Romans 10:18

Romans 10:18 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)But I say, Have they not heard? Yes verily, their sound went into all the earth, and their words unto the ends of the world.
• New International Version (NIV)But I ask: Did they not hear? Of course they did: “Their voice has gone out into all the earth, their words to the ends of the world.”
• English Standard Version (ESV)But I ask, have they not heard? Indeed they have, for "Their voice has gone out to all the earth, and their words to the ends of the world."
• New King James Version (NKJV)But I say, have they not heard? Yes indeed: “Their sound has gone out to all the earth, And their words to the ends of the world.”

Context of Romans 10:18

16But not all have obeyed the good news, for Isaiah says, “Lord, who has believed our report?” 17Consequently faith comes from what is heard, and what is heard comes through the preached word of Christ. But I ask, have they not heard? Yes, they have: Their voice has gone out to all the earth, and their words to the ends of the world. 19But again I ask, didn’t Israel understand? First Moses says, “I will make you jealous by those who are not a nation; with a senseless nation I will provoke you to anger.” 20And Isaiah is even bold enough to say, “I was found by those who did not seek me; I became well known to those who did not ask for me.”

Romans 10:18 word by word

ἀλλὰ λέγω· μὴ οὐκ ἤκουσαν; μενοῦνγε εἰς πᾶσαν τὴν γῆν ἐξῆλθεν ὁ φθόγγος αὐτῶν καὶ εἰς τὰ πέρατα τῆς οἰκουμένης τὰ ῥήματα αὐτῶν.Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• Butἀλλάalla · butG235
• I sayλέγωlegō · to sayG3004
• ·μήmē · notG3361
• Have theyἀκούωakouō · to hearG191
• notοὐou · noG3756
• Yes verilyμενοῦνγεmenounge · ratherG3304
• theirαὐτόςautos · it/s/heG846
• soundὁho hē to · the/this/whoG3588
• soundφθόγγοςphthoggos · soundG5353
• wentἐξέρχομαιexerchomai · to go outG1831
• intoεἰςeis · towardG1519
• allπᾶςpas · allG3956
• the earthγῆgē · earth: planetG1093
• andκαίkai · andG2532
• wordsῥῆμαrhēma · declarationG4487
• the endsπέραςperas · endG4009
• of the worldοἰκουμένηoikoumenē · worldG3625

Cross-references for Romans 10:18

• Acts 2:5Now there were devout Jews from every nation under heaven residing in Jerusalem.
• Acts 26:20but I declared to those in Damascus first, and then to those in Jerusalem and in all Judea, and to the Gentiles, that they should repent and turn to God, performing deeds consistent with repentance.
• Acts 28:23They set a day to meet with him, and they came to him where he was staying in even greater numbers. From morning until evening he explained things to them, testifying about the kingdom of God and trying to convince them about Jesus from both the law of Moses and the prophets.
• Romans 10:9because if you confess with your mouth that Jesus is Lord and believe in your heart that God raised him from the dead, you will be saved.
• Romans 1:8First of all, I thank my God through Jesus Christ for all of you, because your faith is proclaimed throughout the whole world.
• Romans 15:19in the power of signs and wonders, in the power of the Spirit of God. So from Jerusalem even as far as Illyricum I have fully preached the gospel of Christ.
• Psalms 19:4Yet its voice echoes throughout the earth; its words carry to the distant horizon. In the sky he has pitched a tent for the sun.
• Matthew 24:14And this gospel of the kingdom will be preached throughout the whole inhabited earth as a testimony to all the nations, and then the end will come.
• Matthew 26:13I tell you the truth, wherever this gospel is proclaimed in the whole world, what she has done will also be told in memory of her.”
• Matthew 28:19Therefore go and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and the Son and the Holy Spirit,
• Mark 16:15He said to them, “Go into all the world and preach the gospel to every creature.
• Colossians 1:6that has come to you. Just as in the entire world this gospel is bearing fruit and growing, so it has also been bearing fruit and growing among you from the first day you heard it and understood the grace of God in truth.
• 1 Kings 18:10As certainly as the Lord your God lives, my master has sent to every nation and kingdom in an effort to find you. When they say, ‘He’s not here,’ he makes them swear an oath that they could not find you.
• Psalms 22:27Let all the people of the earth acknowledge the Lord and turn to him! Let all the nations worship you!
• Psalms 98:3He remains loyal and faithful to the family of Israel. All the ends of the earth see our God deliver us.
• Isaiah 24:16From the ends of the earth we hear songs – the Just One is majestic. But I say, “I’m wasting away! I’m wasting away! I’m doomed! Deceivers deceive, deceivers thoroughly deceive!”

Commentaries on Romans 10:18

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 18But I say, have they not heard? - But to return to the objection: You say they have not all Believed; I ask: Have they not all Heard? Have not the means of salvation been placed within the reach of every Jew in Palestine, and within the reach of all those who sojourn in the different Gentile countries where we have preached the Gospel, as well to the Jews as to the Gentiles themselves? Yes: for we may say of the preaching of the Gospel what the psalmist…Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 18But I say - But to this objection, I, the apostle, reply. The objection had been carried through the previous verses. The apostle comes now to reply to it. In doing this, he does not deny the principle contained in it, that the gospel should be preached in order that people might be justly condemned for not believing it; not that the messengers must be sent by God, not that faith comes by hearing. All this he fully admits. But he proceeds to show, by an…Read the comment
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 18-21Verses 18-21 Did not the Jews know that the Gentiles were to be called in? They might have known it from Moses and Isaiah. Isaiah speaks plainly of the grace and favour of God, as going before in the receiving of the Gentiles. Was not this our own case? Did not God begin in love, and make himself known to us when we did not ask after him? The patience of God towards provoking sinners is wonderful. The time of God's patience is called a day, light as day…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 18Indeed they did: Paul quotes Psalm 19:4 to show that the message of the good news about Jesus was available to all people through creation. In this sense, God had already made his message widely known. By the time Paul wrote the book of Romans, early Christian messengers had spread the good news through much of the Roman Empire. Because of this, most Jews had many opportunities to hear the message.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 1818. But I say, Have they not heard?--"Did they not hear?" Can Israel, through any region of his dispersion, plead ignorance of these glad tidings? Yes, verily, their sound went--"their voice went out" into all the earth, and their words unto the end of the world--These beautiful words are from Psa 19:4. Whether the apostle quoted them as in their primary intention applicable to his subject (as Olshausen, Alford, &c.), or only "used scriptural language to…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