Romans 10:14

Romans 10:14 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)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?
• New International Version (NIV)How, then, can they call on the one they have not believed in? And how can they believe in the one of whom they have not heard? And how can they hear without someone preaching to them?
• English Standard Version (ESV)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?
• New King James Version (NKJV)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?

Context of Romans 10:14

12since there is no distinction between Jew and Greek, because the same Lord of all richly blesses all who call on him. 13For everyone who calls on the name of the Lord will be saved. 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? 15And how can they preach unless they are sent? As it is written: How beautiful are the feet of those who bring good news. 16But not all obeyed the gospel. For Isaiah says, Lord, who has believed our message?

Romans 10:14 word by word

Πῶς οὖν ἐπικαλέσωνται εἰς ὃν οὐκ ἐπίστευσαν; πῶς δὲ πιστεύσωσιν οὗ οὐκ ἤκουσαν; πῶς δὲ ἀκούσωσιν χωρὶς κηρύσσοντος;Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• Howπῶςpōs · how?!G4459
• thenοὖνoun · therefore/thenG3767
• shall they call on himἐπικαλέωepikaleomai · to call (on)/nameG1941
• inεἰςeis · towardG1519
• whomὅςhos hē ho · whichG3739
• they haveπιστεύωpisteuō · to trust (in)G4100
• notοὐou · noG3756
• andδέde · thenG1161
• they haveἀκούωakouō · to hearG191
• withoutχωρίςchōris · withoutG5565
• a preacherκηρύσσωkērussō · to preachG2784

Cross-references for Romans 10:14

• 1 Kings 8:41Even for the foreigner who is not of your people Israel but has come from a distant land because of your name —
• Jonah 1:5The sailors were afraid, and each cried out to his god. They threw the ship’s cargo into the sea to lighten the load. Meanwhile, Jonah had gone down to the lowest part of the vessel and had stretched out and fallen into a deep sleep.
• Jonah 3:5Then the people of Nineveh believed God. They proclaimed a fast and dressed in sackcloth — from the greatest of them to the least.
• Hebrews 11:6Now without faith it is impossible to please God, since the one who draws near to him must believe that he exists and that he rewards those who seek him.
• James 5:15The prayer of faith will save the sick person, and the Lord will raise him up; if he has committed sins, he will be forgiven.
• Romans 1:5Through him we have received grace and apostleship to bring about the obedience of faith for the sake of his name among all the Gentiles,
• Romans 16:25Now to him who is able to strengthen you according to my gospel and the proclamation about Jesus Christ, according to the revelation of the mystery kept silent for long ages
• Mark 16:15Then he said to them, “Go into all the world and preach the gospel to all creation.
• Luke 24:46He also said to them, “This is what is written: The Messiah will suffer and rise from the dead the third day,
• John 20:31But these are written so that you may believe that Jesus is the Messiah, the Son of God, and that by believing you may have life in his name.
• Acts 19:2and asked them, “Did you receive the Holy Spirit when you believed?” “No,” they told him, “we haven’t even heard that there is a Holy Spirit.”
• Acts 26:17I will rescue you from your people and from the Gentiles. I am sending you to them
• 2 Timothy 4:17But the Lord stood with me and strengthened me, so that I might fully preach the word and all the Gentiles might hear it. So I was rescued from the lion’s mouth.

Commentaries on Romans 10:14

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 14How then shall they call on him - As the apostle had laid so much stress on believing in order to salvation, and as this doctrine, without farther explanation, might be misunderstood, it was necessary to show how this faith was produced; and therefore he lays the whole doctrine down in a beautifully graduated order. There can be no salvation without the Gospel: a dispensation of mercy and grace from God alone, here called, Romans 10:15, the Gospel of…Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 14How then shall they call. … - The apostle here adverts to an objection which might be urged to his argument. His doctrine was, that faith in Christ was essential to justification and salvation; and that this was needful for all; and that, without this, man must perish. The objection was, that they could not call on him in whom they had not believed; that they could not believe in him of whom they had not heard; and that this was arranged by God himself…Read the comment
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 12-17Verses 12-17 There is not one God to the Jews, more kind, and another to the Gentiles, who is less kind; the Lord is a Father to all men. The promise is the same to all, who call on the name of the Lord Jesus as the Son of God, as God manifest in the flesh. All believers thus call upon the Lord Jesus, and none else will do so humbly or sincerely. But how should any call on the Lord Jesus, the Divine Saviour, who had not heard of him? And what is the life…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 14It is natural to think that the pronoun they refers to “all who call upon Him” from 10:12 or “everyone” from 10:13. This verse likely does refer to all people. However, it also continues Paul’s criticism of Israel that began in 10:2–3 (see 10:18). Paul argues that Israel was in a position to understand what God was doing through Jesus Christ. Because of this, Israel was responsible for failing to understand or accept God’s work. Israel was guilty in two…Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 14-1514-15. How then shall they call on him in whom they have not believed? and ... believe in him of whom they have not heard? and ... hear without a preacher? and ... preach except ... sent?--that is, "True, the same Lord over all is rich unto all alike that call upon Him. But this calling implies believing, and believing hearing, and hearing preaching, and preaching a mission to preach: Why, then, take ye it so ill, O children of Abraham, that in obedience…Read the comment

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Commentaries on Romans 10

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Calvin’s Commentaries
• John Wesley’s Notes
• Illustrated New Testament
• Burkitt’s Expository Notes
• Darby Translation Notes
• Family Bible Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• The People’s New Testament
• Robertson’s Word Pictures
• Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
• Original Douay–Rheims Annotations
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings