Romans 10:17

World English Bible (2000)

So faith comes by hearing, and hearing by the word of God.

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  • Gal 3:2 : 2 I just want to learn this from you. Did you receive the Spirit by the works of the law, or by hearing of faith?
  • Gal 3:5 : 5 He therefore who supplies the Spirit to you, and works miracles among you, does he do it by the works of the law, or by hearing of faith?
  • Mark 4:24 : 24 He said to them, "Take heed what you hear. With whatever measure you measure, it will be measured to you, and more will be given to you who hear.
  • Rom 1:16 : 16 For I am not ashamed of the Good News of Christ, for it is the power of God for salvation for everyone who believes; for the Jew first, and also for the Greek.
  • 1 Cor 1:18-24 : 18 For the word of the cross is foolishness to those who are dying, but to us who are saved it is the power of God. 19 For it is written, "I will destroy the wisdom of the wise, I will bring the discernment of the discerning to nothing." 20 Where is the wise? Where is the scribe? Where is the lawyer of this world? Hasn't God made foolish the wisdom of this world? 21 For seeing that in the wisdom of God, the world through its wisdom didn't know God, it was God's good pleasure through the foolishness of the preaching to save those who believe. 22 For Jews ask for signs, Greeks seek after wisdom, 23 but we preach Christ crucified; a stumbling block to Jews, and foolishness to Greeks, 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 Of his own will he brought us forth by the word of truth, that we should be a kind of first fruits of his creatures. 19 So, then, my beloved brothers, let every man be swift to hear, slow to speak, and slow to anger; 20 for the anger of man doesn't produce the righteousness of God. 21 Therefore, putting away all filthiness and overflowing of wickedness, receive with humility the implanted word, which is able to save your souls.
  • Col 3:16 : 16 Let the word of Christ dwell in you richly; in all wisdom teaching and admonishing one another with psalms, hymns, and spiritual songs, singing with grace in your heart to the Lord.
  • 1 Thess 2:13 : 13 For this cause we also thank God without ceasing, that, when you received from us the word of the message of God, you accepted it not as the word of men, but, as it is in truth, the word of God, which also works in you who believe.
  • 2 Thess 2:13-14 : 13 But we are bound to always give thanks to God for you, brothers loved by the Lord, because God chose you from the beginning for salvation through sanctification of the Spirit and belief in the truth; 14 to which he called you through our Good News, for the obtaining of the glory of our Lord Jesus Christ.
  • Heb 4:12-13 : 12 For the word of God is living, and active, and sharper than any two-edged sword, and piercing even to the dividing of soul and spirit, of both joints and marrow, and is able to discern the thoughts and intentions of the heart. 13 There is no creature that is hidden from his sight, but all things are naked and laid open before the eyes of him with whom we have to do.
  • Luke 8:11 : 11 Now the parable is this: The seed is the word of God.
  • Luke 8:21 : 21 But he answered them, "My mother and my brothers are these who hear the word of God, and do it."
  • Jer 23:28-29 : 28 The prophet who has a dream, let him tell a dream; and he who has my word, let him speak my word faithfully. What is the straw to the wheat? says Yahweh. 29 Isn't my word like fire? says Yahweh; and like a hammer that breaks the rock in pieces?
  • Luke 11:28 : 28 But he said, "On the contrary, blessed are those who hear the word of God, and keep it."
  • Luke 16:29-31 : 29 "But Abraham said to him, 'They have Moses and the prophets. Let them listen to them.' 30 "He said, 'No, father Abraham, but if one goes to them from the dead, they will repent.' 31 "He said to him, 'If they don't listen to Moses and the prophets, neither will they be persuaded if one rises from the dead.'"
  • 2 Cor 2:17 : 17 For we are not as so many, peddling the word of God. But as of sincerity, but as of God, in the sight of God, we speak in Christ.
  • Rom 10:14 : 14 How then will they call on him in whom they have not believed? How will they believe in him whom they have not heard? How will they hear without a preacher?
  • 1 Pet 1:23-2:2 : 23 having been born again, not of corruptible seed, but of incorruptible, through the word of God, which lives and remains forever. 24 For, "All flesh is like grass, and all of man's glory like the flower in the grass. The grass withers, and its flower falls; 25 but the Lord's word endures forever." This is the word of Good News which was preached to you. 1 Putting away therefore all wickedness, all deceit, hypocrisies, envies, and all evil speaking, 2 as newborn babies, long for the pure milk of the Word, that you may grow thereby,
  • Rev 1:9 : 9 I John, your brother and partner with you in oppression, Kingdom, and perseverance in Christ Jesus, was on the isle that is called Patmos because of God's Word and the testimony of Jesus Christ.
  • Col 1:4-6 : 4 having heard of your faith in Christ Jesus, and of the love which you have toward all the saints, 5 because of the hope which is laid up for you in the heavens, of which you heard before in the word of the truth of the Good News, 6 which has come to you; even as it is in all the world and is bearing fruit and growing, as it does in you also, since the day you heard and knew the grace of God in truth;

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  • Rom 10:6-11
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    6 But the righteousness which is of faith says this, "Don't say in your heart, 'Who will ascend into heaven?' (that is, to bring Christ down);

    7 or, 'Who will descend into the abyss?' (that is, to bring Christ up from the dead.)"

