Romans 10:17 (YLT)

Passage

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

Nearby Context

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,

Romans 10:18 but I say, Did they not hear? yes, indeed--`to all the earth their voice went forth, and to the ends of the habitable world their sayings.'

Romans 10:19 But I say, Did not Israel know? first Moses saith, `I will provoke you to jealousy by <FI>that which is<Fi> not a nation; by an unintelligent nation I will anger you,'

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "faith", "report", "through", and "saying". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "faith" and "report", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 16's "But they were not all obedient to..." into verse 18's "but I say Did they not hear...", so "faith" and "report" 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 "faith" and "report" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.