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And how can they believe in the one of whom they have not heard? And how can they hear without someone preaching to them? <a href="/nlt/romans/10.htm">New Living Translation</a> But how can they call on him to save them unless they believe in him? And how can they believe in him if they have never heard about him? And how can they hear about him unless someone tells them? <a href="/esv/romans/10.htm">English Standard Version</a> How then will they call on him in whom they have not believed? And how are they to believe in him of whom they have never heard? And how are they to hear without someone preaching? <a href="/bsb/romans/10.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a> How 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? <a href="/blb/romans/10.htm">Berean Literal Bible</a> How then shall they call on Him whom they have not believed? And how shall they believe on Him of whom they have not heard? And how shall they hear apart from preaching? <a href="/kjv/romans/10.htm">King James Bible</a> How then shall they call on him in whom they have not believed? and how shall they believe in him of whom they have not heard? and how shall they hear without a preacher? <a href="/nkjv/romans/10.htm">New King James Version</a> How then shall they call on Him in whom they have not believed? And how shall they believe in Him of whom they have not heard? And how shall they hear without a preacher? <a href="/nasb_/romans/10.htm">New American Standard Bible</a> How then are they to call on Him in whom they have not believed? How are they to believe in Him whom they have not heard? And how are they to hear without a preacher? <a href="/nasb/romans/10.htm">NASB 1995</a> How then will they call on Him in whom they have not believed? How will they believe in Him whom they have not heard? And how will they hear without a preacher? <a href="/nasb77/romans/10.htm">NASB 1977 </a> How then shall they call upon Him in whom they have not believed? And how shall they believe in Him whom they have not heard? And how shall they hear without a preacher? <a href="/lsb/romans/10.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a> How then will they call on Him in whom they have not believed? How will they believe in Him whom they have not heard? And how will they hear without a preacher? <a href="/amp/romans/10.htm">Amplified Bible</a> But how will people call on Him in whom they have not believed? And how will they believe in Him of whom they have not heard? And how will they hear without a preacher (messenger)? <a href="/csb/romans/10.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a> How, then, can they call on him they have not believed in? And how can they believe without hearing about him? And how can they hear without a preacher? <a href="/hcsb/romans/10.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a> But how can they call on Him they have not believed in? And how can they believe without hearing about Him? And how can they hear without a preacher? <a href="/asv/romans/10.htm">American Standard Version</a> How then shall they call on him in whom they have not believed? and how shall they believe in him whom they have not heard? and how shall they hear without a preacher? <a href="/cev/romans/10.htm">Contemporary English Version</a> How can people have faith in the Lord and ask him to save them, if they have never heard about him? And how can they hear, unless someone tells them? <a href="/erv/romans/10.htm">English Revised Version</a> How then shall they call on him in whom they have not believed? and how shall they believe in him whom they have not heard? and how shall they hear without a preacher? <a href="/gwt/romans/10.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a> But how can people call on him if they have not believed in him? How can they believe in him if they have not heard his message? How can they hear if no one tells [the Good News]? <a href="/gnt/romans/10.htm">Good News Translation</a> But how can they call to him for help if they have not believed? And how can they believe if they have not heard the message? And how can they hear if the message is not proclaimed? <a href="/isv/romans/10.htm">International Standard Version</a> How, then, can people call on someone they have not believed? And how can they believe in someone they have not heard about? And how can they hear without someone preaching? <a href="/msb/romans/10.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a> How 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? <a href="/net/romans/10.htm">NET Bible</a> How are they to call on one they have not believed in? And how are they to believe in one they have not heard of? And how are they to hear without someone preaching to them? <a href="/nheb/romans/10.htm">New Heart English Bible</a> How then will they call on him in whom they have not believed? How will they believe in him whom they have not heard? And how will they hear without someone preaching? <a href="/wbt/romans/10.