Verse 17

So faith comes from hearing, and hearing through the word of God.

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  • Gal 3:2 : 2 I only want to learn this from you: Did you receive the Spirit by works of the law, or by hearing with faith?
  • Gal 3:5 : 5 Does God supply the Spirit to you and work miracles among you by works of the law or by hearing with faith?
  • Mark 4:24 : 24 He said to them, "Pay attention to what you hear. By the measure you use, it will be measured to you—and more will be added to you.
  • Rom 1:16 : 16 For I am not ashamed of the gospel, because it is the power of God that brings salvation to everyone who believes: first to the Jew, then to the Greek.
  • 1 Cor 1:18-24 : 18 For the message of the cross is foolishness to those who are perishing, but to us who are being saved it is the power of God. 19 For it is written, 'I will destroy the wisdom of the wise, and the understanding of the intelligent I will frustrate.' 20 Where is the wise person? Where is the scribe? Where is the debater of this age? Has not God made the wisdom of the world foolish? 21 For since in God’s wisdom the world through its wisdom did not know him, God was pleased through the foolishness of what was preached to save those who believe. 22 For Jews demand signs and Greeks seek wisdom, 23 But we preach Christ crucified, a stumbling block to the Jews and foolishness to the Gentiles, 24 But to those who are called, both Jews and Greeks, Christ is the power of God and the wisdom of God.
  • Jas 1:18-21 : 18 By His own will He brought us forth by the word of truth, so that we might be a kind of firstfruits of His creation. 19 My beloved brothers and sisters, let every person be quick to listen, slow to speak, and slow to anger. 20 For human anger does not produce the righteousness that God desires. 21 Therefore, rid yourselves of all moral filth and the excess of evil, and humbly accept the implanted word, which is able to save your souls.
  • Col 3:16 : 16 Let the word of Christ dwell richly among you, teaching and admonishing one another with psalms, hymns, and spiritual songs, singing to God with gratitude in your hearts.
  • 1 Thess 2:13 : 13 For this reason, we also thank God constantly, because when you received the word of God, which you heard from us, you accepted it not as a message from men but as what it truly is—the word of God, which is at work in you who believe.
  • 2 Thess 2:13-14 : 13 But we ought always to thank God for you, brothers and sisters loved by the Lord, because God chose you as firstfruits for salvation through the sanctification of the Spirit and belief in the truth. 14 He called you to this through our gospel, so that you may obtain the glory of our Lord Jesus Christ.
  • Heb 4:12-13 : 12 For the word of God is living and active, sharper than any double-edged sword. It penetrates even to dividing soul and spirit, joints and marrow; it judges the thoughts and attitudes of the heart. 13 Nothing in all creation is hidden from His sight. Everything is uncovered and laid bare before the eyes of Him to whom we must give an account.
  • Luke 8:11 : 11 Now this is the meaning of the parable: The seed is the word of God.
  • Luke 8:21 : 21 But He replied, "My mother and brothers are those who hear God’s word and put it into practice."
  • Jer 23:28-29 : 28 Let the prophet who has a dream recount his dream, but let the one who has My word speak it faithfully. For what is straw compared to grain? declares the LORD. 29 Is not My word like fire, declares the LORD, and like a hammer that shatters a rock?
  • Luke 11:28 : 28 But He replied, 'Rather, blessed are those who hear the word of God and obey it.'
  • Luke 16:29-31 : 29 But Abraham said, 'They have Moses and the Prophets; let them listen to them.' 30 ‘No, father Abraham,’ he said, ‘but if someone from the dead goes to them, they will repent.’ 31 But Abraham said to him, 'If they do not listen to Moses and the Prophets, they will not be convinced even if someone rises from the dead.'
  • 2 Cor 2:17 : 17 For we are not like many, peddling the word of God for profit. Instead, with sincerity, as sent from God and in His presence, we speak in Christ.
  • Rom 10:14 : 14 How then can they call on Him in whom they have not believed? And how can they believe in Him of whom they have not heard? And how can they hear without someone preaching?
  • 1 Pet 1:23-2:2 : 23 For you have been born again, not of perishable seed but of imperishable, through the living and enduring word of God. 24 For, "All flesh is like grass, and all its glory like the flower of the grass. The grass withers, and the flower falls off, 25 but the word of the Lord endures forever." And this is the word that was proclaimed to you. 1 Therefore, rid yourselves of all malice, all deceit, hypocrisy, envy, and every kind of slander. 2 Like newborn babies, crave pure spiritual milk so that by it you may grow in your salvation,
  • Rev 1:9 : 9 I, John, your brother and companion in the tribulation, kingdom, and perseverance in Jesus, was on the island called Patmos because of the word of God and the testimony of Jesus.
  • Col 1:4-6 : 4 since we have heard about your faith in Christ Jesus and your love for all the saints. 5 This faith and love spring from the hope stored up for you in heaven, which you have already heard about in the word of truth, the gospel. 6 That gospel has come to you. It is bearing fruit and growing all over the world, just as it has been doing among you since the day you heard it and truly understood the grace of God.