15 And how can anyone preach unless they are sent? As it is written: “How beautiful are the feet of those who bring good news!”[a](A)

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  1. Romans 10:15 Isaiah 52:7

15 And how can people preach unless they are sent? As it is written,(A) “How beautiful are the feet of those who bring [the] good news!”[a]

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  1. 10:15 How beautiful are the feet of those who bring [the] good news: in Semitic fashion, the parts of the body that bring the messenger with welcome news are praised; cf. Lk 11:27.

15 And how are they to preach unless they are sent? As it is written, “How timely[a] is the arrival[b] of those who proclaim the good news.”[c]

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  1. Romans 10:15 tn The word in this context seems to mean “coming at the right or opportune time” (see BDAG 1103 s.v. ὡραῖος 1); it may also mean “beautiful, attractive, welcome.”
  2. Romans 10:15 tn Grk “the feet.” The metaphorical nuance of “beautiful feet” is that such represent timely news.
  3. Romans 10:15 sn A quotation from Isa 52:7; Nah 1:15.