Romans 10:17
New International Version
Consequently, faith comes from hearing the message, and the message is heard through the word about Christ.

New Living Translation
So faith comes from hearing, that is, hearing the Good News about Christ.

English Standard Version
So faith comes from hearing, and hearing through the word of Christ.

Berean Standard Bible
Consequently, faith comes by hearing, and hearing by the word of Christ.

Berean Literal Bible
So faith is from hearing, and hearing through the word of Christ.

King James Bible
So then faith cometh by hearing, and hearing by the word of God.

New King James Version
So then faith comes by hearing, and hearing by the word of God.

New American Standard Bible
So faith comes from hearing, and hearing by the word of Christ.

NASB 1995
So faith comes from hearing, and hearing by the word of Christ.

NASB 1977
So faith comes from hearing, and hearing by the word of Christ.

Legacy Standard Bible
So faith comes from hearing, and hearing by the word of Christ.

Amplified Bible
So faith comes from hearing [what is told], and what is heard comes by the [preaching of the] message concerning Christ.

Christian Standard Bible
So faith comes from what is heard, and what is heard comes through the message about Christ.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
So faith comes from what is heard, and what is heard comes through the message about Christ.

American Standard Version
So belief cometh of hearing, and hearing by the word of Christ.

Contemporary English Version
No one can have faith without hearing the message about Christ.

English Revised Version
So belief cometh of hearing, and hearing by the word of Christ.

GOD'S WORD® Translation
So faith comes from hearing the message, and the message that is heard is what Christ spoke.

Good News Translation
So then, faith comes from hearing the message, and the message comes through preaching Christ.

International Standard Version
Consequently, faith results from listening, and listening results through the word of the Messiah.

Majority Standard Bible
Consequently, faith comes by hearing, and hearing by the word of God.

NET Bible
Consequently faith comes from what is heard, and what is heard comes through the preached word of Christ.

New Heart English Bible
So faith comes by hearing, and hearing by the word of Christ.

Webster's Bible Translation
So then, faith cometh by hearing, and hearing by the word of God.

Weymouth New Testament
And this proves that faith comes from a Message heard, and that the Message comes through its having been spoken by Christ.

World English Bible
So faith comes by hearing, and hearing by the word of God.
Literal Translations
Literal Standard Version
So then faith [is] by a report, and the report through a saying of God,

Berean Literal Bible
So faith is from hearing, and hearing through the word of Christ.

Young's Literal Translation
so then the faith is by a report, and the report through a saying of God,

Smith's Literal Translation
Therefore faith, from the report, and report by the word of God.
Catholic Translations
Douay-Rheims Bible
Faith then cometh by hearing; and hearing by the word of Christ.

Catholic Public Domain Version
Therefore, faith is from hearing, and hearing is through the Word of Christ.

New American Bible
Thus faith comes from what is heard, and what is heard comes through the word of Christ.

New Revised Standard Version
So faith comes from what is heard, and what is heard comes through the word of Christ.
Translations from Aramaic
Lamsa Bible
So then faith comes by hearing, and hearing by the word of God.

Aramaic Bible in Plain English
Therefore faith is from the hearing ear, and the hearing ear is from the word of God.
NT Translations
Anderson New Testament
So, then, faith comes by hearing, and hearing by the word of God.

Godbey New Testament
Then faith comes by hearing, and hearing by the word of Christ.

Haweis New Testament
Faith then cometh by report, but the report by the word of God.

Mace New Testament
but all do not obey the gospel, for Esaias saith, "Lord, who hath believed our report?"

Weymouth New Testament
And this proves that faith comes from a Message heard, and that the Message comes through its having been spoken by Christ.

Worrell New Testament
Consequently, faith comes of hearing; and hearing, through the word of Christ.

Worsley New Testament
So that faith cometh by hearing, and hearing by the word of God.

Additional Translations ...
Audio Bible



Context
The Word Brings Salvation
16But not all of them welcomed the good news. For Isaiah says, “Lord, who has believed our message?” 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.”…

Cross References
Hebrews 11:6
And without faith it is impossible to please God. For anyone who approaches Him must believe that He exists and that He rewards those who earnestly seek Him.

Galatians 3:2
I would like to learn just one thing from you: Did you receive the Spirit by works of the law, or by hearing with faith?

John 5:24
Truly, truly, I tell you, whoever hears My word and believes Him who sent Me has eternal life and will not come under judgment. Indeed, he has crossed over from death to life.

1 Thessalonians 2:13
And we continually thank God because, when you received the word of God that you heard from us, you accepted it not as the word of men, but as it truly is, the word of God, which is also now at work in you who believe.

James 1:21-22
Therefore, get rid of all moral filth and every expression of evil, and humbly accept the word planted in you, which can save your souls. / Be doers of the word, and not hearers only. Otherwise, you are deceiving yourselves.

1 Peter 1:23
For you have been born again, not of perishable seed, but of imperishable, through the living and enduring word of God.

Ephesians 1:13
And in Him, having heard and believed the word of truth—the gospel of your salvation—you were sealed with the promised Holy Spirit,

2 Timothy 3:15
From infancy you have known the Holy Scriptures, which are able to make you wise for salvation through faith in Christ Jesus.

John 20:31
But these are written so that you may believe that Jesus is the Christ, the Son of God, and that by believing you may have life in His name.

Acts 4:4
But many who heard the message believed, and the number of men grew to about five thousand.

