Romans 10
1 Brothers, the pleasure indeed of my heart, and my supplication that [is] to God for Israel, is—for salvation;
Brothers, my heart’s desire and prayer to God for my People is for their Salvation.
2 for I bear them testimony that they have a zeal 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 not knowing 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 an end of law for righteousness to everyone who is believing,
For Christ has brought Law to an end, so that righteousness may be obtained by every one who believes in him.
5 for Moses describes the righteousness that [is] of the Law, that, “The man who did 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 and the righteousness of faith thus speaks: “You may not say in your heart, Who will go up to 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 saying is near you—in your mouth, and in your heart”: that is, the saying of the faith that we preach;
No, but what does it say? ‘The Message of Faith’ which we proclaim.
9 that if you may confess with your mouth that Jesus [is] LORD, and may believe in your heart that God raised Him out of the dead, you 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 shall be saved.
10 for with the heart [one] believes to righteousness, and with the mouth is confession made to salvation;
For with their hearts men believe and so attain to righteousness, while with their lips they make their Profession of Faith and so find Salvation.
11 for the Writing says, “Everyone who is believing on Him will not be ashamed,”
As the passage of Scripture says — ‘No one who believes in him shall have any cause for shame.’
12 for there is no difference between Jew and Greek, for the same Lord of all [is] rich to all those calling 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 “Everyone who, if he may have called on the Name of the LORD, will be saved.”
For ‘every one who invokes the Name of the Lord shall be saved.’
14 How then will they call on [Him] in whom they did not believe? And how will they believe [on Him] of whom they did not hear? And how will they hear apart from one 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 some one proclaims him?
15 And how will they preach, if they may not be sent? According as it has been written: “How beautiful the feet of those proclaiming good tidings of peace, of those proclaiming good tidings of the good things!”
And how are men 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 were not all obedient to the good tidings, for Isaiah says, “LORD, who gave credence to our report?”
Still, it may be said, every one did not give heed to the Good News. No, for Isaiah asks — ‘Lord, who has believed our teaching?’
17 So then faith [is] by a report, and the report through a saying 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 not hear? Yes, indeed, “their voice went forth to all the earth, and their sayings to the ends of the habitable world.”
But I ask ‘Is it possible that men have never heard?’ No, indeed, for — ‘Their voices spread through all the earth, and their Message to the very ends of the world.’
19 But I say, did Israel not know? First Moses says, “I will provoke you to jealousy by [that which is] not a nation, By an unintelligent 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 Isaiah is very bold and says, “I was found by those not seeking Me; I became visible 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 and to Israel He says, “All the day I stretched out My hands to a people unbelieving and contradicting.”
But of the people of Israel he says — ‘All day long I have stretched out my hands to a people who disobey and contradict.’