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a> How then shall they call on him in whom they have not believed? and how shall they believe in him of whom they have not heard? and how shall they hear without a preacher? <a href="/wey/romans/10.htm">Weymouth New Testament</a> But how are they to call on One in whom they have not believed? And how are they to believe in One whose voice they have never heard? And how are they to hear without a preacher? <a href="/web/romans/10.htm">World English Bible</a> How then will they call on him in whom they have not believed? How will they believe in him whom they have not heard? How will they hear without a preacher? <div class="vheading2">Literal Translations</div><a href="/lsv/romans/10.htm">Literal Standard Version</a> How then will they call on [Him] in whom they did not believe? And how will they believe [on Him] of whom they did not hear? And how will they hear apart from one preaching? <a href="/blb/romans/10.htm">Berean Literal Bible</a> How then shall they call on Him whom they have not believed? And how shall they believe on Him of whom they have not heard? And how shall they hear apart from preaching? <a href="/ylt/romans/10.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a> How then shall they call upon him in whom they did not believe? and how shall they believe on him of whom they did not hear? and how shall they hear apart from one preaching? <a href="/slt/romans/10.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a> How then shall they call upon whom they believed not? and how shall they believe whom they heard not? and how shall they hear without him proclaiming?<div class="vheading2">Catholic Translations</div><a href="/drb/romans/10.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a> How then shall they call on him, in whom they have not believed? Or how shall they believe him, of whom they have not heard? And how shall they hear, without a preacher? <a href="/cpdv/romans/10.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a> Then in what way will those who have not believed in him call upon him? Or in what way will those who have not heard of him believe in him? And in what way will they hear of him without preaching? <a href="/nabre/romans/10.htm">New American Bible</a> But how can they call on him in whom they have not believed? And how can they believe in him of whom they have not heard? And how can they hear without someone to preach? <a href="/nrsvce/romans/10.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a> But how are they to call on one in whom they have not believed? And how are they to believe in one of whom they have never heard? And how are they to hear without someone to proclaim him?<div class="vheading2">Translations from Aramaic</div><a href="/lamsa/romans/10.htm">Lamsa Bible</a> How then can they call on him on whom they have not believed? Or how can they believe on him whom they have never heard? Or how can they hear without a preacher? <a href="/aramaic-plain-english/romans/10.htm">Aramaic Bible in Plain English</a> Therefore, how would they call to This One unless they believed in him, or how would they believe him unless they heard him, or how would they hear without a preacher?<div class="vheading2">NT Translations</div><a href="/anderson/romans/10.htm">Anderson New Testament</a> How, then, shall they call on him in whom they have not believed? And how shall they believe in him of whom they have not heard? And how shall they hear without a preacher? <a href="/godbey/romans/10.htm">Godbey New Testament</a> Then how can they call on him on whom they have not believed? and how can they believe on him of whom they have not heard? and how shall they hear without a preacher? <a href="/haweis/romans/10.htm">Haweis New Testament</a> How then shall they call upon him in whom they have not believed? and how shall they believe on him of whom they have not heard? but how shall they hear without a preacher? <a href="/mace/romans/10.htm">Mace New Testament</a> But how, say you, shall they call on him on whom they have not believed? and how shall they believe in him of whom they have not heard? <a href="/wey/romans/10.htm">Weymouth New Testament</a> But how are they to call on One in whom they have not believed? And how are they to believe in One whose voice they have never heard? And how are they to hear without a preacher? <a href="/worrell/romans/10.htm">Worrell New Testament</a> How, then, shall they call on Him in Whom they believed not? and how shall they believe on Him of Whom they heard not? and how shall they hear without a preacher? <a href="/worsley/romans/10.htm">Worsley New Testament</a> But how shall they call upon him in whom they have not believed? and how shall they believe on him of whom they have not heard? and how shall they hear without a preacher? <a href="/parallel/romans/10-14.