Romans 10
1 Brothers, truly my heart's desire and my supplication to God for Israel is for salvation.
Brethren, the longing of my heart, and my prayer to God, on behalf of my countrymen is for their salvation.
2 For I testify to them that they have a zeal of God, but not according to knowledge.
For I bear witness that they possess an enthusiasm for God, but it is an unenlightened enthusiasm.
3 For not understanding the righteousness of God, and seeking to establish their own righteousness, they did not submit to the righteousness of God.
Ignorant of the righteousness which God provides and building their hopes upon a righteousness of their own, they have refused submission to God's righteousness.
4 For Christ is the end of law for righteousness, to every man who believes.
For as a means of righteousness Christ is the termination of Law to every believer.
5 For Moses writes in the righteousness from the law, that the man that does them will live in them.
Moses says that he whose actions conform to the righteousness required by the Law shall live by that righteousness.
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 is based on faith speaks in a different tone. "Say not in your heart," it declares, "'Who shall ascend to Heaven?'" --that is, to bring Christ down;
"nor 'Who shall go down into the abyss?'" --that is, to bring Christ up again from the grave. (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:
But what does it say? "The Message is close to you, in your mouth and in your heart;" that is, the Message which we are publishing about the faith--
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.
that if with your mouth you confess Jesus as Lord and in your heart believe that God brought Him back to life, you shall be saved.
10 For a man believes in the heart for righteousness, and he confesses with the mouth for salvation.
For with the heart men believe and obtain righteousness, and with the mouth they make confession and obtain salvation.
11 For the scripture says, Every man who believes in him will not be shamed.
The Scripture says, "No one who believes in Him shall have reason to feel ashamed."
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.
Jew and Gentile are on precisely the same footing; for the same Lord is Lord over all, and is infinitely kind to all who call upon Him for deliverance.
13 For every man, whoever may call upon the name of the Lord will be saved.
For "every one, without exception, who calls on the name of the Lord shall 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 are they to call on One in whom they have not believed? And how are they to believe in One whose voice they have never heard? And how are they to hear without a preacher?
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 are men to preach unless they have been sent to do so? As it is written, "How beautiful are the feet of those who bring glad tidings of good!"
16 But not all were obedient to the good news, for Isaiah says, Lord, who has believed our report?
But, some will say, they have not all hearkened to the Good News. No, for Isaiah asks, "Lord, who has believed the Message they have heard from us?"
17 So faith is from hearing, and hearing by the word of God.
And this proves that faith comes from a Message heard, and that the Message comes through its having been spoken by 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, have they not heard? Yes, indeed: "To the whole world the preachers' voices have sounded forth, and their words to the remotest parts of the earth."
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, did Israel fail to understand? Listen to Moses first. He says, "I will fire you with jealousy against a nation which is no nation, and with fury against a nation devoid of understanding."
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, with strange boldness, exclaims, "I have been found by those who were not looking for Me, I have revealed Myself 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.
While as to Israel he says, "All day long I have stretched out My arms to a self-willed and fault-finding people."
