Romans 10:16 (DRB)

Passage

But all do not obey the gospel. For Isaias saith: Lord, who hath believed our report?

Nearby Context

Romans 10:14 How then shall they call on him in whom they have not believed? Or how shall they believe him of whom they have not heard? And how shall they hear without a preacher?

Romans 10:15 And how shall they preach unless they be sent, as it is written: How beautiful are the feet of them that preach the gospel of peace, of them that bring glad tidings of good things?

Romans 10:16 But all do not obey the gospel. For Isaias saith: Lord, who hath believed our report?

Romans 10:17 Faith then cometh by hearing; and hearing by the word of Christ.

Romans 10:18 But I say: Have they not heard? Yes, verily: Their sound hath gone forth into all the earth: and their words unto the ends of the whole world.

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "obey", "gospel", "isaias", "saith", "lord", "hath", "believed", and "report". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "obey" and "gospel", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 15's "And how shall they preach unless they..." into verse 17's "Faith then cometh by hearing and hearing...", so "obey" and "gospel" belong inside that flow. In Romans context, the local focus is righteousness by faith, union with Christ, life in the Spirit, and God's covenant faithfulness.

A plain takeaway is to answer the verse's own emphasis on "obey" and "gospel" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.