Romans 10:18

Bible in Basic English (1941)

But I say, Did not the word come to their ears? Yes, certainly: Their sound has gone out into all the earth, and their words to the ends of the world.

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  • Ps 19:4 : 4 Their line has gone out through all the earth, and their words to the end of the world. In them has he put a tent for the sun,
  • Matt 24:14 : 14 And this good news of the kingdom will be given through all the world for a witness to all nations; and then the end will come.
  • Rom 1:8 : 8 First of all, I give praise to my God through Jesus Christ for you all, because news of your faith has gone into all the world.
  • Col 1:6 : 6 Which has come to you; and which in all the world is giving fruit and increase, as it has done in you from the day when it came to your ears and you had true knowledge of the grace of God;
  • Col 1:23 : 23 If you keep yourselves safely based in the faith, not moved from the hope of the good news which came to you, and which was given to every living being under heaven; of which I, Paul, was made a servant.
  • 1 Thess 1:8 : 8 For not only was the word of the Lord sounding out from you in Macedonia and Achaia, but in every place your faith in God is made clear; so that we have no need to say anything.
  • Matt 28:19 : 19 Go then, and make disciples of all the nations, giving them baptism in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit:
  • Mark 16:15 : 15 And he said to them, Go into all the world, and give the good news to everyone.
  • Mark 16:20 : 20 And they went out, preaching everywhere, the Lord working with them, and giving witness to the word by the signs which came after. So be it.
  • Acts 2:5-9 : 5 Now there were living at Jerusalem, Jews, God-fearing men, from every nation under heaven. 6 And when this sound came to their ears, they all came together, and were greatly surprised because every man was hearing the words of the disciples in his special language. 7 And they were full of wonder and said, Are not all these men Galilaeans? 8 And how is it that every one of us is hearing their words in the language which was ours from our birth? 9 Men of Parthia, Media, and Elam, and those living in Mesopotamia, in Judaea and Cappadocia, in Pontus and Asia, 10 In Phrygia and Pamphylia, in Egypt and the parts of Libya about Cyrene, and those who have come from Rome, Jews by birth and others who have become Jews, 11 Men of Crete and Arabia, to all of us they are talking in our different languages, of the great works of God.
  • Acts 26:20 : 20 But I went about, first to those in Damascus and Jerusalem, and through all the country of Judaea, and then to the Gentiles, preaching a change of heart, so that they, being turned to God, might give, in their works, the fruits of a changed heart.
  • Acts 28:23 : 23 And when a day had been fixed, they came to his house in great numbers; and he gave them teaching, giving witness to the kingdom of God, and having discussions with them about Jesus, from the law of Moses and from the prophets, from morning till evening.
  • Rom 15:19 : 19 By signs and wonders, in the power of the Holy Spirit; so that from Jerusalem and round about as far as Illyricum I have given all the good news of Christ;
  • Matt 26:13 : 13 Truly I say to you, Wherever this good news goes out in all the world, what this woman has done will be talked of in memory of her.
  • Ps 22:27 : 27 All the ends of the earth will keep it in mind and be turned to the Lord: all the families of the nations will give him worship.
  • Ps 98:3 : 3 He has kept in mind his mercy and his unchanging faith to the house of Israel; all the ends of the earth have seen the salvation of our God.
  • Isa 24:16 : 16 From the farthest part of the earth comes the sound of songs, glory to the upright. But I said, I am wasting away, wasting away, the curse is on me! The false ones go on in their false way, yes, they go on acting falsely.
  • Isa 49:6 : 6 It is not enough for one who is my servant to put the tribes of Jacob again in their place, and to get back those of Israel who have been sent away: my purpose is to give you as a light to the nations, so that you may be my salvation to the end of the earth.
  • Isa 52:10 : 10 The Lord has let his holy arm be seen by the eyes of all nations; and all the ends of the earth will see the salvation of our God.
  • Jer 16:19 : 19 O Lord, my strength and my strong tower, my safe place in the day of trouble, the nations will come to you from the ends of the earth, and say, The heritage of our fathers is nothing but deceit, even false things in which there is no profit.
  • Matt 4:8 : 8 Again, the Evil One took him up to a very high mountain, and let him see all the kingdoms of the world and the glory of them;
  • 1 Kgs 18:10 : 10 By the life of the Lord your God, there is not a nation or kingdom where my lord has not sent in search of you; and when they said, He is not here; he made them take an oath that they had not seen you.

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  • Rom 10:14-17
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    14 But how will they give worship to him in whom they have no faith? and how will they have faith in him of whom they have not had news? and how will they have news without a preacher?

    15 And how will there be preachers if they are not sent? As it is said, How beautiful are the feet of those who give the glad news of good things.

    16 But they have not all given ear to the good news. For Isaiah says, Lord, who has had faith in our word?

    17 So faith comes by hearing, and hearing by the word of Christ.

  • Ps 19:3-4
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    3 There are no words or language; their voice makes no sound.

