How, then, can they call on the one they have not believed in? And how can they believe in the one of whom they have not heard? And how can they hear without someone preaching to them? — The rhetorical chain (μῆ, mē, a negating particle) traces the logical necessity: calling (ἐπικαλέω, epikaleō) requires belief (πιστεύω, pisteuō); belief requires hearing (ἀκούω, akouō); hearing requires a herald (κηρύσσω, keryssō). Each step depends on the prior.

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