Romans 10:14

Tyndale Bible (1526/1534)

But how shall they call on him on who they beleved not? how shall they beleve on him of whom they have not herde? how shall they heare with out a preacher?

📖 Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

Πῶς οὖν ἐπικαλέσονται εἰς ὃν οὐκ ἐπίστευσαν; πῶς δὲ πιστεύσουσιν οὗ οὐκ ἤκουσαν; πῶς δὲ ἀκούσουσιν χωρὶς κηρύσσοντος;

Transliteration

Pōs oun epikalesontai eis hon ouk episteusan? pōs de pisteusousin hou ouk ēkousan? pōs de akousousin chōris kēryssontos?

Grammar Details

• *Pōs*: interrogative adverb - how
• *oun*: inferential conjunction - therefore/then
• *epikalesontai*: future indicative, middle, 3rd plural - they will call upon
• *eis hon*: accusative, masculine, singular - on whom
• *ouk*: negative particle - not
• *episteusan*: aorist indicative, active, 3rd plural - they believed
• *pōs de*: interrogative adverb + postpositive conjunction - and how
• *pisteusousin*: future indicative, active, 3rd plural - they will believe
• *hou*: genitive, masculine, singular - of whom
• *ēkousan*: aorist indicative, active, 3rd plural - they heard
• *akousousin*: future indicative, active, 3rd plural - they will hear
• *chōris*: preposition + genitive - without
• *kēryssontos*: present participle, genitive, masculine, singular - of one preaching

Word Meanings

• *epikalesontai*: they will call upon/invoke/appeal to
• *episteusan*: they believed/trusted/had faith
• *ēkousan*: they heard/listened to
• *chōris*: without/apart from/separated from
• *kēryssontos*: one preaching/proclaiming/heralding

Referenced Verses

• Mark 16:15-16 : 15 And he sayd vnto them: Goo ye in to all the worlde and preache the glad tyges to all creatures 16 he that beleueth and is baptised shall be saved. But he that beleveth not shalbe dampned.
• Luke 24:46-47 : 46 and sayde vnto them. Thus is it written and thus it behoved Christ to suffre and to ryse agayne from deeth the thyrde daye 47 and that repentaunce and remission of synnes shuld be preached in his name amonge all nacions and must beginne at Ierusalem.
• Titus 1:3 : 3 but hath opened his worde at ye tyme apoynted thorow preachynge which preachynge is committed vnto me by the commaundement of god oure saveoure.
• Eph 4:21 : 21 if so be ye have hearde of him and are taught in him even as the trueth is in Iesu.
• 2 Tim 4:17 : 17 notwithstondinge the Lorde assisted me and stregthed me that by me the preachinge shuld be fulfilled to the vtmost and that all the gentyls shuld heare. And I was delivered out of the mouth of the lyon.
• Heb 11:6 : 6 but with out fayth it is vnpossible to please him. For he that commeth to God must beleve that God is and that he is a rewarder of them that seke him.
• Jas 5:15 : 15 and the prayer of fayth shall save the sicke and the LORde shall rayse him vp: and yf he have committed synnes they shalbe forgeuen him.
• John 20:31 : 31 These are written that ye myght beleve that Iesus is Christ the sonne of God and that in belevynge ye myght have lyfe thorowe his name.
• Acts 8:31 : 31 And he sayd: how can I except I had a gyde? And he desyred Philip that he wold come vp and sit wt him.
• Acts 26:17-18 : 17 delyverynge the from the people and from ye gentyls vnto which nowe I sende the 18 to open their eyes that they myght turne from darcknes vnto lyght and from the power of Satan vnto God that they maye receave forgevenes of synnes and inheritauce amonge the which are sanctified by fayth in me.
• Rom 1:5 : 5 by whom we have receaved grace and apostleshyppe to bringe all maner hethe people vnto obedience of the fayth that is in his name:
• Rom 16:25-26 : 25 To him that is of power to stablisshe you accordinge to my gospell and preachinge of Iesus Christ in vtteringe of the mistery which was kept secret sence the worlde begane 26 but now is opened by ye scriptures of prophesie at the commaundement of the everlastinge god to stere vp obedience to the faith publisshed amonge all nacions:
• Jonah 1:5 : 5 And the mariners were afrayed and cried euery man vn to his god and cast out ye goodes yt were in ye sheppe in to ye se to lighten it of the. But Ionas gatt him vnder the hatches and layed him downe and slombrede.
• Jonah 1:9-9 : 9 And he answered the I am an Ebrue: and the lord God of heuen which made both se and drie land I feare. 10 Then were the men exceadingly afrayd and sayd vn to him why diddest thou so? For they knew that he was fled from the presens of the LORde because he had told them. 11 Then they sayd vn to hym what shall we doo vnto the that the se maye cease fro trowblinge vs? For the se wrought and was trowblous.
• Jonah 1:16 : 16 And ye men feared the LORde excedingly: and sacrificed sacrififice vn to the LORde: and vowed vowes.
• Jonah 3:5-9 : 5 And the people of Niniue beleued God and proclaymed fastynge ad arayed them selues in sackcloth as well the greate as the small of them. 6 And ye tydinges came vn to the kinge of Niniue which arose out of his sete and did his apparell of and put on sackcloth and sate hi downe in asshes. 7 And it was cried ad commaunded in Niniue by ye auctorite of ye kinge ad of his LORdes sayenge: se that nether ma or beest oxe or shepe tast ought at al and that they nether fede or drinke water. 8 And they put on sackcloth both man ad beest and cried vn to God mightily ad turned euery man from his weked waye and fro doenge wroge in which they were acustomed sayenge: 9 who can tell whether god will turne and repent and cease from his fearce wrathe that we perish not?