Study it in the app“How then are they to call on him in whom they have not believed? And how are they to believe in him whom they have not heard? And how are they to hear without someone proclaiming?”
HowΠῶςthenοὖνare they to call onἐπικαλέσωνταιhiminεἰςwhomὃνthey have notοὐκbelieved?ἐπίστευσανAndδὲhowπῶςare they to believeπιστεύσωσινin himwhomοὗthey have notοὐκheard?ἤκουσανAndδὲhowπῶςare they to hearἀκούσωσινwithoutχωρὶςsomeone proclaiming?κηρύσσοντος
call on
To cry to God in prayer.
Where else “epikalesōntai” appearstrust
To trust in God or in Jesus.
Where else “episteusan” appearshear
To perceive a sound, a voice or words with the ears.
Where else “ēkousan” appearswithout, apart from
Without, apart from.
Where else “chōris” appearsproclaim
Proclaim aloud, like a herald announcing a message on behalf of the king.
Where else “kēryssontos” appears13For everyone who calls on the name of the Lord will be saved.
14 · This verse (above)
15And how are they to proclaim unless they are sent? As it is written: How beautiful are the feet of those who announce the good news of good things!
1. What it says
What questions does Paul ask in vv. 14-15 about how people come to believe?
2. What it means
What does Paul want to show with that chain of questions (calling, believing, hearing, preaching, sending)? (vv. 14-15)
3. How I live it
Who made the good news known to you? How can you share something good with someone this week?
