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Soἄραfaithἡ πίστιςcomesfromἐξhearing,ἀκοῆςandδὲhearingἡ ἀκοὴthroughδιὰthe wordῥήματοςof the Messiah.Χριστοῦ
Romans 10:17
Study it in the app“So faith comes from hearing, and hearing through the word of the Messiah.”
Faith comes from hearing the message of ChristFaith
With the Greek beneath
Romans 10:17, word by word
- Soἄραara
then, so
So then, therefore.
Where else “ara” appears- faithπίστιςpistis
trust
Truly trusting in God or in Jesus.
Where else “pistis” appears- hearingἀκοῆςakoēs
hearing
The ability to perceive sounds and words; repeated, it stresses truly listening.
Where else “akoēs” appears- the wordῥήματοςrhēmatos
word
What comes out of someone's mouth: a saying, a sentence, a message.
Where else “rhēmatos” appears- of the MessiahΧριστοῦChristou
Messiah
Messiah: literally "anointed", the king or envoy God consecrates with oil. It is a title, not a surname; in Hebrew, mashiach.
Where else “Christou” appears
Translation note· on the manuscripts
“Hearing” translates the same Greek word rendered “message” in 10:16 (what is heard). Many manuscripts read “the word of God.”
The context
16But not all obeyed the good news; for Isaiah says: Lord, who has believed our message?
17 · This verse (above)
18But I say: It is not that they did not hear, is it? On the contrary: Into all the earth their voice has gone out, and to the ends of the inhabited world their words.
To study Romans 10 in a group
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?