Romans 10:16 (WEB)

Passage

But they didn’t all listen to the glad news. For Isaiah says, “Lord, who has believed our report?”Isaiah 53:1

Nearby Context

Romans 10:14 How 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?

Romans 10:15 And how will they preach unless they are sent? As it is written: “How beautiful are the feet of those who preach the Good News of peace, who bring glad tidings of good things!”Isaiah 52:7

Romans 10:16 But they didn’t all listen to the glad news. For Isaiah says, “Lord, who has believed our report?”Isaiah 53:1

Romans 10:17 So faith comes by hearing, and hearing by the word of God.

Romans 10:18 But I say, didn’t they hear? Yes, most certainly, “Their sound went out into all the earth, their words to the ends of the world.”Psalm 19:4

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "didn", "listen", "glad", "news", "isaiah", "says", "lord", and "believed". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "didn" and "listen", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 15's "And how will they preach unless they..." into verse 17's "So faith comes by hearing and hearing...", so "didn" and "listen" 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 "didn" and "listen" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.