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=2577" 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> …13for, “Everyone who calls on the name of the Lord will be saved.” 14<a href="/greek/4459.htm" title="4459: Pōs (Adv) -- Adverb from the base of pou; an interrogative particle of manner; in what way?; also as exclamation, how much!">How</a> <a href="/greek/3767.htm" title="3767: oun (Conj) -- Therefore, then. Apparently a primary word; certainly, or accordingly.">then</a> <a href="/greek/1941.htm" title="1941: epikalesōntai (V-ASM-3P) -- (a) To call (name) by a supplementary (additional, alternative) name, (b) mid: To call upon, appeal to, address. ">can they call</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.">on</a> <a href="/greek/3739.htm" title="3739: hon (RelPro-AMS) -- Who, which, what, that. ">the One</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/4100.htm" title="4100: episteusan (V-AIA-3P) -- From pistis; to have faith, i.e. Credit; by implication, to entrust.">in whom they have not believed?</a> <a href="/greek/1161.htm" title="1161: de (Conj) -- A primary particle; but, and, etc.">And</a> <a href="/greek/4459.htm" title="4459: pōs (Adv) -- Adverb from the base of pou; an interrogative particle of manner; in what way?; also as exclamation, how much!">how</a> <a href="/greek/4100.htm" title="4100: pisteusōsin (V-ASA-3P) -- From pistis; to have faith, i.e. Credit; by implication, to entrust.">can they believe in the One</a> <a href="/greek/3739.htm" title="3739: hou (RelPro-GMS) -- Who, which, what, that. ">of whom</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.">they have not heard?</a> <a href="/greek/1161.htm" title="1161: de (Conj) -- A primary particle; but, and, etc.">And</a> <a href="/greek/4459.htm" title="4459: pōs (Adv) -- Adverb from the base of pou; an interrogative particle of manner; in what way?; also as exclamation, how much!">how</a> <a href="/greek/191.htm" title="191: akousōsin (V-ASA-3P) -- To hear, listen, comprehend by hearing; pass: is heard, reported. A primary verb; to hear.">can they hear</a> <a href="/greek/5565.htm" title="5565: chōris (Prep) -- Apart from, separately from; without. Adverb from chora; at a space, i.e. Separately or apart from.">without</a> <a href="/greek/2784.htm" title="2784: kēryssontos (V-PPA-GMS) -- To proclaim, herald, preach. Of uncertain affinity; to herald, especially divine truth.">someone to preach?</a> 15And how can they preach unless they are sent? As it is written: “How beautiful are the feet of those who bring good news!”…<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="/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="/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="/1_corinthians/1-21.htm">1 Corinthians 1:21</a> For since in the wisdom of God the world through its wisdom did not know Him, God was pleased through the foolishness of what was preached to save those who believe. <a href="/isaiah/6-8.htm">Isaiah 6:8</a> Then I heard the voice of the Lord saying: “Whom shall I send? Who will go for Us?” And I said: “Here am I. Send me!” <a href="/john/17-18.htm">John 17:18</a> As You sent Me into the world, I have also sent them into the world. <a href="/2_corinthians/5-20.htm">2 Corinthians 5:20</a> Therefore we are ambassadors for Christ, as though God were making His appeal through us. We implore you on behalf of Christ: Be reconciled to God. <a href="/isaiah/55-11.htm">Isaiah 55:11</a> so My word that proceeds from My mouth will not return to Me empty, but it will accomplish what I please, and it will prosper where I send it. <a href="/matthew/9-37.htm">Matthew 9:37-38</a> Then He said to His disciples, “The harvest is plentiful, but the workers are few. / Ask the Lord of the harvest, therefore, to send out workers into His harvest.” <a href="/1_peter/1-12.htm">1 Peter 1:12</a> It was revealed to them that they were not serving themselves, but you, when they foretold the things now announced by those who preached the gospel to you by the Holy Spirit sent from heaven. Even angels long to look into these things. <a href="/jeremiah/1-7.htm">Jeremiah 1:7</a> But the LORD told me: “Do not say, ‘I am only a child.’ For to everyone I send you, you must go, and all that I command you, you must speak. <a href="/acts/13-2.htm">Acts 13:2</a> While they were worshiping the Lord and fasting, the Holy Spirit said, “Set apart for Me Barnabas and Saul for the work to which I have called them.” <a href="/1_timothy/2-7.htm">1 Timothy 2:7</a> For this reason I was appointed as a preacher, an apostle, and a faithful and true teacher of the Gentiles. I am telling the truth; I am not lying about anything. <a href="/isaiah/40-9.htm">Isaiah 40:9</a> Go up on a high mountain, O Zion, herald of good news. Raise your voice loudly, O Jerusalem, herald of good news. Lift it up, do not be afraid! Say to the cities of Judah, “Here is your God!” <a href="/acts/8-30.htm">Acts 8:30-31</a> So Philip ran up and heard the man reading Isaiah the prophet. “Do you understand what you are reading?” Philip asked. / “How can I,” he said, “unless someone guides me?” And he invited Philip to come up and sit with him.</div> <a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div>How then shall they call on him in whom they have not believed? and how shall they believe in him of whom they have not heard? and how shall they hear without a preacher?shall they.<a href="/1_kings/8-41.htm">1 Kings 8:41-43</a> Moreover concerning a stranger, that is not of thy people Israel, but cometh out of a far country for thy name's sake; … <a href="/jonah/1-5.htm">Jonah 1:5,9-11,16</a> Then the mariners were afraid, and cried every man unto his god, and cast forth the wares that were in the ship into the sea, to lighten it of them. But Jonah was gone down into the sides of the ship; and he lay, and was fast asleep… <a href="/jonah/3-5.htm">Jonah 3:5-9</a> So the people of Nineveh believed God, and proclaimed a fast, and put on sackcloth, from the greatest of them even to the least of them… and how shall.<a href="/romans/1-5.htm">Romans 1:5</a> By whom we have received grace and apostleship, for obedience to the faith among all nations, for his name:<a href="/romans/16-25.htm">Romans 16:25,26</a> Now to him that is of power to stablish you according to my gospel, and the preaching of Jesus Christ, according to the revelation of the mystery, which was kept secret since the world began, … <a href="/mark/16-15.htm">Mark 16:15,16</a> And he said unto them, Go ye into all the world, and preach the gospel to every creature… <div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/romans/7-9.htm">Apart</a> <a href="/romans/10-10.htm">Believe</a> <a href="/romans/10-10.htm">Believed</a> <a href="/romans/10-11.htm">Faith</a> <a href="/romans/2-13.htm">Hear</a> <a href="/acts/28-15.htm">Heard</a> <a href="/romans/2-16.htm">News</a> <a href="/romans/2-16.htm">Preacher</a> <a href="/acts/21-28.htm">Preaches</a> <a href="/romans/10-8.htm">Preaching</a> <a href="/romans/6-16.htm">Someone</a> <a href="/acts/26-24.htm">Voice</a> <a href="/romans/10-13.htm">Worship</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/romans/15-14.htm">Apart</a> <a href="/romans/11-30.htm">Believe</a> <a href="/romans/10-16.htm">Believed</a> <a href="/romans/10-16.htm">Faith</a> <a href="/romans/10-18.htm">Hear</a> <a href="/romans/10-16.htm">Heard</a> <a href="/romans/10-15.htm">News</a> <a href="/1_corinthians/9-16.htm">Preacher</a> <a href="/2_corinthians/11-4.htm">Preaches</a> <a href="/romans/10-17.htm">Preaching</a> <a href="/romans/14-20.htm">Someone</a> <a href="/romans/10-18.htm">Voice</a> <a href="/romans/12-1.htm">Worship</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>How then can they call on the One in whom they have not believed? This phrase emphasizes the necessity of faith as a prerequisite for calling upon God. In the biblical context, "calling on the Lord" is an expression of worship, prayer, and reliance on God (<a href="/joel/2-32.htm">Joel 2:32</a>; <a href="/acts/2-21.htm">Acts 2:21</a>). The rhetorical question underscores the logical sequence of salvation: belief must precede invocation. Historically, the Jewish audience of Paul's time would have understood the importance of faith in God, yet many struggled to accept Jesus as the Messiah. This reflects the broader biblical theme that faith is essential for a relationship with God (<a href="/hebrews/11-6.htm">Hebrews 11:6</a>).And how can they believe in the One of whom they have not heard? This phrase highlights the necessity of hearing the message of Christ for faith to develop. In the cultural context of the first century, oral communication was the primary means of spreading news and teachings. The importance of hearing is also seen in <a href="/romans/10-17.htm">Romans 10:17</a>, where faith is said to come from hearing the message of Christ. Theologically, this underscores the role of revelation and the proclamation of the Gospel as essential for belief. The connection to other scripture, such as <a href="/isaiah/52-7.htm">Isaiah 52:7</a>, emphasizes the beauty and necessity of those who bring good news.And how can they hear without someone to preach? This phrase points to the essential role of preaching in the dissemination of the Gospel. The term "preach" in the original Greek implies a public proclamation, akin to a herald announcing news. In the early church, apostles and evangelists traveled extensively to preach the Gospel, as seen in the missionary journeys of Paul (Acts 13-28). This reflects the Great Commission (<a href="/matthew/28-19.htm">Matthew 28:19-20</a>), where Jesus commands His followers to go and make disciples of all nations. The historical context of the Roman Empire, with its extensive road networks and common language (Koine Greek), facilitated the spread of Christianity through preaching.