Romans 10:17 WEB

Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible - Romans 10:17

‘So belief comes of hearing, and hearing by the word of Christ.’ All that has been stated in Romans 10:14-16 has referred to a hearing of the Good News, with a view to believing it, there being the recognition that the Jews as a whole will not believe. So Paul now brings out how important the hearing (Romans 10:15) and the not hearing (Romans 10:16) are, for he sees belief as a consequence of such hearing, that is of hearing ‘the word of Christ (Messiah)’. ‘The word of Christ’ means either the... read more

Arthur Peake

Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible - Romans 10:16-21

Romans 10:16-Ecclesiastes : . The Rejectors of God’ s Message. Romans 10:16-Job : . “ Hearing the glad tidings” is the opportunity of salvation: “ can it be that they did not hear? Nay, surely, the sound has reached every land.” Not hearing, but obedience was to seek. Romans 10:19-Ecclesiastes : . “ Or” should we put it that “ Israel did not know” ?— the double “ I say” ( Romans 10:18 f.) marks the repetition of the same question in another form: “ to know” is “ to hear” understandingly... read more

Matthew Poole

Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible - Romans 10:17

This is the conclusion of the former gradation, Romans 10:14. He speaketh here of the ordinary means whereby faith is wrought; not confining or limiting the Spirit of God, who worketh, or may work, by extraordinary means, yea, without any means at all. See Poole on "Romans 10:14". By the word of God; by the command of God: q.d. The gospel could not be lawfully preached to them, for them to hear it, but by God’s command; and therefore the apostles and others, in preaching the gospel to the... read more

Joseph Exell

Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary - Romans 10:12-18

CRITICAL NOTESRomans 10:12.—A favourite Pauline expression declaring the exuberant grace of Christ.Romans 10:13.—Double argument for Christ’s divinity. He is called Jehovah, and is invoked.Romans 10:15.—The Midrash shir Hasschium upon these words, “the voice of truth,” etc., says, “This is the voice of King Messiah crying out, and saying, How beautiful upon the mountains,” etc. Those Gentiles who have never heard the gospel preached cannot be condemned for want of faith in Christ.Romans... read more

Charles Haddon Spurgeon

Spurgeon's Verse Expositions of the Bible - Romans 10:17

How Can I Obtain Faith? -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- A Sermon (No. 1031) Delivered on Lord's Day Morning, January 21st, 1872, by C. H. SPURGEON, At the Metropolitan Tabernacle, Newington -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- "So then faith cometh by hearing, and hearing by the word of God." Romans 10:17 . IT IS DIFFICULT to make men understand that the salvation of the gospel is not by works but... read more

Chuck Smith

Chuck Smith Bible Commentary - Romans 10:1-21

Chapter 10Now Paul again reaffirms his love and desire for his brethren after the flesh.Brethren, my heart's desire and prayer to God for Israel is, that they might be saved. For I bear them record that they have a zeal of God, but not according to knowledge ( Romans 10:1-2 ).They are zealous for God, yes. Some of those zealous ones beat up the mayor in Jerusalem just a day or so ago because of some of his rulings that they felt did not coincide with their desires. They wanted Jerusalem to be... read more

Joseph Sutcliffe

Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments - Romans 10:1-21

Romans 10:1 . My heart’s desire and prayer to God for Israel is, that they might be saved. Chrysostom’s comment is, my “vehement desire” for their salvation. St. Paul having declared his mind, in the full and flowing language of all the prophets, concerning the equal rights of the gentiles to all the blessings of Abraham’s covenant, here declares his heart in all goodwill for the salvation of his countrymen. This was as balm to the wounds his words had inflicted. Judge then with what... read more

Joseph Exell

The Biblical Illustrator - Romans 10:17

Romans 10:17So then faith cometh by hearing, and hearing by the Word of God.How can I obtain faith?If I am thirsty, how shall I quench my thirst? By a draught of water. But in what way can I obtain water? It is enough to tell me to go to the tap or the fountain. There is no need to explain that the water is supplied by a reservoir, having been first drawn from the river, which received it from the clouds. To the thirsty all you want to say is, “There’s the water, drink.” A man is hungry, and he... read more

John Trapp

John Trapp Complete Commentary - Romans 10:17

17 So then faith cometh by hearing, and hearing by the word of God. Ver. 17. By the word of God ] That is, by the word of God’s command, sending out preachers gifted for the purpose, and saying to them, "Go preach," &c. read more

Samuel Bagster

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge - Romans 10:17

faith: Romans 10:14, Romans 1:16, Luke 16:29-Obadiah :, 1 Corinthians 1:18-Jeremiah :, Colossians 1:4-Joshua :, 1 Thessalonians 2:13, 2 Thessalonians 2:13, 2 Thessalonians 2:14, James 1:18-Ecclesiastes :, 1 Peter 1:23-Lamentations :, 1 Peter 2:1, 1 Peter 2:2 and hearing: Jeremiah 23:28, Jeremiah 23:29, Mark 4:24, Luke 8:11, Luke 8:21, Luke 11:28, 2 Corinthians 2:17, Hebrews 4:12, Hebrews 4:13, Revelation 1:9 Reciprocal: Job 42:5 - heard Psalms 18:44 - As soon Proverbs 8:33 - Hear Isaiah 51:5... read more