i.e. A musical note.">voice</a> <a href="/greek/1831.htm" title="1831: exēlthen (V-AIA-3S) -- To go out, come out. From ek and erchomai; to issue.">has gone out</a> <a href="/greek/1519.htm" title="1519: Eis (Prep) -- A primary preposition; to or into, of place, time, or purpose; also in adverbial phrases.">into</a> <a href="/greek/3956.htm" title="3956: pasan (Adj-AFS) -- All, the whole, every kind of. Including all the forms of declension; apparently a primary word; all, any, every, the whole.">all</a> <a href="/greek/3588.htm" title="3588: tēn (Art-AFS) -- The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the.">the</a> <a href="/greek/1093.htm" title="1093: gēn (N-AFS) -- Contracted from a primary word; soil; by extension a region, or the solid part or the whole of the terrene globe.">earth,</a> <a href="/greek/2532.htm" title="2532: kai (Conj) -- And, even, also, namely. "></a> <a href="/greek/846.htm" title="846: autōn (PPro-GM3P) -- He, she, it, they, them, same. From the particle au; the reflexive pronoun self, used of the third person, and of the other persons.">their</a> <a href="/greek/3588.htm" title="3588: ta (Art-NNP) -- The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the."></a> <a href="/greek/4487.htm" title="4487: rhēmata (N-NNP) -- From rheo; an utterance,; by implication, a matter or topic; with a negative naught whatever.">words</a> <a href="/greek/1519.htm" title="1519: eis (Prep) -- A primary preposition; to or into, of place, time, or purpose; also in adverbial phrases.">to</a> <a href="/greek/3588.htm" title="3588: ta (Art-ANP) -- The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the.">the</a> <a href="/greek/4009.htm" title="4009: perata (N-ANP) -- (a) a boundary, limit, extremity, (b) an end, conclusion. From the same as peran; an extremity.">ends</a> <a href="/greek/3588.htm" title="3588: tēs (Art-GFS) -- The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the.">of the</a> <a href="/greek/3625.htm" title="3625: oikoumenēs (N-GFS) -- Feminine participle present passive of oikeo; land, i.e. The globe; specially, the Roman empire.">world.”</a> 19I ask instead, did Israel not understand? First, Moses says: “I will make you jealous by those who are not a nation; I will make you angry by a nation without understanding.”…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div> <a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><a href="/psalms/19-4.htm">Psalm 19:4</a> their voice has gone out into all the earth, their words to the ends of the world. In the heavens He has pitched a tent for the sun. <a href="/matthew/24-14.htm">Matthew 24:14</a> And this gospel of the kingdom will be preached in all the world as a testimony to all nations, and then the end will come. <a href="/colossians/1-6.htm">Colossians 1:6</a> that has come to you. All over the world this gospel is bearing fruit and growing, just as it has been doing among you since the day you heard it and truly understood the grace of God. <a href="/colossians/1-23.htm">Colossians 1:23</a> if indeed you continue in your faith, established and firm, not moved from the hope of the gospel you heard, which has been proclaimed to every creature under heaven, and of which I, Paul, have become a servant. <a href="/acts/1-8.htm">Acts 1:8</a> But you will receive power when the Holy Spirit comes upon you, and you will be My witnesses in Jerusalem, and in all Judea and Samaria, and to the ends of the earth.” <a href="/mark/16-15.htm">Mark 16:15</a> And He said to them, “Go into all the world and preach the gospel to every creature. <a href="/matthew/28-19.htm">Matthew 28:19-20</a> Therefore go and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit, / and teaching them to obey all that I have commanded you. And surely I am with you always, even to the end of the age.” <a href="/isaiah/52-7.htm">Isaiah 52:7</a> How beautiful on the mountains are the feet of those who bring good news, who proclaim peace, who bring good tidings, who proclaim salvation, who say to Zion, “Your God reigns!” <a href="/isaiah/49-6.htm">Isaiah 49:6</a> He says: “It is not enough for You to be My Servant, to raise up the tribes of Jacob, and to restore the protected ones of Israel. I will also make You a light for the nations, to bring My salvation to the ends of the earth.” <a href="/psalms/98-3.htm">Psalm 