Romans 10

1 Brethren, mine hearts desire and prayer to God for Israel is, that they might be saued.

My friends, my heart’s desire and prayer to God for my people is for their salvation.

2 For I beare them record, that they haue the zeale of 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 the righteousnes of God, and going about to stablish their owne righteousnes, haue not submitted themselues to the righteousnes 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 the Law for righteousnes vnto euery one that beleeueth.

For Christ has brought Law to an end, so that righteousness may be obtained by everyone who believes in him.

5 For Moses thus describeth the righteousnes which is of the Lawe, That the man which doeth these things, shall liue thereby.

For Moses writes that, as for the righteousness which results from Law, those who practice it will find life through it.

6 But the righteousnes which is of faith, speaketh on this wise, Say not in thine heart, Who shall ascend into heauen? (that is to bring Christ from aboue)

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 deepe? (that is to bring Christ againe from the dead) (Abyssos g12)

“or ‘Who will go down into the depths below?’” (which means to bring Christ up from the dead). (Abyssos g12)

8 But what sayth it? The worde is neere thee, euen in thy mouth, and in thine heart. This is the worde 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 For if thou shalt confesse with thy mouth the Lord Iesus, and shalt beleeue in thine heart, that God raised him vp from the dead, thou shalt be saued:

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 man beleeueth vnto righteousnes, and with the mouth man confesseth to saluation.

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 saith, Whosoeuer beleeueth in him, shall not 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 betweene the Iewe and the Grecian: for he that is Lord ouer all, is rich vnto all, that call on 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 whosoeuer shall call vpon the Name of the Lord, shalbe saued.

For everyone who invokes the name of the Lord will be saved.

14 But how shall they call on him, in whome they haue not beleeued? and how shall they beleeue in him, of whom they haue not heard? and howe shall they heare without a preacher?

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, except they be sent? as it is written, Howe beautifull are the feete of them which bring glad tidings of peace, and bring 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 haue not all obeyed ye Gospel: for Esaias saith, Lord, who hath beleeued 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 Then faith is by hearing, and hearing by the worde of God.

And so we gather, faith is a result of teaching, and the teaching comes in the message of Christ.

18 But I demaund, Haue they not heard? No doubt their sound went out through all the earth, and their wordes into the endes of the worlde.

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 demaund, Did not Israel knowe God? First Moses sayth, I will prouoke you to enuie by a nation that is not my nation, and by a foolish nation 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 And Esaias is bolde, and saith, I was found of them that sought me not, and haue bene made manifest to them that asked not 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 And vnto Israel hee sayth, All the day long haue I stretched foorth mine hand vnto a disobedient, and gainesaying 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.”