< Romans 10 >
1 Brethren, the delight of my own heart and my supplication which [I address] to God for them is for salvation.
My friends, my heart’s desire and prayer to God for my people is for their salvation.
2 For I bear them witness that they have zeal for God, but not according to knowledge.
I can testify that they are zealous for the honour of God; but they are not guided by true insight,
3 For they, being ignorant of God's righteousness, and seeking to establish their own [righteousness], have not submitted 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 one that believes.
For Christ has brought Law to an end, so that righteousness may be obtained by everyone who believes in him.
5 For Moses lays down in writing the righteousness which is of the law, The man who has practised those things shall live by 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 of faith speaks thus: Do not say in thine heart, Who shall ascend to the heavens? 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)
7 or, Who shall descend into the abyss? that is, to bring up Christ from among [the] dead. (Abyssos )
“or ‘Who will go down into the depths below?’” (which means to bring Christ up from the dead). (Abyssos )
8 But what says it? The word is near thee, in thy mouth and in thy heart: that is, the word of faith, which 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 shalt confess with thy mouth Jesus as Lord, and shalt believe in thine heart that God has raised him from among [the] dead, thou shalt 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 with [the] heart is believed to righteousness; and with [the] mouth confession made to 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, No one believing on him shall be ashamed.
As the passage of scripture says – “No one who believes in him will have any cause for shame.”
12 For there is no difference of Jew and Greek; for the same Lord of all [is] rich towards all that 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 one whosoever, who shall call on the name of the Lord, shall be saved.
For everyone who invokes the name of the Lord will be saved.
14 How then shall they call upon him in whom they have not believed? and how shall they believe on him of whom they have not heard? and how shall they hear without one who preaches?
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 shall they preach unless they have been sent? according as it is written, How beautiful the feet of them that announce glad tidings of peace, of them that announce glad tidings 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 they have not all obeyed the glad tidings. For Esaias 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 then [is] by a report, but the report by God's word.
And so we gather, faith is a result of teaching, and the teaching comes in the message of Christ.
18 But I say, Have they not heard? Yea, surely, Their voice has gone out into all the earth, and their words to the extremities of the habitable 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, Has not Israel known? First, Moses says, I will provoke you to jealousy through [them that are] not a nation: through a nation without understanding I will anger you.
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 But Esaias is very bold, and says, I have been found by those not seeking me; I have become manifest to those not inquiring after 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 unto Israel he says, All the day long I have stretched out my hands unto a people disobeying and opposing.
But of the people of Israel he says – “All day long I have stretched out my hands to a people who disobey and contradict.”