Romans 10

1 Brothers, my heart’s desire and prayer to God for the Israelites is for their salvation.

Brothers, truly my heart's desire and my supplication to God for Israel is for salvation.

2 For I testify about them that they are zealous for God, but not on the basis of knowledge.

For I testify to them that they have a zeal of God, but not according to knowledge.

3 Because they were ignorant of God’s righteousness and sought to establish their own, they did not submit to God’s righteousness.

For not understanding the righteousness of God, and seeking to establish their own righteousness, they did not submit to the righteousness of God.

4 For Christ is the end of the law, to bring righteousness to everyone who believes.

For Christ is the end of law for righteousness, to every man who believes.

5 For concerning the righteousness that is by the law, Moses writes: “The man who does these things will live by them.”

For Moses writes in the righteousness from the law, that the man that does them will live in them.

6 But the righteousness that is by faith says: “Do not say in your heart, ‘Who will ascend into heaven?’ (that is, to bring Christ down)

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)

7 or, ‘Who will descend into the Abyss?’ (that is, to bring Christ up from the dead).” (Abyssos g12)

or, Who will descend into the abyss? (that is, to bring Christ up from the dead). (Abyssos g12)

8 But what does it say? “The word is near you; it is in your mouth and in your heart,” that is, the word of faith we are proclaiming:

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:

9 that if you confess with your mouth, “Jesus is Lord,” and believe in your heart that God raised Him from the dead, you will be saved.

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.

10 For with your heart you believe and are justified, and with your mouth you confess and are saved.

For a man believes in the heart for righteousness, and he confesses with the mouth for salvation.

11 It is just as the Scripture says: “Anyone who believes in Him will never be put to shame.”

For the scripture says, Every man who believes in him will not be shamed.

12 For there is no difference between Jew and Greek: The same Lord is Lord of all, and gives richly to all who call on Him,

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.

13 for, “Everyone who calls on the name of the Lord will be saved.”

For every man, whoever may call upon the name of the Lord will be saved.

14 How then can they call on the One in whom they have not believed? And how can they believe in the One of whom they have not heard? And how can they hear without someone to preach?

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?

15 And how can they preach unless they are sent? As it is written: “How beautiful are the feet of those who bring good news!”

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.

16 But not all of them welcomed the good news. For Isaiah says, “Lord, who has believed our message?”

But not all were obedient to the good news, for Isaiah says, Lord, who has believed our report?

17 Consequently, faith comes by hearing, and hearing by the word of Christ.

So faith is from hearing, and hearing by the word of God.

18 But I ask, did they not hear? Indeed they did: “Their voice has gone out into all the earth, their words to the ends of the world.”

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.

19 I ask instead, did Israel not understand? First, Moses says: “I will make you jealous by those who are not a nation; I will make you angry by a nation without understanding.”

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.

20 And Isaiah boldly says: “I was found by those who did not seek Me; I revealed Myself to those who did not ask for Me.”

And Isaiah is very bold and says, I was found by those not seeking me. I became manifest to those not asking for me.

21 But as for Israel he says: “All day long I have held out My hands to a disobedient and obstinate people.”

But to Israel he says, The whole day I stretched forth my hands to a disobedient and rebellious people.