98:3</a> He has remembered His love and faithfulness to the house of Israel; all the ends of the earth have seen the salvation of our God. <a href="/acts/13-47.htm">Acts 13:47</a> For this is what the Lord has commanded us: ‘I have made you a light for the Gentiles, to bring salvation to the ends of the earth.’” <a href="/isaiah/45-22.htm">Isaiah 45:22</a> Turn to Me and be saved, all the ends of the earth; for I am God, and there is no other. <a href="/psalms/22-27.htm">Psalm 22:27</a> All the ends of the earth will remember and turn to the LORD. All the families of the nations will bow down before Him. <a href="/isaiah/11-9.htm">Isaiah 11:9</a> They will neither harm nor destroy on all My holy mountain, for the earth will be full of the knowledge of the LORD as the sea is full of water. <a href="/habakkuk/2-14.htm">Habakkuk 2:14</a> For the earth will be filled with the knowledge of the glory of the LORD as the waters cover the sea.</div> <a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div>But I say, Have they not heard? Yes truly, their sound went into all the earth, and their words to the ends of the world.Have they.<a href="/acts/2-5.htm">Acts 2:5-11</a> And there were dwelling at Jerusalem Jews, devout men, out of every nation under heaven… <a href="/acts/26-20.htm">Acts 26:20</a> But shewed first unto them of Damascus, and at Jerusalem, and throughout all the coasts of Judaea, and then to the Gentiles, that they should repent and turn to God, and do works meet for repentance.<a href="/acts/28-23.htm">Acts 28:23</a> And when they had appointed him a day, there came many to him into his lodging; to whom he expounded and testified the kingdom of God, persuading them concerning Jesus, both out of the law of Moses, and out of the prophets, from morning till evening.their sound.<a href="/romans/10-9.htm">Romans 10:9</a> That if thou shalt confess with thy mouth the Lord Jesus, and shalt believe in thine heart that God hath raised him from the dead, thou shalt be saved.<a href="/romans/1-8.htm">Romans 1:8</a> First, I thank my God through Jesus Christ for you all, that your faith is spoken of throughout the whole world.<a href="/romans/15-19.htm">Romans 15:19</a> Through mighty signs and wonders, by the power of the Spirit of God; so that from Jerusalem, and round about unto Illyricum, I have fully preached the gospel of Christ.<a href="/psalms/19-4.htm">Psalm 19:4</a> Their line is gone out through all the earth, and their words to the end of the world. In them hath he set a tabernacle for the sun,unto the ends.<a href="/1_kings/18-10.htm">1 Kings 18:10</a> As the LORD thy God liveth, there is no nation or kingdom, whither my lord hath not sent to seek thee: and when they said, He is not there; he took an oath of the kingdom and nation, that they found thee not.<a href="/psalms/22-27.htm">Psalm 22:27</a> All the ends of the world shall remember and turn unto the LORD: and all the kindreds of the nations shall worship before thee.<a href="/psalms/98-3.htm">Psalm 98:3</a> He hath remembered his mercy and his truth toward the house of Israel: all the ends of the earth have seen the salvation of our God.<div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/acts/28-13.htm">Course</a> <a href="/acts/28-27.htm">Ears</a> <a href="/romans/9-28.htm">Earth</a> <a href="/acts/13-47.htm">Ends</a> <a href="/isaiah/41-9.htm">Extremities</a> <a href="/romans/7-5.htm">Forth</a> <a href="/romans/10-14.htm">Hear</a> <a href="/romans/10-17.htm">Heard</a> <a href="/romans/10-1.htm">Indeed</a> <a href="/romans/6-13.htm">Parts</a> <a href="/romans/10-15.htm">Preachers</a> <a href="/acts/1-8.htm">Remotest</a> <a href="/romans/3-4.htm">Sayings</a> <a href="/acts/17-20.htm">Sound</a> <a href="/acts/27-28.htm">Sounded</a> <a href="/acts/11-8.htm">Surely</a> <a href="/romans/3-4.htm">Verily</a> <a href="/romans/10-14.htm">Voice</a> <a href="/acts/22-22.htm">Voices</a> <a href="/romans/9-17.htm">Whole</a> <a href="/romans/10-17.htm">Word</a> <a href="/romans/10-6.htm">Words</a> <a href="/romans/5-13.htm">World</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/romans/14-21.htm">Course</a> <a href="/romans/11-8.htm">Ears</a> <a href="/1_corinthians/4-13.htm">Earth</a> <a href="/1_corinthians/10-11.htm">Ends</a> <a href="/exodus/27-4.htm">Extremities</a> <a