Romans 10
1 Brethren, the desire of my heart and my prayer to God for them is, that they may be saved.
Brothers, my heart's desire and my prayer to God for them is, that they may get salvation.
2 For I bear them witness that they have a zeal for God, but not according to knowledge.
For I give witness of them that they have a strong desire for God, but not with knowledge.
3 For being ignorant of the righteousness which is of God, and endeavoring to establish a righteousness of their own, they have not submitted themselves to the righteousness which is of God.
Because, not having knowledge of God's righteousness, and desiring to give effect to their righteousness, they have not put themselves under the righteousness of God.
4 For Christ is the end of the Law, so that every one that believeth may obtain righteousness.
For Christ is the end of the law for righteousness to everyone who has faith.
5 For Moses describeth the righteousness which is of the Law: “The man that hath done these things shall live by them.”
For Moses says that the man who does the righteousness which is of the law will get life by it.
6 But the righteousness which is of faith speaketh thus: Say not in thy heart, “Who shall ascend into heaven?” that is, to bring Christ down.
But the righteousness which is of faith says these words, Say not in your heart, Who will go up to heaven? (that is, to make Christ come down: )
Or, Who will go down into the deep? (that is, to make Christ come again from the dead: ) (Abyssos g12)
8 But what saith it? “The word is nigh thee, in thy mouth, and in thy heart;” that is, the word concerning faith, which we preach;
But what does it say? The word is near you, in your mouth and in your heart: that is, the word of faith of which we are the preachers:
9 for if thou shalt acknowledge with thy mouth Jesus as Lord, and shalt believe in thy heart that God raised him from the dead, thou shalt be saved.
Because, if you say with your mouth that Jesus is Lord, and have faith in your heart that God has made him come back from the dead, you will have salvation:
10 For with the heart man believeth so as to obtain righteousness, and with the mouth professeth so as to obtain salvation.
For with the heart man has faith to get righteousness, and with the mouth he says that Jesus is Lord to get salvation.
11 For the Scripture saith, “Whoever believeth in him shall not be put to shame.”
Because it is said in the holy Writings, Whoever has faith in him will not be shamed.
12 For there is no difference between Jew and Greek; for one and the same is Lord over all, rich to all that call upon him.
And the Jew is not different from the Greek: for there is the same Lord of all, who is good to all who have hope in his name:
13 For “every one who calleth upon the name of the Lord shall be saved.”
Because, Whoever will give worship to the name of the Lord will get salvation.
14 How then shall they call on him, in whom they have not believed? and how shall they believe in him, of whom they have not heard? and how shall they hear without a preacher?
But how will they give worship to him in whom they have no faith? and how will they have faith in him of whom they have not had news? and how will they have news without a preacher?
15 and how shall men preach, unless they are sent forth? as it is written, “How beautiful are the feet of those who bring glad tidings of peace, who bring glad tidings of good things!”
And how will there be preachers if they are not sent? As it is said, How beautiful are the feet of those who give the glad news of good things.
16 But they did not all hearken to the glad tidings. For Isaiah saith, “Lord, who hath believed what he hath heard from us?”
But they have not all given ear to the good news. For Isaiah says, Lord, who has had faith in our word?
17 Faith then cometh by hearing, and hearing by the word of God.
So faith comes by hearing, and hearing by the word of Christ.
18 But I say, Did they not hear? Yes truly, “Their voice went forth into all the earth, and their words to the ends of the world.”
But I say, Did not the word come to their ears? Yes, certainly: Their sound has gone out into all the earth, and their words to the ends of the world.
19 But I say, Hath not Israel had knowledge? First, Moses saith, “I will move you to jealousy by that which is no nation, I will excite you to indignation by a foolish people.”
But I say, Had Israel no knowledge? First Moses says, You will be moved to envy by that which is not a nation, and by a foolish people I will make you angry.
20 But Isaiah is very bold, and saith, “I was found by those who sought me not, I became known to those who inquired not for me.”
And Isaiah says without fear, Those who were not searching for me made discovery of me; and I was seen by those whose hearts were turned away from me.
21 But concerning Israel he saith, “All the day long I have stretched out my hands to a disobedient and rebellious people.”
But about Israel he says; All the day my hands have been stretched out to a people whose hearts were turned away, and who put themselves against my word.
