Romans 10
1 Brethren, my heart’s desire and my supplication to God is for them, that they may be saved.
Brethren, the longing of my heart, and my prayer to God, on behalf of my countrymen is for their salvation.
2 For I bear them witness that they have a zeal for God, but not according to knowledge.
For I bear witness that they possess an enthusiasm for God, but it is an unenlightened enthusiasm.
3 For being ignorant of God’s righteousness, and seeking to establish their own, they did not subject themselves to the righteousness of God.
Ignorant of the righteousness which God provides and building their hopes upon a righteousness of their own, they have refused submission to God's righteousness.
4 For Christ is the end of the law unto righteousness to every one that believeth.
For as a means of righteousness Christ is the termination of Law to every believer.
5 For Moses writeth that the man that doeth the righteousness which is of the law shall live thereby.
Moses says that he whose actions conform to the righteousness required by the Law shall live by that righteousness.
6 But the righteousness which is of faith saith thus, Say not in thy heart, Who shall ascend into heaven? (that is, to bring Christ down: )
But the righteousness which is based on faith speaks in a different tone. "Say not in your heart," it declares, "'Who shall ascend to Heaven?'" --that is, to bring Christ down;
"nor 'Who shall go down into the abyss?'" --that is, to bring Christ up again from the grave. (Abyssos g12)
8 But what saith it? The word is nigh thee, in thy mouth, and in thy heart: that is, the word of faith, which we preach:
But what does it say? "The Message is close to you, in your mouth and in your heart;" that is, the Message which we are publishing about the faith--
9 because if thou shalt confess with thy mouth Jesus [as] Lord, and shalt believe in thy heart that God raised him from the dead, thou shalt be saved:
that if with your mouth you confess Jesus as Lord and in your heart believe that God brought Him back to life, you shall be saved.
10 for with the heart man believeth unto righteousness; and with the mouth confession is made unto salvation.
For with the heart men believe and obtain righteousness, and with the mouth they make confession and obtain salvation.
11 For the scripture saith, Whosoever believeth on him shall not be put to shame.
The Scripture says, "No one who believes in Him shall have reason to feel ashamed."
12 For there is no distinction between Jew and Greek: for the same [Lord] is Lord of all, and is rich unto all that call upon him:
Jew and Gentile are on precisely the same footing; for the same Lord is Lord over all, and is infinitely kind to all who call upon Him for deliverance.
13 for, Whosoever shall call upon the name of the Lord shall be saved.
For "every one, without exception, who calls on the name of the Lord shall be saved."
14 How then shall they call on him in whom they have not believed? and how shall they believe in him whom they have not heard? and how shall they hear without a preacher?
But how are they to call on One in whom they have not believed? And how are they to believe in One whose voice they have never heard? And how are they to hear without a preacher?
15 and how shall they preach, except they be sent? even as it is written, How beautiful are the feet of them that bring glad tidings of good things!
And how are men to preach unless they have been sent to do so? As it is written, "How beautiful are the feet of those who bring glad tidings of good!"
16 But they did not all hearken to the glad tidings. For Isaiah saith, Lord, who hath believed our report?
But, some will say, they have not all hearkened to the Good News. No, for Isaiah asks, "Lord, who has believed the Message they have heard from us?"
17 So belief [cometh] of hearing, and hearing by the word of Christ.
And this proves that faith comes from a Message heard, and that the Message comes through its having been spoken by Christ.
18 But I say, Did they not hear? Yea, verily, Their sound went out into all the earth, And their words unto the ends of the world.
But, I ask, have they not heard? Yes, indeed: "To the whole world the preachers' voices have sounded forth, and their words to the remotest parts of the earth."
19 But I say, Did Israel not know? First Moses saith, I will provoke you to jealousy with that which is no nation, With a nation void of understanding will I anger you.
But again, did Israel fail to understand? Listen to Moses first. He says, "I will fire you with jealousy against a nation which is no nation, and with fury against a nation devoid of understanding."
20 And Isaiah is very bold, and saith, I was found of them that sought me not; I became manifest unto them that asked not of me.
And Isaiah, with strange boldness, exclaims, "I have been found by those who were not looking for Me, I have revealed Myself to those who were not inquiring of Me."
21 But as to Israel he saith, All the day long did I spread out my hands unto a disobedient and gainsaying people.
While as to Israel he says, "All day long I have stretched out My arms to a self-willed and fault-finding people."