href="/romans/10-21.htm">Forth</a> <a href="/romans/11-8.htm">Hear</a> <a href="/romans/15-21.htm">Heard</a> <a href="/romans/11-1.htm">Indeed</a> <a href="/romans/12-4.htm">Parts</a> <a href="/1_corinthians/9-14.htm">Preachers</a> <a href="/nehemiah/9-22.htm">Remotest</a> <a href="/2_corinthians/12-4.htm">Sayings</a> <a href="/romans/12-3.htm">Sound</a> <a href="/1_thessalonians/1-8.htm">Sounded</a> <a href="/romans/14-11.htm">Surely</a> <a href="/romans/15-27.htm">Verily</a> <a href="/romans/15-6.htm">Voice</a> <a href="/1_corinthians/14-10.htm">Voices</a> <a href="/romans/11-16.htm">Whole</a> <a href="/romans/10-21.htm">Word</a> <a href="/romans/15-3.htm">Words</a> <a href="/romans/11-12.htm">World</a><div class="vheading2">Romans 10</div>1. <a href="/romans/10-1.htm">The difference between the righteousness of the law, and that of faith;</a> 11. <a href="/romans/10-11.htm">all who believe, both Jew and Gentile, shall not be shamed;</a> 18. <a href="/romans/10-18.htm">and that the Gentiles shall receive the word and believe.</a> 19. <a href="/romans/10-19.htm">Israel was not ignorant of these things.</a> </div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script> <script id="b817b7107f1d4a7997da1b3c33457e03"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=cb0edd8b-b416-47eb-8c6d-3cc96561f7e8&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> </div>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-1' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div>  <div align="center" id='div-gpt-ad-1531425649696-0'> </div> <ins class="adsbygoogle" style="display:inline-block;width:200px;height:200px" data-ad-client="ca-pub-3753401421161123" data-ad-slot="3592799687"></ins> <script> (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); </script> </div> </td></tr></table></div></div></div><div id="combox"><div class="padcom"><a name="study" id="study"></a><div class="vheading"><table width="100%"><tr><td width="99%" valign="top"><a href="/study/romans/10.htm">Study Bible</a></td><td width="1%" valign="top"><a href="/study/romans/" title="Book Summary and Study">Book ◦</a> <a href="/study/chapters/romans/10.htm" title="Chapter summary and Study">Chapter </a></tr></table></div>But I ask, did they not hear? This rhetorical question posed by Paul addresses the issue of Israel's accountability in rejecting the gospel. The question implies that the message of Christ has been proclaimed widely enough for them to have heard it. In the context of Romans, Paul is discussing the unbelief of Israel despite the clear presentation of the gospel. This echoes the theme of accountability found in <a href="/deuteronomy/30-11.htm">Deuteronomy 30:11-14</a>, where the law is described as accessible and understandable.Indeed they did: Paul affirms that the message has indeed been heard. This statement underscores the universality of the gospel message and the responsibility of those who have heard it. The use of "indeed" emphasizes certainty and leaves no room for doubt about the dissemination of the message. This aligns with the Great Commission in <a href="/matthew/28-19.htm">Matthew 28:19-20</a>, where Jesus commands His disciples to make disciples of all nations.“Their voice has gone out into all the earth, This phrase is a quotation from <a href="/psalms/19-4.htm">Psalm 19:4</a>, which originally refers to the general revelation of God's glory through creation. Paul applies it here to the specific revelation of the gospel. The imagery of a voice going out into all the earth suggests the widespread proclamation of the gospel message. This reflects the missionary journeys of Paul and the early church's efforts to spread the gospel beyond Jewish communities to Gentile regions.their words to the ends of the world.” The phrase "to the ends of the world" indicates the far-reaching impact of the gospel message. It suggests that the message has transcended geographical and cultural boundaries, fulfilling the prophecy of <a href="/isaiah/49-6.htm">Isaiah 49:6</a>, where God promises to make His servant a light to the nations. This global reach is a testament to the work of the Holy Spirit in empowering the early church to spread the gospel. The phrase also anticipates the eschatological vision in <a href="/revelation/7-9.htm">Revelation 7:9</a>, where a multitude from every nation, tribe, people, and language stands before the throne of God.