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This Is Why God Sent Forth His Messengers With The Report About Christ

14 How then[a] may they[b] call-upon the One in Whom they did not believe? And how may they believe the One Whom[c] they did not hear? And how may they hear without one proclaiming? 15 And how may they proclaim if they are not sent-forth?— just as it has been written[d] [in Isa 52:7]: “How beautiful are the feet of the ones announcing-good-news-of good things!” 16 But[e] they did not all obey the good-news, for Isaiah says [in Isa 53:1], “Lord, who put-faith-in our report?”

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Footnotes

  1. Romans 10:14 Paul now traces out the logical implications of the Scriptures just quoted. They imply that the response of faith is made to a message proclaimed to everyone by ones sent forth from God.
  2. Romans 10:14 That is, everyone (v 13), Jew and Greek (v 12). Paul carries out his argument in the universal terms of the prophets, which he is here applying to the case of Israel itself.
  3. Romans 10:14 Or, the One of Whom.
  4. Romans 10:15 Paul quotes Isaiah to prove that God has done His part. He sent forth messengers and they have proclaimed the message.
  5. Romans 10:16 Isaiah predicted this rejection by Israel as well, further proof of Israel’s ignorance.

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