<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, Paul is addressing the Roman Christians, emphasizing the necessity of preaching for faith to arise. 2. <a href="/topical/r/roman_christians.htm">Roman Christians</a> The recipients of the letter, living in a diverse and often challenging environment for early Christians. 3. <a href="/topical/p/preachers/messengers.htm">Preachers/Messengers</a> Those who are called to proclaim the Gospel so that others may hear and believe. 4. <a href="/topical/u/unbelievers.htm">Unbelievers</a> The individuals who have not yet heard or believed in the Gospel, highlighting the need for evangelism. 5. <a href="/topical/t/the_gospel.htm">The Gospel</a> The message of salvation through Jesus Christ, central to the passage and the mission of the Church.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><a href="/topical/t/the_necessity_of_preaching.htm">The Necessity of Preaching</a> Preaching is essential for people to hear and believe the Gospel. Without it, the message of salvation cannot reach those who need it. <a href="/topical/t/the_role_of_faith_in_salvation.htm">The Role of Faith in Salvation</a> Faith comes from hearing the message of Christ. Believers are called to share their faith so others can come to believe. <a href="/topical/t/the_responsibility_of_believers.htm">The Responsibility of Believers</a> Every Christian has a role in spreading the Gospel, whether through direct preaching or supporting those who do. <a href="/topical/t/the_urgency_of_evangelism.htm">The Urgency of Evangelism</a> There is an urgent need for evangelism, as many have not yet heard the Gospel. Believers should be motivated by love and compassion to share the message. <a href="/topical/e/empowerment_by_the_holy_spirit.htm">Empowerment by the Holy Spirit</a> Believers are empowered by the Holy Spirit to be effective witnesses, ensuring that the message of Christ is proclaimed with power and conviction.<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/am_i_being_called_to_be_a_missionary.htm">Am I being called to be a missionary?</a> <a href="/q/can_they_hear_without_a_preacher.htm">Can they hear without a preacher?</a> <a href="/q/how_can_the_unhearing_believe.htm">Romans 10:14–15: How can those who never hear the gospel be expected to believe and be saved? </a> <a href="/q/how_to_preach_the_gospel_wordlessly.htm">How can you preach the gospel without using words?</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>(14-21) Thus there is a distinct order--belief, confession, invocation. But before either the last or the first of these steps is taken the gospel must be preached. The Jew, however, cannot plead that the gospel has not been preached to him. It has been preached both to Jew and Gentile. Both Moses and Isaiah had foretold the conversion of the Gentiles, and Isaiah had also foretold the unbelief of the Jews.<div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/romans/10.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div>Verses 14, 15. - How then shall they call on him in whom they have not believed? This question may be taken, in the first place, as serving to connect the two passages from Joel and from Isaiah (see previous note). But it is further the beginning of a sorites, suggested by a new thought, which is carried out to the end of the chapter. The course of this new thought through the rest of the chapter may be expounded as follows: It might be pleaded, in behalf of the unbelieving Jews, that they had never really heard, through preachers duly sent to them, the gospel message; and hence that they were not to be blamed for rejecting it. With this idea before him, the apostle first (vers. 14, 15) allows generally, in the form of a series of questions, that, as before calling on the Lord there must be faith, so before faith there must be hearing, before hearing there must be preaching, and for preaching there must be authorizing mission; and he quotes, in illustration, a passage from Isaiah, which describes beautifully the preaching of good tidings of peace by commissioned messengers to all the world. But he is careful to add (vers. 16, 17) that, according to the same prophet, such universal preaching, and consequent hearing, does not involve universal hearkening; thus showing, in view of the main purpose of his argument, that the fact of the Jews not hearkening now is no evidence that they had not heard. Then he goes on to ask whether any could plead the excuse of