1 Corinthians 1:18 NIV
 For the message of the cross is foolishness   to those who are perishing,   but to us who are being saved   it is the power of God.  
John 1:12 NIV
 Yet to all who did receive him, to those who believed   in his name,   he gave the right to become children of God  —
John 12:38 NIV
 This was to fulfill the word of Isaiah the prophet: “Lord, who has believed our message and to whom has the arm of the Lord been revealed?”   
Matthew 16:17 NIV
 Jesus replied, “Blessed are you, Simon son of Jonah, for this was not revealed to you by flesh and blood,   but by my Father in heaven.  
Romans 10:16-17 NIV
 But not all the Israelites accepted the good news.   For Isaiah says, “Lord, who has believed our message?”    Consequently, faith comes from hearing the message,   and the message is heard through the word about Christ.