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <a href="/topical/p/paul_the_apostle.htm">Paul the Apostle</a> The author of the Book of Romans, addressing the spread of the Gospel and the responsibility of Israel in hearing and responding to it. 2. <a href="/topical/i/israel.htm">Israel</a> The nation to whom the message of salvation was first given, highlighting their accountability in hearing the Gospel. 3. <a href="/topical/t/the_world.htm">The World</a> Refers to the global reach of the Gospel message, emphasizing its universal availability. 4. <a href="/topical/p/psalm_19.htm">Psalm 19</a> The Old Testament scripture Paul quotes, which originally speaks of the heavens declaring God's glory, now applied to the spread of the Gospel. 5. <a href="/topical/t/the_gentiles.htm">The Gentiles</a> Non-Jewish people who are also recipients of the Gospel, illustrating the inclusive nature of God's salvation plan.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><a href="/topical/t/the_universality_of_the_gospel.htm">The Universality of the Gospel</a> The Gospel message is not limited to a specific group but is intended for all humanity. This universality calls for a global mission mindset among believers. <a href="/topical/r/responsibility_to_hear_and_respond.htm">Responsibility to Hear and Respond</a> Just as Israel was accountable for hearing the message, so are we. Hearing the Gospel comes with the responsibility to respond in faith and obedience. <a href="/topical/t/the_role_of_creation_in_revelation.htm">The Role of Creation in Revelation</a> Creation itself testifies to God's existence and glory, serving as a backdrop to the verbal proclamation of the Gospel. Believers should recognize and use this natural revelation as a bridge to share the Gospel. <a href="/topical/t/the_urgency_of_evangelism.htm">The Urgency of Evangelism</a> With the Gospel having gone out into all the earth, there is an urgency for believers to actively participate in evangelism, ensuring that all have the opportunity to hear and respond. <a href="/topical/f/faith_comes_by_hearing.htm">Faith Comes by Hearing</a> The importance of preaching and teaching the Word is underscored, as faith comes by hearing the message of Christ. Believers are called to be diligent in sharing the Word.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_romans_10.htm">Top 10 Lessons from Romans 10</a> <a href="/q/does_romans_10_18-19_conflict_with_history.htm">Romans 10:18–19: Does Paul’s claim that everyone has heard God’s message conflict with historical evidence of limited gospel spread? </a> <a href="/q/colossians_1_23__gospel_in_unknown_lands.htm">Colossians 1:23 – How could the gospel have been “proclaimed in all creation under heaven” when large parts of the world were still unknown to Paul? </a> <a href="/q/is_rev_14_6-7_angel_a_supernatural_event.htm">In Revelation 14:6–7, does an angel "flying in midair" proclaiming the gospel suggest a supernatural event or a literal global broadcast, and how can it align with science?</a> <a href="/q/why_doesn't_god_ensure_belief_for_all.htm">If God desires all to be saved (1 Timothy 2:4), why doesn’t He ensure everyone gets enough evidence to believe?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/romans/10.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>(18) Have they not heard?--The relations of hearing to belief suggest to the Apostle a possible excuse for the Jews, and the excuse he puts forward interrogatively himself: "But, I ask, did they (the Jews) not hear?" Yes, for the gospel was preached to them, as indeed to all mankind.Their sound.--Here, the voice of the preachers; in the original of Psalms 19, the unspoken testimony of the works of nature, and especially the heavenly bodies, to natural religion ("What though no real voice or sound," &c.). <a href="/commentaries/romans/10-18.