Matthew 13:23
But the seed sown on good soil is the one who hears the word and understands it. He indeed bears fruit and produces a crop—a hundredfold, sixtyfold, or thirtyfold.”

Isaiah 55:3
Incline your ear and come to Me; listen, so that your soul may live. I will make with you an everlasting covenant—My loving devotion promised to David.

Isaiah 55:11
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.

Deuteronomy 30:14
But the word is very near you; it is in your mouth and in your heart, so that you may obey it.

Psalm 119:130
The unfolding of Your words gives light; it informs the simple.


Treasury of Scripture

So then faith comes by hearing, and hearing by the word of God.

faith.

Romans 10:14
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?

Romans 1:16
For I am not ashamed of the gospel of Christ: for it is the power of God unto salvation to every one that believeth; to the Jew first, and also to the Greek.

Luke 16:29-31
Abraham saith unto him, They have Moses and the prophets; let them hear them…

and hearing.

Jeremiah 23:28,29
The prophet that hath a dream, let him tell a dream; and he that hath my word, let him speak my word faithfully. What is the chaff to the wheat? saith the LORD…

Mark 4:24
And he said unto them, Take heed what ye hear: with what measure ye mete, it shall be measured to you: and unto you that hear shall more be given.

Luke 8:11,21
Now the parable is this: The seed is the word of God…

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Romans 10
1. The difference between the righteousness of the law, and that of faith;
11. all who believe, both Jew and Gentile, shall not be shamed;
18. and that the Gentiles shall receive the word and believe.
19. Israel was not ignorant of these things.














Consequently
This word serves as a bridge, connecting the preceding arguments to the conclusion Paul is about to make. In the context of Romans 10, Paul has been discussing the righteousness that comes from faith as opposed to the law. The use of "consequently" indicates that what follows is a logical outcome of the previous discourse. It emphasizes the importance of understanding the flow of Paul's argument, which is deeply rooted in the Jewish tradition of logical reasoning and scriptural interpretation.

faith
The Greek word for faith is "pistis," which implies trust, belief, and confidence. In the Christian context, faith is not merely intellectual assent but a deep-seated trust in God and His promises. This faith is foundational to the Christian life, as it is by faith that believers are justified and live. Historically, faith has been the cornerstone of Christian doctrine, distinguishing it from works-based systems of righteousness.

comes by hearing
The phrase "comes by hearing" underscores the importance of auditory reception of the Gospel message. The Greek word for hearing is "akoē," which can mean both the act of hearing and the message heard. In the ancient world, oral tradition was paramount, and the spoken word was a primary means of communication. This highlights the necessity of preaching and teaching in the spread of the Christian faith. The auditory nature of faith's inception suggests that the Gospel must be proclaimed, echoing the Jewish tradition of oral law and teaching.

and hearing by the word of Christ
The "word of Christ" is the message about Christ, the Gospel. The Greek term "rhema" is used here, which often refers to a spoken word or utterance. This emphasizes the dynamic and living nature of the Gospel message. The phrase suggests that true hearing, which leads to faith, is not just any hearing but hearing that is specifically centered on the message of Christ. Historically, this underscores the early church's focus on Christocentric preaching and teaching, as the apostles and early Christians spread the message of Jesus' life, death, and resurrection. Theologically, it affirms that Christ is the focal point of God's revelation and the source of faith.

(17) So then faith cometh.--Inference from the prophecy just quoted. Before men can believe, there must be something for them to believe. That something is the word of God, which we preach and they hear. It must be remembered that the word for "report" in Romans 10:16, and for "hearing" in Romans 10:17, is the same, but with a slight difference of meaning. In the first place, both the act of hearer and preacher are involved; in the second place, only the act of the hearer.

By the word of God.--We should read here, without doubt, "by the word of Christ"--i.e., by the gospel first delivered by Christ and propagated by His ministers.



Parallel Commentaries ...


Greek
Consequently,
ἄρα (ara)
Conjunction
Strong's 686: Then, therefore, since. Probably from airo; a particle denoting an inference more or less decisive.

faith [comes]
πίστις (pistis)
Noun - Nominative Feminine Singular
Strong's 4102: Faith, belief, trust, confidence; fidelity, faithfulness.

by
ἐξ (ex)
Preposition
Strong's 1537: From out, out from among, from, suggesting from the interior outwards. A primary preposition denoting origin, from, out.

hearing,
ἀκοῆς (akoēs)
Noun - Genitive Feminine Singular
Strong's 189: Hearing, faculty of hearing, ear; report, rumor. From akouo; hearing.

and
δὲ (de)
Conjunction
Strong's 1161: A primary particle; but, and, etc.

hearing
ἀκοὴ (akoē)
Noun - Nominative Feminine Singular
Strong's 189: Hearing, faculty of hearing, ear; report, rumor. From akouo; hearing.

by
διὰ (dia)
Preposition
Strong's 1223: A primary preposition denoting the channel of an act; through.

[the] word
ῥήματος (rhēmatos)
Noun - Genitive Neuter Singular
Strong's 4487: From rheo; an utterance, ; by implication, a matter or topic; with a negative naught whatever.

of Christ.
Χριστοῦ (Christou)
Noun - Genitive Masculine Singular
Strong's 5547: Anointed One; the Messiah, the Christ. From chrio; Anointed One, i.e. The Messiah, an epithet of Jesus.


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