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17 ·So [Thus; Consequently] faith comes from ·hearing the Good News [L hearing], and ·people hear the Good News [hearing comes; or the message/report arrives] ·when someone tells them [through the word/message] ·about [or proclaimed by; L of] Christ.

18 But I ask: Didn’t ·people [L they; C Israel] ·hear the Good News [L hear]? Yes, they heard—as the Scripture says:

“Their ·message [voice] went out to all the earth;
    their words ·go everywhere on [L to the ends of] the world [Ps. 19:4].”

19 Again I ask: Didn’t ·the people of Israel [L Israel] understand? Yes, they did understand [C this sentence is implied, but not stated, in the Greek]. First, Moses says:

“I will use those who are not a nation [C the Gentiles] to make you jealous.
    I will use a nation that ·does not understand [is foolish/senseless] to make you angry [Deut. 32:21].”

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