ROM 10:17 Parallel Verse View

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Key: light-green:nominative/subject, pink:genitive/possessor.
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ULT So this faith is by hearing, and this hearing through the word of Christ.[fn]

Instead of Christ, some ancient manuscripts read God.

UST So then, a person can only trust in Jesus by hearing about him. And a person can only hear about Jesus through hearing the message that is about the Messiah.

AICNT So faith comes from hearing, and hearing through the word of {Christ}.[fn]

10:17, Christ: 𝔓46 B(03) C(04) D(05) ℵ(01) NA28 SBLGNT THGNT ‖ Later manuscripts read “God.” A(02) BYZ TR

OEB And so we gather, faith is a result of teaching, and the teaching comes in the message of Christ.

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

WMBB (Same as above)

NET Consequently faith comes from what is heard, and what is heard comes through the preached word of Christ.

LSV So then faith [is] by a report, and the report through a saying of God,

FBV Trusting in God comes from hearing—hearing the message of Christ.

TCNT So then, faith comes by hearing, and hearing comes through the word of [fn]God.

10:17 God ¦ Christ CT

T4T So then, I tell you that people are believing in Christ as a result of hearing the message about him, and people are hearing the message as a result of people preaching about Christ!

LEB Consequently, faith comes by hearing, and hearing through the word about Christ.

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

Moff (You see, faith must come from what is heard, and what is heard comes from word of Christ.)

Wymth And this proves that faith comes from a Message heard, and that the Message comes through its having been spoken by Christ.

ASV So belief cometh of hearing, and hearing by the word of Christ.

DRA Faith then cometh by hearing; and hearing by the word of Christ.

YLT so then the faith [is] by a report, and the report through a saying of God,

Drby So faith then [is] by a report, but the report by [fn]God's word.

10.17 Elohim

RV So belief cometh of hearing, and hearing by the word of Christ.
(So belief cometh/comes of hearing, and hearing by the word of Christ. )

SLT Therefore faith, from the report, and report by the word of God.

Wbstr So then, faith cometh by hearing, and hearing by the word of God.

KJB-1769 So then faith cometh by hearing, and hearing by the word of God.
(So then faith cometh/comes by hearing, and hearing by the word of God. )

KJB-1611 So then, faith commeth by hearing, and hearing by the word of God.
(Modernised spelling is same as from KJB-1769 above, apart from marking of added words (and possibly capitalisation and punctuation))

Bshps So then fayth commeth by hearyng, and hearyng commeth by the worde of God.
(So then faith cometh/comes by hearing, and hearing cometh/comes by the word of God.)

Gnva Then faith is by hearing, and hearing by the worde of God.
(Then faith is by hearing, and hearing by the word of God. )

Cvdl So the faith cometh by hearynge, but hearinge cometh by the worde of God.
(So the faith cometh/comes by hearing, but hearing cometh/comes by the word of God.)

TNT So then fayth cometh by hearynge and hearynge cometh by the worde of God.
(So then faith cometh/comes by hearing and hearing cometh/comes by the word of God. )

Wycl Therfor feith is of heryng, but heryng bi the word of Crist.
(Therefore faith is of hearing, but hearing by the word of Christ.)

Luth So kommt der Glaube aus der Predigt, das Predigen aber durch das Wort Gottes.
(So comes the/of_the faith out_of the/of_the sermon, the preaching(n) but through the word God’s.)

ClVg Ergo fides ex auditu, auditus autem per verbum Christi.[fn]
(Therefore faith from hearing, hearing however through the_word/saying Christi. )

10.17 Fides ex, etc. Etsi Deus intus doceat, tamen præco exterius annuntiat. Per verbum. Id est per gratiam Christi doctores verbi evangelici nobis mittentis. Nisi enim dicatur aliquid, nec audiri potest nec credi.

10.17 Faith ex, etc. Although God inside/within let_him_teach, nevertheless I_beg outside announces. Per the_word/saying. That it_is through grace of_Christ teachers words evangelical us sender. Unless because be_said something, but_not to_be_heard can but_not to_be_believed.

UGNT ἄρα ἡ πίστις ἐξ ἀκοῆς, ἡ δὲ ἀκοὴ διὰ ῥήματος Χριστοῦ.
(ara haʸ pistis ex akoaʸs, haʸ de akoaʸ dia ɽaʸmatos Ⱪristou.)

SBL-GNT ἄρα ἡ πίστις ἐξ ἀκοῆς, ἡ δὲ ἀκοὴ διὰ ῥήματος ⸀Χριστοῦ.
(ara haʸ pistis ex akoaʸs, haʸ de akoaʸ dia ɽaʸmatos ⸀Ⱪristou.)

RP-GNT Ἄρα ἡ πίστις ἐξ ἀκοῆς, ἡ δὲ ἀκοὴ διὰ ῥήματος θεοῦ.
(Ara haʸ pistis ex akoaʸs, haʸ de akoaʸ dia ɽaʸmatos theou.)

