< Romans 10 >

1 Brothers, the pleasure indeed of my heart, and my supplication that [is] to God for Israel, is—for salvation;
Brethren, my heart's desire and prayer to God for Israel is that they may be saved.
2 for I bear them testimony that they have a zeal of God, but not according to knowledge,
For I bear them witness that they have a zeal for God, but not according to knowledge.
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 being ignorant of the righteousness of God, and seeking to establish their own righteousness, they have not submitted themselves to the righteousness which is of God.
4 For Christ is an end of law for righteousness to everyone who is believing,
For Christ is the end of the law, for righteousness to every believer.
5 for Moses describes the righteousness that [is] of the Law, that, “The man who did them will live in them,”
For Moses describeth the righteousness which is of the law, "That the man who doth those things shall live by them."
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 is of faith speaketh thus, "Say not in thine heart, Who shall ascend into heaven, (that is, to bring Christ down) or,
7 or, “Who will go down to the abyss?” (that is, to bring up Christ out of the dead). (Abyssos g12)
who shall descend into the deep, (that is, to (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;
bring up Christ from the dead)" but what saith it? "The word is nigh thee, in thy mouth and in thy heart." This is the word of faith which we preach: that if thou confess with thy mouth the Lord Jesus,
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,
and believe in thine heart, that God hath raised Him from the dead, thou shalt be saved.
10 for with the heart [one] believes to righteousness, and with the mouth is confession made to salvation;
For with the heart man believeth unto righteousness, and with the mouth confession is made unto salvation.
11 for the Writing says, “Everyone who is believing on Him will not be ashamed,”
For the scripture saith, Whosoever believeth on Him, shall not be ashamed.
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 there is no difference of Jew and Greek: for He being Lord of all is bountiful to all that call upon Him.
13 for “Everyone who, if he may have called on the Name of the LORD, will be saved.”
For whosoever shall call upon 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 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 a preacher?
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 shall they preach unless they be sent? as it is written, How beautiful are the feet of those who bring the good tidings of peace, who bring the good tidings of good things?
16 But they were not all obedient to the good tidings, for Isaiah says, “LORD, who gave credence to our report?”
But all have not obeyed the gospel: for Esaias saith, "Lord, who hath believed our report?"
17 So then faith [is] by a report, and the report through a saying of God,
So that faith cometh by hearing, and hearing by the word of God.
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 say, Have they not heard? Verily their sound is gone out into all the earth, and their words to the 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 I say again, Did not Israel know this? when first Moses saith, "I will move you to jealousy by those who are not a people, I will provoke you to anger by a foolish nation:"
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 Esaias positively affirms, "I was found of them that sought me not, I was made manifest to them that asked not after me:"
21 and to Israel He says, “All the day I stretched out My hands to a people unbelieving and contradicting.”
and saith to Israel, "All the day long have I stretched out my hands to a disobedient and gainsaying people."

< Romans 10 >