KJV King James Version
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?
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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?
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BSB Berean Standard Bible
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?
WEB World English Bible
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?
ASV American Standard Version
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?
YLT Young’s Literal Translation
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?
Surrounding context — Romans 10
11 For the scripture saith, Whosoever believeth on him shall not be ashamed.
12 For there is no difference between the Jew and the Greek: for the same Lord over all is rich unto all that call upon him.
13 For whosoever shall call upon the name of the Lord shall be saved.
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?
15 And how shall they preach, except they be sent? as it is written, How beautiful are the feet of them that preach the gospel of peace, and bring glad tidings of good things!
16 But they have not all obeyed the gospel. For Esaias saith, Lord, who hath believed our report?
17 So then faith [cometh] by hearing, and hearing by the word of God.
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These Hebrew/Greek tokens are linked by Strong's number. Click one for its lexicon definition and other occurrences.
ΠῶςG4459 · pōshow?!οὖνG3767 · ountherefore/thenἐπικαλέσωνταιG1941 · epikaleōto call (on)/nameεἰςG1519 · eistowardὃνG3739 · hos, hēwhichοὐκG3756 · ounoἐπίστευσαν;G4100 · pisteuōto trust (in)πῶςG4459 · pōshow?!δὲG1161 · dethenπιστεύσωσινG4100 · pisteuōto trust (in)οὗG3739 · hos, hēwhichοὐκG3756 · ounoἤκουσαν;G191 · akouōto hearπῶςG4459 · pōshow?!δὲG1161 · dethenἀκούσωσινG191 · akouōto hearχωρὶςG5565 · chōriswithoutκηρύσσοντος;G2784 · kērussōto preach
Cross-references
Mark 16:15-16And he said unto them, Go ye into all the world, and preach the gospel to every creature.Acts 26:17-18Delivering thee from the people, and [from] the Gentiles, unto whom now I send thee,Titus 1:3But hath in due times manifested his word through preaching, which is committed unto me according to the commandment of God our Saviour;Acts 8:31And he said, How can I, except some man should guide me? And he desired Philip that he would come up and sit with him.Hebrews 11:6But without faith [it is] impossible to please [him]: for he that cometh to God must believe that he is, and [that] he is a rewarder of them that diligently seek him.Ephesians 4:21If so be that ye have heard him, and have been taught by him, as the truth is in Jesus:2 Timothy 4:17Notwithstanding the Lord stood with me, and strengthened me; that by me the preaching might be fully known, and [that] all the Gentiles might hear: and I was delivered out of the mouth of the lion.Luke 24:46-47And said unto them, Thus it is written, and thus it behoved Christ to suffer, and to rise from the dead the third day:James 5:15And the prayer of faith shall save the sick, and the Lord shall raise him up; and if he have committed sins, they shall be forgiven him.John 20:31But these are written, that ye might believe that Jesus is the Christ, the Son of God; and that believing ye might have life through his name.Acts 19:2He said unto them, Have ye received the Holy Ghost since ye believed? And they said unto him, We have not so much as heard whether there be any Holy Ghost.Jonah 3:5-9So 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.Romans 1:5By whom we have received grace and apostleship, for obedience to the faith among all nations, for his name:Romans 16:25-26Now 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,1 Kings 8:41-43Moreover concerning a stranger, that [is] not of thy people Israel, but cometh out of a far country for thy name’s sake;Jonah 1:5Then 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.Jonah 1:9-11And he said unto them, I [am] an Hebrew; and I fear the LORD, the God of heaven, which hath made the sea and the dry [land].Jonah 1:16Then the men feared the LORD exceedingly, and offered a sacrifice unto the LORD, and made vows.
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