TC-GNT Ἄρα ἡ πίστις ἐξ ἀκοῆς, ἡ δὲ ἀκοὴ διὰ ῥήματος [fn]Θεοῦ.
(Ara haʸ pistis ex akoaʸs, haʸ de akoaʸ dia ɽaʸmatos Theou. )

10:17 θεου ¦ χριστου CT

Key for above GNTs: yellow:punctuation differs, red:words differ (from our SR-GNT base).

SOTN SIL Open Translator’s Notes:

Section 10:16–21: The Jews do not believe and are stubborn

In this section Paul spoke about the Jews. They heard the good news about Jesus as the Christ/Messiah, but many did not believe it. God made some of them jealous of God bringing many non-Jews into his kingdom, even though they were not seeking him before they heard the good news. Paul then quoted Isaiah about the Jews being disobedient and opposing God.

Here are other possible headings for this section:

Many Jews have rejected the gospel of Jesus

Gentiles accept Jesus but Jews reject him

10:17a

Consequently, faith comes by hearing,

Therefore, believing in Jesus happens from hearing about him,
So, people must hear the message and then they can believe it.
Therefore, people believe in Jesus as the Christ/Messiah because they have heard the message about him.

faith comes by hearing: The words comes by indicate that hearing is necessary before faith can begin. Here are other ways to translate this clause:

faith comes from what is heard (RSV)

all who did believe, believe because they heard the word they were toldOtomi Back Translation on TW.

man[kind] must first hear the news and only then can they believe.Uma Back Translation on TW.

faith: This word refers to believing in Jesus, that he is the Christ, the one whom God sent to save people from his anger. See how you translated this word in 10:6.

10:17b

and hearing by the word of Christ.

and hearing about him happens by means of someone telling the message of Christ.
And someone must preach the message about Christ so they can hear it.
And people hear the/that message because someone preaches the talk about Christ.

hearing by the word of Christ: There is a textual issue in 10:17b: (1) Some Greek manuscripts have the word of-Christ (BSB, RSV, NIV, GNT, NJB, NASB, NABRE, ESV, REB, NLT, GW, NET, NCV). (2) Some Greek manuscripts have the word of-God (KJV only). It is recommended that you follow option (1). The word “comes” is implied here from 10:17a. Use the same word, phrase or grammar as you did there.

by the word of Christ: Here the word by indicates that someone speaks the word of Christ and others hear it.Jewett (page 642) says the word that the BSB translates as “by” “clearly indicates that the source of the hearing leading to faith is the preaching about Christ. Here are other ways to translate this phrase:

through the word of Christ being spoken

through preaching Christ (GNT)

the word of Christ: This phrase refers to the teachings about Christ.Jewett (page 642) says it is the word “that Paul and other early missionaries have proclaimed.” In many languages the word of allows for that meaning. Other languages must translate without of for the correct meaning. For example:

the word about Christ (NIV11)

UTN uW Translation Notes:

Note 1 topic: grammar-connect-words-phrases

ἄρα

(Some words not found in SR-GNT: Ἄρα ἡ πίστις ἐξ ἀκοῆς ἡ δέ ἀκοή διά ῥήματος Χριστοῦ)

Here, So indicates that what follows in this verse summarizes the ideas of [10:14–16](../10/14.md). If it would be helpful in your language, you could use a clearer expression. Alternate translation: [Finally] or [In summary]

Note 2 topic: figures-of-speech / abstractnouns

ἡ πίστις

¬the faith_‹is›

If your language does not use an abstract noun for the idea of faith, you could express the same idea in another way. Alternate translation: [what someone believes]

Note 3 topic: figures-of-speech / explicit

ἡ πίστις

¬the faith_‹is›

Here, this faith refers to believing in Christ. If it would be helpful in your language, you could state this explicitly. Alternate translation: [believing in Christ]

Note 4 topic: figures-of-speech / ellipsis

ἐξ ἀκοῆς

by hearing

Paul is leaving out some of the words that a sentence would need in many languages to be complete. If it would be helpful in your language, you could supply these words from the context. Alternate translation: [is received by hearing]

Note 5 topic: figures-of-speech / ellipsis

ἀκοῆς & ἀκοὴ

hearing & (Some words not found in SR-GNT: Ἄρα ἡ πίστις ἐξ ἀκοῆς ἡ δέ ἀκοή διά ῥήματος Χριστοῦ)

Paul is leaving out some of the words that these sentences would need in many languages to be complete. If it would be helpful in your language, you could supply these words from the context. Alternate translation: [hearing about Jesus … hearing about him is]

Note 6 topic: figures-of-speech / possession

ῥήματος Χριστοῦ

˓the˒_word ˱of˲_Christ

Paul is using the possessive form to describe the word that is about Christ. If it would be helpful in your language, you could use a different expression. Alternate translation: [the word about Christ]

Note 7 topic: figures-of-speech / abstractnouns

ῥήματος

˓the˒_word

See how you translated this word in [10:8](../10/08.md).

Parallel ROM 10:17

Section 10:16–21: The Jews do not believe and are stubborn

10:17a

10:17b