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a> <a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Greek</div>But Ἀλλὰ (Alla) Conjunction <a href="/greek/strongs_235.htm">Strong's 235: </a> But, except, however. Neuter plural of allos; properly, other things, i.e. contrariwise. I ask, λέγω (legō) Verb - Present Indicative Active - 1st Person Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_3004.htm">Strong's 3004: </a> (a) I say, speak; I mean, mention, tell, (b) I call, name, especially in the pass., (c) I tell, command. did they not hear? ἤκουσαν (ēkousan) Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Plural <a href="/greek/strongs_191.htm">Strong's 191: </a> To hear, listen, comprehend by hearing; pass: is heard, reported. A primary verb; to hear. Indeed [they did]: μενοῦνγε (menounge) Particle <a href="/greek/strongs_3304.htm">Strong's 3304: </a> Nay rather; indeed, truly, really. From Not Used and oun and ge; so then at least. “Their αὐτῶν (autōn) Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive Masculine 3rd Person Plural <a href="/greek/strongs_846.htm">Strong's 846: </a> He, she, it, they, them, same. From the particle au; the reflexive pronoun self, used of the third person, and of the other persons. voice φθόγγος (phthongos) Noun - Nominative Masculine Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_5353.htm">Strong's 5353: </a> A sound. From phtheggomai; utterance, i.e. A musical note. has gone out ἐξῆλθεν (exēlthen) Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_1831.htm">Strong's 1831: </a> To go out, come out. From ek and erchomai; to issue. into Εἰς (Eis) Preposition <a href="/greek/strongs_1519.htm">Strong's 1519: </a> A primary preposition; to or into, of place, time, or purpose; also in adverbial phrases. all πᾶσαν (pasan) Adjective - Accusative Feminine Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_3956.htm">Strong's 3956: </a> All, the whole, every kind of. Including all the forms of declension; apparently a primary word; all, any, every, the whole. the τὴν (tēn) Article - Accusative Feminine Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_3588.htm">Strong's 3588: </a> The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the. earth, γῆν (gēn) Noun - Accusative Feminine Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_1093.htm">Strong's 1093: </a> Contracted from a primary word; soil; by extension a region, or the solid part or the whole of the terrene globe. their αὐτῶν (autōn) Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive Masculine 3rd Person Plural <a href="/greek/strongs_846.htm">Strong's 846: </a> He, she, it, they, them, same. From the particle au; the reflexive pronoun self, used of the third person, and of the other persons. words ῥήματα (rhēmata) Noun - Nominative Neuter Plural <a href="/greek/strongs_4487.htm">Strong's 4487: </a> From rheo; an utterance, ; by implication, a matter or topic; with a negative naught whatever. to εἰς (eis) Preposition <a href="/greek/strongs_1519.htm">Strong's 1519: </a> A primary preposition; to or into, of place, time, or purpose; also in adverbial phrases. the τὰ (ta) Article - Accusative Neuter Plural <a href="/greek/strongs_3588.htm">Strong's 3588: </a> The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the. ends πέρατα (perata) Noun - Accusative Neuter Plural <a href="/greek/strongs_4009.htm">Strong's 4009: </a> (a) a boundary, limit, extremity, (b) an end, conclusion. From the same as peran; an extremity. of the τῆς (tēs) Article - Genitive Feminine Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_3588.htm">Strong's 3588: </a> The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the. world.” οἰκουμένης (oikoumenēs) Noun - Genitive Feminine Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_3625.htm">Strong's 3625: </a> Feminine participle present passive of oikeo; land, i.e. The globe; specially, the Roman empire. <div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/romans/10-18.htm">Romans 10:18 NIV</a> <a href="/nlt/romans/10-18.htm">Romans 10:18 NLT</a> <a href="/esv/romans/10-18.htm">Romans 10:18 ESV</a> <a href="/nasb/romans/10-18.htm">Romans 10:18 NASB</a> <a href="/kjv/romans/10-18.htm">Romans 10:18 KJV</a> <a href="//bibleapps.com/romans/10-18.htm">Romans 10:18 BibleApps.com</a> <a href="//bibliaparalela.com/romans/10-18.htm">Romans 10:18 Biblia Paralela</a> <a href="//holybible.com.cn/romans/10-18.htm">Romans 10:18 Chinese Bible</a> <a href="//saintebible.com/romans/10-18.htm">Romans 10:18 French Bible</a> <a href="/catholic/romans/10-18.htm">Romans 10:18 Catholic Bible</a> <a href="/romans/10-18.htm">NT Letters: Romans 10:18 But I say didn't they hear? 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