not having heard, so as to justify want of the faith that cometh of hearing. Nay, he replies (ver. 18), the sound of the good tidings has gone forth to all the earth, even like the language of nature spoken of in <a href="/psalms/19.htm">Psalm 19</a>. Then (ver. 19), pressing his argument home to the Jews, who have been all along in view, he asks, "But I say, Did not Israel know?" The word ἕγνω, being different from ἤκουσααν previously used, must express some different meaning. But what St. Paul exactly meant by it is not quite clear. The quotations from the Old Testament that follow in proof of knowledge (vers. 19, 20) seem to support the view that what Israel knew, or ought to have known, was the Divine design of the promulgation of the "good tidings" to all the world, which has just been spoken cf. Such promulgation should have been to them no stumbling-block; for it had been told to them from Moses downwards, and they had full opportunity of knowing it. Lastly (ver. 21), the apostle intimates that the present state of things, in which Gentiles accept the gospel while Israel in the main rejects it, far from being an objection to it, is but a further fulfilment of Isaiah's prophecies, which represent God as making himself known to those who had not known him, while pleading with Israel in vain. This exposition of the supposed course of thought being borne in mind, the passage (with the further aid of some interposed comments) may become intelligible. It continues: And how shall they believe in him of whom they have not heard! and how shall they hear without a preacher! and how shall they preach, except they be sent? as it is written, How beautiful are the feet of them that [preach the gospel (or, good tidings) of peace, and] bring glad tidings of flood things! (<a href="/isaiah/3-7.htm">Isaiah 3:7</a>). The genuineness of the. words within brackets is at least doubtful. Even with them the text is not quoted in full, though sufficiently to remind of its purport. <a href="/commentaries/romans/10-14.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a> <a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Greek</div>How Πῶς (Pōs) Adverb <a href="/greek/strongs_4459.htm">Strong's 4459: </a> Adverb from the base of pou; an interrogative particle of manner; in what way?; also as exclamation, how much! then οὖν (oun) Conjunction <a href="/greek/strongs_3767.htm">Strong's 3767: </a> Therefore, then. Apparently a primary word; certainly, or accordingly. can they call ἐπικαλέσωνται (epikalesōntai) Verb - Aorist Subjunctive Middle - 3rd Person Plural <a href="/greek/strongs_1941.htm">Strong's 1941: </a> (a) To call (name) by a supplementary (additional, alternative) name, (b) mid: To call upon, appeal to, address. on 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 One] ὃν (hon) Personal / Relative Pronoun - Accusative Masculine Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_3739.htm">Strong's 3739: </a> Who, which, what, that. in whom they have not believed? ἐπίστευσαν (episteusan) Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Plural <a href="/greek/strongs_4100.htm">Strong's 4100: </a> From pistis; to have faith, i.e. Credit; by implication, to entrust. And δὲ (de) Conjunction <a href="/greek/strongs_1161.htm">Strong's 1161: </a> A primary particle; but, and, etc. how πῶς (pōs) Adverb <a href="/greek/strongs_4459.htm">Strong's 4459: </a> Adverb from the base of pou; an interrogative particle of manner; in what way?; also as exclamation, how much! can they believe in [the One] πιστεύσωσιν (pisteusōsin) Verb - Aorist Subjunctive Active - 3rd Person Plural <a href="/greek/strongs_4100.htm">Strong's 4100: </a> From pistis; to have faith, i.e. Credit; by implication, to entrust. of whom οὗ (hou) Personal / Relative Pronoun - Genitive Masculine Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_3739.htm">Strong's 3739: </a> Who, which, what, that. they have not heard? 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. And δὲ (de) Conjunction <a href="/greek/strongs_1161.htm">Strong's 1161: </a> A primary particle; but, and, etc. how πῶς (pōs) Adverb <a href="/greek/strongs_4459.htm">Strong's 4459: </a> Adverb from the base of pou; an interrogative particle of manner; in what way?; also as exclamation, how much! can they hear ἀκούσωσιν (akousōsin) Verb - Aorist Subjunctive 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. without χωρὶς (chōris) Preposition <a href="/greek/strongs_5565.htm">Strong's 5565: </a> Apart from, separately from; without. Adverb from chora; at a space, i.e. Separately or apart from. [someone] to preach? κηρύσσοντος (kēryssontos) Verb - Present Participle Active - Genitive Masculine Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_2784.htm">Strong's 2784: </a> To proclaim, herald, preach. 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