Rom 10:14-15, 1Cor 12:28, Eph 2:20, 3:5, 4:8, Jude 17, Rev 18:20, 21:14 | ESV | STEP | How then will they call on him in whom they have not believed ? And how are they to believe in him of whom they have never heard ? And how are they to hear without someone preaching ?

qCited from Ps. 68:18

r Judg. 5:12; [Col. 2:15]

t 2 Pet. 3:2

u Deut. 32:43; Jer. 51:48; See ch. 12:12

v Luke 11:49, 50

w ch. 19:2

x Heb. 11:10; [1 Cor. 3:11]

y Matt. 16:18; Eph. 2:20

Romans 10:14-15

14 How then will they call on him in whom they have not believed? And how are they to believe in him ^aof whom they have never heard? ^{▼▼Or him whom they have never heard} And how are they to hear ^cwithout someone preaching? 15 And how are they to preach unless they are sent? As it is written, ^d“How beautiful are the feet of those who preach the good news!”

1 Corinthians 12:28

28 And ^eGod has appointed in the church first ^fapostles, second ^gprophets, third teachers, then ^hmiracles, then ⁱgifts of healing, ^jhelping, ^kadministrating, and ^lvarious kinds of tongues.

Ephesians 2:20

20 ^mbuilt on the foundation of the ⁿapostles and prophets, ^oChrist Jesus himself being ^pthe cornerstone,

Ephesians 3:5

5 which was not made known to the sons of men in other generations as it has now been revealed to his holy apostles and prophets by the Spirit.

Ephesians 4:8

8 Therefore it says,

^q“When he ascended on high ^rhe led a host of captives,
and he gave gifts to men.” ^{▼▼The Greek word anthropoi can refer to both men and women}

Jude 17

A Call to Persevere

17 But you must ^tremember, beloved, the predictions of the apostles of our Lord Jesus Christ.

Revelation of John 18:20

20 ^uRejoice over her, O heaven,
and you saints and ^vapostles and prophets,
for ^wGod has given judgment for you against her!”

Revelation of John 21:14

14 And the wall of the city had twelve ^xfoundations, and ^yon them were the twelve names of the twelve apostles of the Lamb.