Romans 10:17

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

Key Reflection

This verse highlights that despite the good news being preached, not everyone accepted it; even so, it was necessary for others to hear and believe. The quotation from Isaiah underscores that faith comes through hearing, yet many still fail to believe due to their unresponsive hearts.

From the Scholars: Barnes' Notes

Verse 17. So then faith cometh, etc. This I take to be clearly the language of the objector. As if he had said, by the very quotation which you have made from Isaiah, it appears that a report was necessary, life did not condemn men for not believing what they had not heard; but he complains of those who did not believe a message actually delivered to them. Even by this passage, therefore, it seems that a message was necessary, that faith comes by hearing, and hearing by the Divine message.

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