¹⁷ So faith comes from ^(A)hearing, and hearing by ^(B)the word ^[a]of Christ.

^26 (A)so that He might sanctify her, having ^(B)cleansed her by the ^(C)washing of water with ^(D)the word,

⁸ For ^(A)the word of the Lord has ^(B)sounded forth from you, not only in ^(C)Macedonia and ^(D)Achaia, but ^(E)in every place the news of your faith toward God has gone out, so that we have no need to say anything.