Romans 10:17. So then faith Cometh of hearing, i.e., from the announcement which is heard. ‘The heard preaching of the gospel brings about in men's minds faith in Christ' (Meyer).

And hearing through the word of Christ. The weight of authority favors the substitution of ‘Christ' for ‘God.' ‘Word' is literally ‘saying,' and probably means command or order, taking up again the idea of the verb, ‘except they be sent' (Romans 10:15). Thus the authority of the message is emphasized over against the unbelief of some, preparing the way for the application to the responsibility of the Jews.

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