11 translations · Greek
Romans 10:17
So faith comes by hearing, and hearing by the word of God.
Romans 10:17 in 11 translations
- WEB World English Bible
- So faith comes by hearing, and hearing by the word of God.
- KJV King James Version
- So then faith cometh by hearing, and hearing by the word of God.
- BSB Berean Standard Bible
- Consequently, faith comes by hearing, and hearing by the word of Christ.
- ASV American Standard Version
- So belief cometh of hearing, and hearing by the word of Christ.
- LSV Literal Standard Version
- So then faith [is] by a report, and the report through a saying of God,
- FBV Free Bible Version
- Trusting in God comes from hearing—hearing the message of Christ.
- YLT Young’s Literal Translation
- so then the faith [is] by a report, and the report through a saying of God,
- DBY Darby Translation
- So faith then [is] by a report, but the report by God's word.
- WBT Webster’s Bible
- So then, faith cometh by hearing, and hearing by the word of God.
- WEBC World English Bible (Catholic)
- So faith comes by hearing, and hearing by the word of God.
- DRA Douay-Rheims 1899
- Faith then cometh by hearing; and hearing by the word of Christ.
The Greek words
Each word of the Greek text in order, with its transliteration, the Berean Standard Bible’s English for it, and its Strong’s number and short definition.
| Word | Transliteration | English (BSB) | Strong’s |
|---|---|---|---|
| ἄρα | ara | Consequently | G686 ἄρα therefore |
| ἡ | hē | — | G3588 ὁ the/this/who |
| πίστις | pistis | faith [comes] | G4102 πίστις faith |
| ἐξ | ex | by | G1537 ἐκ out from |
| ἀκοῆς | akoēs | hearing | G189 ἀκοή hearing |
| ἡ | hē | — | G3588 ὁ the/this/who |
| δὲ | de | and | G1161 δέ then |
| ἀκοὴ | akoē | hearing | G189 ἀκοή hearing |
| διὰ | dia | by | G1223 διά through/because of |
| ῥήματος | rhēmatos | [the] word | G4487 ῥῆμα declaration |
| Χριστοῦ | Christou | of Christ | G5547 Χριστός Christ |
Related verses
- Galatians 3:2
I just want to learn this from you: Did you receive the Spirit by the works of the law, or by hearing of faith?
- Galatians 3:5
He therefore who supplies the Spirit to you, and does miracles among you, does he do it by the works of the law, or by hearing of faith?
- Luke 11:28
But he said, “On the contrary, blessed are those who hear the word of God, and keep it.”
- Colossians 3:16
Let the word of Christ dwell in you richly; in all wisdom teaching and admonishing one another with psalms, hymns, and spiritual songs, singing with grace in your heart to the Lord.
- 1 Thessalonians 2:13
For this cause we also thank God without ceasing, that, when you received from us the word of the message of God, you accepted it not as the word of men, but, as it is in truth, the word of God, which also works in you who believe.
- Mark 4:24
He said to them, “Take heed what you hear. With whatever measure you measure, it will be measured to you, and more will be given to you who hear.
- Luke 8:21
But he answered them, “My mother and my brothers are these who hear the word of God, and do it.”
- Romans 1:16
For I am not ashamed of the Good News of Christ, because it is the power of God for salvation for everyone who believes; for the Jew first, and also for the Greek.
- Romans 10:14
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?
- Hebrews 4:12–13
For the word of God is living and active, and sharper than any two-edged sword, piercing even to the dividing of soul and spirit, of both joints and marrow, and is able to discern the thoughts and intentions of the heart. There is no creature that is hidden from his sight, but all things are naked and laid open before the eyes of him to whom we must give an account.
Cross references from OpenBible.info, CC BY 4.0, most-voted first; text from the World English Bible.
In context
15 And how will they preach unless they are sent? As it is written: “How beautiful are the feet of those who preach the Good News of peace, who bring glad tidings of good things!”
16 But they didn’t all listen to the glad news. For Isaiah says, “Lord, who has believed our report?”
17 So faith comes by hearing, and hearing by the word of God.
18 But I say, didn’t they hear? Yes, most certainly, “Their sound went out into all the earth, their words to the ends of the world.”
19 But I ask, didn’t Israel know? First Moses says, “I will provoke you to jealousy with that which is no nation, with a nation void of understanding I will make you angry.”
Read all of Romans 10 in the World English Bible.
Edition and source notes
Each translation is shown as its source prints it, in its own verse numbering; where an edition numbers this verse differently, its own reference is given. The World English Bible, King James Version and Berean Standard Bible link to their chapter pages. Edition notes.
Literal Standard Version (2020) © Covenant Press and the Covenant Christian Coalition, Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0. Imported from the checksum-pinned eBible.org USFX source; the extracted verse text is an adaptation shared under the same license. Free Bible Version (2018) © Dr. Jonathan Gallagher, Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0. Imported from the checksum-pinned eBible.org USFX source; the extracted verse text is an adaptation shared under the same license.
The original words and their English come from the Berean Standard Bible translation tables (public domain); lemmas and short definitions from STEPBible (CC BY 4.0), with Greek definitions based on Abbott-Smith.
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