Romans 10:14

How then can they call on the One in whom they have not believed? And how can they believe in the One of whom they have not heard? And how can they hear without someone to preach?
Romans 10:14
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Reference data from open datasets, shown as published by their sources. Word-by-word English is a literal guide, not a translation.

Original language (Greek)

Πῶς οὖν ἐπικαλέσωνται εἰς ὃν οὐκ ἐπίστευσαν; πῶς δὲ πιστεύσωσιν οὗ οὐκ ἤκουσαν; πῶς δὲ ἀκούσωσιν χωρὶς κηρύσσοντος;

  1. ΠῶςPōs“How”
    Particle, interrogative · from πως · “how?!” · Strong's G4459
  2. οὖνoun“then”
    Conjunction · “therefore/then” · Strong's G3767
  3. ἐπικαλέσωνταιepikalesōntai“shall they call”
    Verb, aorist, middle, subjunctive, 3rd person plural · from ἐπικαλέω · “to call (on)/name” · Strong's G1941
  4. εἰςeis“on [Him]”
    Preposition · “toward” · Strong's G1519
  5. ὃνhon“whom”
    Relative pronoun, accusative, singular, masculine · from ὅς, ἥ · “which” · Strong's G3739
  6. οὐκouk“not”
    Particle, negative · from οὐ · “no” · Strong's G3756
  7. ἐπίστευσαν;episteusan“they believed?”
    Verb, aorist, active, indicative, 3rd person plural · from πιστεύω · “to trust (in)” · Strong's G4100
  8. πῶςpōs“How”
    Particle, interrogative · from πως · “how?!” · Strong's G4459
  9. δὲde“now”
    Conjunction · from δέ · “but/and” · Strong's G1161
  10. πιστεύσωσινpisteusōsin“shall they believe”
    Verb, aorist, active, subjunctive, 3rd person plural · from πιστεύω · “to trust (in)” · Strong's G4100
  11. οὗhou“of whom”
    Relative pronoun, genitive, singular, masculine · from ὅς, ἥ · “which” · Strong's G3739
  12. οὐκouk“not”
    Particle, negative · from οὐ · “no” · Strong's G3756
  13. ἤκουσαν;ēkousan“they have heard?”
    Verb, aorist, active, indicative, 3rd person plural · from ἀκούω · “to hear” · Strong's G0191
  14. πῶςpōs“How”
    Particle, interrogative · from πως · “how?!” · Strong's G4459
  15. δὲde“now”
    Conjunction · from δέ · “but/and” · Strong's G1161
  16. ἀκούσωσινakousōsin“shall they hear”
    Verb, aorist, active, subjunctive, 3rd person plural · from ἀκούω · “to hear” · Strong's G0191
  17. χωρὶςchōris“apart from”
    Preposition · from χωρίς · “without” · Strong's G5565
  18. κηρύσσοντος;kērussontos“preaching?”
    Verb, present, active, participle, genitive, singular, masculine · from κηρύσσω · “to preach” · Strong's G2784
  • Greek words: STEP Bible (STEPBible.org), based on work at Tyndale House, Cambridge. CC BY 4.0. Source (version ed476a8)