Romans 10
1 My friends, my heart’s desire and prayer to God for my people is for their salvation.
Brethren, the desire of my heart and my prayer to God for them is, that they may be saved.
2 I can testify that they are zealous for the honour of God; but they are not guided by true insight,
For I bear them witness that they have a zeal for God, but not according to knowledge.
3 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.
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.
4 For Christ has brought Law to an end, so that righteousness may be obtained by everyone who believes in him.
For Christ is the end of the Law, so that every one that believeth may obtain righteousness.
5 For Moses writes that, as for the righteousness which results from Law, those who practice it will find life through it.
For Moses describeth the righteousness which is of the Law: “The man that hath done these things shall live by them.”
6 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)
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.
7 “or ‘Who will go down into the depths below?’” (which means to bring Christ up from the dead). (Abyssos g12)
Or, “Who shall descend into the abyss?” that is, to bring up Christ from the dead. (Abyssos g12)
8 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).
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;
9 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.
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.
10 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.
For with the heart man believeth so as to obtain righteousness, and with the mouth professeth so as to obtain salvation.
11 As the passage of scripture says – “No one who believes in him will have any cause for shame.”
For the Scripture saith, “Whoever believeth in him shall not be put to shame.”
12 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.
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.
13 For everyone who invokes the name of the Lord will be saved.
For “every one who calleth upon the name of the Lord shall be saved.”
14 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?
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?
15 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!”
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!”
16 Still, it may be said, everyone did not give heed to the good news. No, for Isaiah asks – “Lord, who has believed our teaching?”
But they did not all hearken to the glad tidings. For Isaiah saith, “Lord, who hath believed what he hath heard from us?”
17 And so we gather, faith is a result of teaching, and the teaching comes in the message of Christ.
Faith then cometh by hearing, and hearing by the word of God.
18 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.”
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.”
19 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.”
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.”
20 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.”
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.”
21 But of the people of Israel he says – “All day long I have stretched out my hands to a people who disobey and contradict.”
But concerning Israel he saith, “All the day long I have stretched out my hands to a disobedient and rebellious people.”
