Romans 10:15 (YLT)

Passage

and how shall they preach, if they may not be sent? according as it hath been written, `How beautiful the feet of those proclaiming good tidings of peace, of those proclaiming good tidings of the good things!'

Nearby Context

Romans 10:13 for every one--whoever shall call upon the name of the Lord, he shall be saved.'

Romans 10:14 How then shall they call upon <FI>him<Fi> in whom they did not believe? and how shall they believe <FI>on him<Fi> of whom they did not hear? and how shall they hear apart from one preaching?

Romans 10:15 and how shall they preach, if they may not be sent? according as it hath been written, `How beautiful the feet of those proclaiming good tidings of peace, of those proclaiming good tidings of the good things!'

Romans 10:16 But they were not all obedient to the good tidings, for Isaiah saith, `Lord, who did give credence to our report?'

Romans 10:17 so then the faith <FI>is<Fi> by a report, and the report through a saying of God,

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "shall", "preach", "sent", "hath", "been", "written", "beautiful", and "feet". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "shall" and "preach", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 14's "How then shall they call upon FI..." into verse 16's "But they were not all obedient to...", so "shall" and "preach" 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 "shall" and "preach" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.