Romans 10
1 Brothers, truly my heart's desire and my supplication to God for Israel is for salvation.
My friends, my heart’s desire and prayer to God for my people is for their salvation.
2 For I testify to them that they have a zeal of God, but not according to knowledge.
I can testify that they are zealous for the honor of God; but they are not guided by true insight,
3 For not understanding the righteousness of God, and seeking to establish their own righteousness, they did not submit to the righteousness of God.
for, in their ignorance of the divine righteousness, and in their eagerness to set up a righteousness of their own, they refused to accept with submission the divine righteousness.
4 For Christ is the end of law for righteousness, to every man who believes.
For Christ has brought Law to an end, so that righteousness may be obtained by everyone who believes in him.
5 For Moses writes in the righteousness from the law, that the man that does them will live in them.
For Moses writes that, as for the righteousness which results from Law, those who practice it will find life through it.
6 But the righteousness from faith says thus: Thou should not say in thy heart, Who will ascend into heaven? (that is, to bring Christ down)
But the righteousness which results from faith finds expression in these words: ‘Do not say to yourself “Who will go up into heaven?”’ (which means to bring Christ down)
‘or “Who will go down into the depths below?”’ (which means to bring Christ up from the dead). (Abyssos g12)
8 But what does it say? The word is near thee, in thy mouth and in thy heart, that is, the word of faith that we preach:
No, but what does it say? ‘The message is near you, on your lips and in your heart’ (which means ‘The message of faith’ which we proclaim).
9 that if thou will confess with thy mouth, the Lord Jesus, and will believe in thy heart that God raised him from the dead, thou will be saved.
For, if with your lips you acknowledge the truth of the message that JESUS IS LORD, and believe in your heart that God raised him from the dead, you will be saved.
10 For a man believes in the heart for righteousness, and he confesses with the mouth for salvation.
For with their hearts people believe and so attain to righteousness, while with their lips they make their profession of faith and so find salvation.
11 For the scripture says, Every man who believes in him will not be shamed.
As the passage of scripture says – ‘No one who believes in him will have any cause for shame.’
12 For there is no distinction of a Jew and also of a Greek, for the same Lord is of all men, being rich toward all those who call upon him.
For no distinction is made between the Jew and the Greek, for all have the same Lord, and he is bountiful to all who invoke him.
13 For every man, whoever may call upon the name of the Lord will be saved.
For everyone who invokes the name of the Lord will be saved.
14 How then will they call on whom they have not believed? And how will they believe of whom they have not heard? And how will they hear without preaching?
But how, it may be asked, are they to invoke one in whom they have not learned to believe? And how are they to believe in one whose words they have not heard? And how are they to hear his words unless someone proclaims him?
15 And how will they preach unless they are sent? Just as it is written, How beautiful are the feet of those who proclaim good news of peace, of those who proclaim good news of good things.
And how is anyone to proclaim him unless they are sent as his messengers? As scripture says – ‘How beautiful are the feet of those who bring good news!’
16 But not all were obedient to the good news, for Isaiah says, Lord, who has believed our report?
Still, it may be said, everyone did not give heed to the good news. No, for Isaiah asks – ‘Lord, who has believed our teaching?’
17 So faith is from hearing, and hearing by the word of God.
And so we gather, faith is a result of teaching, and the teaching comes in the message of Christ.
18 But I say, did they, no, not hear? Rather, Their voice went forth into all the earth, and their sayings to the limits of the inhabited world.
But I ask ‘Is it possible that people have never heard?’ No, indeed, for – ‘Their voices spread through all the earth, and their message to the ends of the world.’
19 But I say, did Israel, no, not know? First Moses says, I will provoke you to jealousy toward a non-nation. Toward a foolish nation, I will make you angry.
But again I ask ‘Did not the people of Israel understand?’ First there is Moses, who says – ‘I, the Lord, will stir you to rivalry with a nation which is no nation; against an undiscerning nation I will arouse your anger.’
20 And Isaiah is very bold and says, I was found by those not seeking me. I became manifest to those not asking for me.
And Isaiah says boldly – ‘I was found by those who were not seeking me; I made myself known to those who were not inquiring of me.’
21 But to Israel he says, The whole day I stretched forth my hands to a disobedient and rebellious people.
But of the people of Israel he says – ‘All day long I have stretched out my hands to a people who disobey and contradict.’