    4 Their line has gone out through all the earth, and their words to the end of the world. In them has he put a tent for the sun,

  • Rom 10:19-20
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    19 But I say, Had Israel no knowledge? First Moses says, You will be moved to envy by that which is not a nation, and by a foolish people I will make you angry.

    20 And Isaiah says without fear, Those who were not searching for me made discovery of me; and I was seen by those whose hearts were turned away from me.

  • 21 But as it is said in the holy Writings, They will see, to whom the news of him had not been given, and those to whose ears it had not come will have knowledge.

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    26 Go to this people and say, Though you give ear, you will not get knowledge; and seeing, you will see, but the sense will not be clear to you:

    27 For the heart of this people has become fat and their ears are slow in hearing and their eyes are shut; for fear that they might see with their eyes and give hearing with their ears and become wise in their hearts and be turned again to me, so that I might make them well.

    28 Be certain, then, that the salvation of God is sent to the Gentiles, and they will give hearing.

  • 10 To whom am I to give word, witnessing so that they may take note? see, their ears are stopped, and they are not able to give attention: see, the word of the Lord has been a cause of shame to them, they have no delight in it.

  • 10 And the good news has first to be given to all the nations.

  • 8 But what does it say? The word is near you, in your mouth and in your heart: that is, the word of faith of which we are the preachers:

  • 8 As it was said in the holy Writings, God gave them a spirit of sleep, eyes which might not see, and ears which have no hearing, to this day.

  • 18 So then, give ear, you nations, and ...

  • 21 In the law it is said, By men of other tongues and by strange lips will my words come to this people; and not even so will they give ear to me, says the Lord.

  • 8 For not only was the word of the Lord sounding out from you in Macedonia and Achaia, but in every place your faith in God is made clear; so that we have no need to say anything.

  • 11 So I say, Were their steps made hard in order that they might have a fall? In no way: but by their fall salvation has come to the Gentiles, so that they might be moved to envy.

  • 2 And, truly, the good news came to us, even as it did to them; but the hearing of the word did them no good, because they were not united in faith with the true hearers.

  • 2 For I give witness of them that they have a strong desire for God, but not with knowledge.

  • 14 And this good news of the kingdom will be given through all the world for a witness to all nations; and then the end will come.

  • 15 And he said to them, Go into all the world, and give the good news to everyone.

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    13 For this reason I put things into the form of stories; because they see without seeing, and give ear without hearing, and the sense is not clear to them.

    14 And for them the words of Isaiah have come true, Though you give ear, you will not get knowledge; and seeing, you will see, but the sense will not be clear to you:

  • 5 They are of the world, so their talk is the world's talk, and the world gives ear to them.

  • 47 For so the Lord has given us orders, saying, I have given you for a light to the Gentiles so that you may be for salvation to the ends of the earth.

  • Rom 15:18-19
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    18 And I will keep myself from talking of anything but those things which Christ has done by me to put the Gentiles under his rule in word and in act,

    19 By signs and wonders, in the power of the Holy Spirit; so that from Jerusalem and round about as far as Illyricum I have given all the good news of Christ;

  • 9 And he said, Go, and say to this people, You will go on hearing, but learning nothing; you will go on seeing, but without getting wiser.

  • 18 There is no fear of God before their eyes.

  • 17 They have ears, but no hearing; and there is no breath in their mouths.

  • 37 That word you yourselves have knowledge of, which was made public through all Judaea, starting from Galilee, after the baptism of which John was the preacher,

  • 19 And to the sound of a horn, and the voice of words, the hearers of which made request that not a word more might be said to them:

  • 18 Says the Lord, who has made these things clear from the earliest times.

  • 16 The nations will see and be shamed because of all their strength; they will put their hands on their mouths, their ears will be stopped.

  • 10 There are, it may be, a number of different voices in the world, and no voice is without sense.

  • 9 Their mouth goes up to heaven; their tongues go walking through the earth.

  • 3 He has kept in mind his mercy and his unchanging faith to the house of Israel; all the ends of the earth have seen the salvation of our God.

  • 11 Now these things were done as an example; and were put down in writing for our teaching, on whom the last days have come.

  • 21 Have you no knowledge of it? has it not come to your ears? has not news of it been given to you from the first? has it not been clear to you from the time when the earth was placed on its base?

  • 16 Who, to make the measure of their sins complete, kept us from giving the word of salvation to the Gentiles: but the wrath of God is about to come on them in the fullest degree.

  • 21 Give ear now to this, O foolish people without sense; who have eyes but see nothing, and ears without the power of hearing:

  • 19 Because the knowledge of God may be seen in them, God having made it clear to them.

  • 11 No, but with broken talk, and with a strange tongue, he will give his word to this people:

  • 20 Where is the wise? where is he who has knowledge of the law? where is the man of this world who has a love of discussion? has not God made foolish the wisdom of this world?

  • 10 The Lord has let his holy arm be seen by the eyes of all nations; and all the ends of the earth will see the salvation of our God.

  • 1 Come near, you nations, and give ear; take note, you peoples: let the earth and everything in it give ear; the world and all those living in it.

  • 17 Give ear with care to my words, and keep what I say in your minds.