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

    9 that if you will confess with your mouth that Jesus is Lord, and believe in your heart that God raised him from the dead, you will be saved.

    10 For with the heart, one believes unto righteousness; and with the mouth confession is made unto salvation.

    11 For the Scripture says, "Whoever believes in him will not be disappointed."

  • 18 But I say, didn't they hear? Yes, most certainly, "Their sound went out into all the earth, their words to the ends of the world."

  • Rom 10:14-16
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    14 How then will they call on him in whom they have not believed? How will they believe in him whom they have not heard? How will they hear without a preacher?

    15 And how will they preach unless they are sent? As it is written: "How beautiful are the feet of those who preach the Good News of peace, who bring glad tidings of good things!"

    16 But they didn't all listen to the glad news. For Isaiah says, "Lord, who has believed our report?"

  • 2 For indeed we have had good news preached to us, even as they also did, but the word they heard didn't profit them, because it wasn't mixed with faith by those who heard.

  • 17 For in it is revealed God's righteousness from faith to faith. As it is written, "But the righteous shall live by faith."

  • Gal 3:5-6
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    5 He therefore who supplies the Spirit to you, and works miracles among you, does he do it by the works of the law, or by hearing of faith?

    6 Even as Abraham "believed God, and it was counted to him for righteousness."

  • Heb 11:1-3
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    1 Now faith is assurance of things hoped for, proof of things not seen.

    2 For by this, the elders obtained testimony.

    3 By faith, we understand that the universe has been framed by the word of God, so that what is seen has not been made out of things which are visible.

  • 21 But, as it is written, "They will see, to whom no news of him came. They who haven't heard will understand."

  • 30 What shall we say then? That the Gentiles, who didn't follow after righteousness, attained to righteousness, even the righteousness which is of faith;

  • 8 For from you the word of the Lord has been declared, not only in Macedonia and Achaia, but also in every place your faith toward God has gone out; so that we need not to say anything.

  • 22 even the righteousness of God through faith in Jesus Christ to all and on all those who believe. For there is no distinction,

  • 3 For what if some were without faith? Will their lack of faith nullify the faithfulness of God?

  • 13 But having the same spirit of faith, according to that which is written, "I believed, and therefore I spoke." We also believe, and therefore also we speak;

  • 2 I just want to learn this from you. Did you receive the Spirit by the works of the law, or by hearing of faith?

  • 17 Even so faith, if it has no works, is dead in itself.

  • Luke 8:11-12
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    11 Now the parable is this: The seed is the word of God.

    12 Those along the road are those who hear, then the devil comes, and takes away the word from their heart, that they may not believe and be saved.

  • 5 hearing of your love, and of the faith which you have toward the Lord Jesus, and toward all the saints;

  • 9 So then, those who are of faith are blessed with the faithful Abraham.

  • 13 For this cause we also thank God without ceasing, that, when you received from us the word of the message of God, you accepted it not as the word of men, but, as it is in truth, the word of God, which also works in you who believe.

  • 47 He who is of God hears the words of God. For this cause you don't hear, because you are not of God."

  • 4 For Christ is the fulfillment of the law for righteousness to everyone who believes.

  • 6 Without faith it is impossible to be well pleasing to him, for he who comes to God must believe that he exists, and that he is a rewarder of those who seek him.

  • 25 but the Lord's word endures forever." This is the word of Good News which was preached to you.

  • 17 Hear diligently my speech. Let my declaration be in your ears.

  • 37 you yourselves know what happened, which was proclaimed throughout all Judea, beginning from Galilee, after the baptism which John preached;

  • 7 Therefore, even as the Holy Spirit says, "Today if you will hear his voice,

  • 21 who through him are believers in God, who raised him from the dead, and gave him glory; so that your faith and hope might be in God.

  • 22 Jesus answered them, "Have faith in God.

  • 41 Many more believed because of his word.

  • 38 that the word of Isaiah the prophet might be fulfilled, which he spoke, "Lord, who has believed our report? To whom has the arm of the Lord been revealed?"

  • Rom 5:1-2
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    1 Being therefore justified by faith, we have peace with God through our Lord Jesus Christ;

    2 through whom we also have our access by faith into this grace in which we stand. We rejoice in hope of the glory of God.

  • 9 He was listening to Paul speaking, who, fastening eyes on him, and seeing that he had faith to be made whole,

  • 11 Now that no man is justified by the law before God is evident, for, "The righteous will live by faith."

  • 1 Now the apostles and the brothers who were in Judea heard that the Gentiles had also received the word of God.

  • 8 for by grace you have been saved through faith, and that not of yourselves; it is the gift of God,

  • 28 "Be it known therefore to you, that the salvation of God is sent to the nations. They will also listen."

  • 36 For you need endurance so that, having done the will of God, you may receive the promise.

  • 13 Now may the God of hope fill you with all joy and peace in believing, that you may abound in hope, in the power of the Holy Spirit.