Israel’s Rejection of the Message

14 How, then, can they call on him they have not believed in? And how can they believe without hearing about him?(A) And how can they hear without a preacher?(B) 15 And how can they preach unless they are sent? As it is written: How beautiful[a] are the feet of those who bring good news.[b](C) 16 But not all obeyed the gospel.(D) For Isaiah says, Lord, who has believed our message?[c](E) 17 So faith comes from what is heard,(F) and what is heard comes through the message about Christ.[d](G)

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  1. 10:15 Or welcome, or timely
  2. 10:15 Is 52:7; Nah 1:15
  3. 10:16 Is 53:1
  4. 10:17 Other mss read God

14 But how are they to call on one in whom they have not believed?[a] And how are they to believe[b] in one of whom they have never heard? And how are they to hear without someone to proclaim him? 15 And how are they to proclaim him unless they are sent? As it is written, “How beautiful are the feet of those who bring good news!”(A) 16 But not all have obeyed the good news,[c] for Isaiah says, “Lord, who has believed[d] our message?”(B) 17 So faith[e] comes from what is heard, and what is heard comes through the word of Christ.[f]

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  1. 10.14 Or trusted
  2. 10.14 Or trust
  3. 10.16 Or gospel
  4. 10.16 Or trusted
  5. 10.17 Or trust
  6. 10.17 Or about Christ; other ancient authorities read of God