Romans 10:17

Faith comes by hearing, and hearing comes through the word of God, or the word about Christ. God creates faith through the proclaimed gospel.

Cross-references · 20

• Gal 3:2I just want to learn this from you: Did you receive the Spirit by the works of the law, or by hearing of faith?
• Gal 3:5He therefore who supplies the Spirit to you, and does miracles among you, does he do it by the works of the law, or by hearing of faith?
• Luke 11:28But he said, “On the contrary, blessed are those who hear the word of God, and keep it.”
• Col 3:16Let 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 Th 2:13For 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.
• Mark 4:24He 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.
• Luke 8:21But he answered them, “My mother and my brothers are these who hear the word of God, and do it.”
• Rom 1:16For 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.
• Rom 10:14How 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?
• Heb 4:12–13For the word of God is living and active, and sharper than any two-edged sword, 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.
• 1 Cor 1:18–24For the word of the cross is foolishness to those who are dying, but to us who are saved it is the power of God.
• 2 Th 2:13–14But 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;
• Luke 8:11Now the parable is this: The seed is the word of God.
• Jas 1:18–21Of his own will he gave birth to us by the word of truth, that we should be a kind of first fruits of his creatures.
• Luke 16:29–31“But Abraham said to him, ‘They have Moses and the prophets. Let them listen to them.’
• 1 Pet 1:23having been born again, not of corruptible seed, but of incorruptible, through the word of God, which lives and remains forever.
• Rev 1:9I John, your brother and partner with you in the 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.
• 2 Cor 2:17For 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.
• Col 1:4–6having heard of your faith in Christ Jesus, and of the love which you have toward all the saints,
• Jer 23:28–29The 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.

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