Romans 10

1 My fellow believers, what I deeply desire and what I pray to God earnestly for is that he will save [my own people], [the Jews].

Brothers, the indeed desire of my heart and the supplication (they [are] *k*) to God on behalf (*k*) (of them *N(K)O*) (is *k*) for salvation.

2 I declare truthfully about them that although they (zealously seek/very much want to know) God, they do not understand [how to seek/know him correctly].

I bear witness for about them that zeal for God they have but not according to knowledge.

3 They did not (submit themselves to/accept) the way that God erases the record of people’s sins. They did not [want to] recognize [that way] because they wanted him to do it their own way.

Being ignorant of for the of God righteousness and the [their] own righteousness seeking to establish to the righteousness of God not they submitted.

4 They wanted God to erase the record of their sins [as a result of their obeying his laws. But] because of what Christ has done, it is no longer necessary for [people to obey] the laws [God gave Moses in order for the record of their sins to be erased]. Now God will erase the record of sins of everyone who trusts [in what Christ has done].

[The] end for of law [is] Christ unto righteousness to everyone who is believing.

5 In regard to [the old] way, Moses wrote [concerning people who obey God’s] laws, “It is the people who have done [perfectly] the things [that the laws require] who will gain [eternal] life by [doing] them.”

Moses for writes [of] the righteousness that [is] of the law that The having done these things man will live by (these [things]. *NK(O)*)

6 But those whose record of sins God has erased as a result of their believing [in Christ] can say [to anyone] [PRS] [as Moses said], “You should not [critically] think inwardly, ‘(Someone will have to go up and enter heaven!/Who will go up and enter heaven?)’ [RHQ]” That is to say, someone will have to [go up and] bring Christ down [to bring the message of salvation to us]!

The however of faith righteousness thus speaks: Not you may say in the heart of you; Who will ascend into heaven?’ That is Christ to bring down;

7 “Or [you should not think inwardly], ‘(Someone will have to go down and enter the place where [the spirits] of dead persons are!/Who will go down and enter the place where [the spirits] of dead persons are?)’ [RHQ]” That is to say, someone will have to [go down and] bring Christ up [from there to bring the message of salvation to us. You should not say that because Christ has already come down to save us, and has already become alive after he died]! (Abyssos g12)

or Who will descend into the abyss?’ That is Christ out from [the] dead to bring up. (Abyssos g12)

8 But instead, [those who believe in Christ] [PRS] can say what [RHQ] [Moses also said], “You [(sg)] can find out about [God’s] message very easily. You can speak [MTY] about it; you can think [MTY] about it.” This is the message that we proclaim, that people must believe [in Christ].

But what says it? Near you the declaration is in the mouth of you and in the heart of you; That is the declaration of faith which we proclaim;

9 [This message is that] if anyone of you confesses/says publicly that Jesus is Lord, and if you [(sg)] believe that God (caused him to become alive again after he died/raised him from the dead), you will be saved {[God] will save you}.

for if you shall confess (the declaration *O*) with the mouth of you (that *o*) (Lord Jesus [is] *NK(o)*) and may believe in the heart of you that God Him raised out from [the] dead, you will be saved;

10 If people believe [that Christ died and that God caused him to become alive again] [CHI], the result is that [God will erase the record of their sins]. And [for] those who state/declare publicly [that Jesus is their Lord], the result is that [God] will save them.

In the heart for is belief unto righteousness, in the mouth now is confession unto salvation.

11 [It is written] {[Isaiah wrote]} in the Scriptures [PRS] [about the Messiah], “Whoever believes in him will not be disappointed.”

Says for the Scripture; Everyone who is believing on Him not will be put to shame.

12 [God] treats Jews and non-Jews similarly. Because he is the same Lord for all people [who believe in him], he abundantly [blesses] all who ask him [to save them].

Not for there is difference Jew between and Greek; for the same Lord of all is rich toward all those calling Him.

13 This is [just like what the prophet Joel wrote]: “All those who ask the Lord [God] to save them will be saved {The Lord [God] will save all those who ask him to save them}.”

Whoever for that maybe may call upon the name of [the] Lord will be saved.

14 [In regard to the people of Israel rejecting the gospel, some people might object by saying], (OR, [This raises another problem about the Jews]: ) “(They certainly cannot ask [Christ to save them] if they have not [first] believed [in him]!/How can they ask [Christ to help/save them] if they have not [first] believed [in him]?) [RHQ] And (they certainly cannot believe [in him] if they have not heard about him!/how can they believe [in him] if they have not heard about him?) [RHQ] And (they certainly cannot hear [about him] if someone does not preach to them [about him]!/how can they hear [about him] if someone does not preach to them [about him]?) [RHQ]

How then (shall they call *N(k)O*) on [Him] whom not they believed? How now (shall they believe *N(k)O*) of whom not they have heard? How now (shall they hear *N(k)O*) apart from preaching?

15 And those who preach to them [about Christ], (certainly cannot preach if they are not sent [by God] {if [God] does not send them} [to preach!]/how can they preach if they are not sent [by God] {if [God] does not send them} [to preach]?) [RHQ] [His sending messengers to them would be] just like it is written {like someone wrote} [in the Scriptures], ‘The arrival [MTY] of those who preach the good message is wonderful!’”

How now (shall they preach *N(k)O*) only unless they shall be sent? (Even as *NK(o)*) it has been written: How beautiful the feet of those evangelising [about] (peace of those evangelising *K*) the good [things]!

16 [I would reply in this way to people who say such things: God has indeed sent people to preach the message about Christ]. But not all [the people of Israel] have paid attention to the good message! [It is like what] Isaiah said [when he felt very discouraged], “Lord, it seems as if hardly anyone believed what they heard us [(exc)] preach! [RHQ]”

But not all heeded the good news; Isaiah for says; Lord, who has believed the report of us?

17 So then, [I tell you that people] are believing [in Christ] as a result of hearing [the message about him], and people are hearing [the message] as a result of [people] preaching [about] Christ!

So faith [is] from hearing and hearing through declaration (of Christ. *N(K)O*)

18 But [if someone were to] ask, “Have not [the people of Israel] heard [the message about God?]” [I would reply that they] certainly [have heard it]! It is like [what is written in the Psalms], [People living] all over the world [PRS, MTY] [have seen the stars], and what they indicate [about God’s character has reached people living in] the most remote places in the world [DOU]!

But I ask; certainly surely did they hear? Indeed Into all the earth has gone out the voice of them and to the ends of the world the declarations of them.

19 But [someone might ask], “[Is it true that the people of] [MTY] Israel understood [the message about Christ]?” [I would reply that certainly they understood it, but they rejected it! Remember that] Moses was the first [one who warned the people of Israel about disobeying God. He told them that God said], [You consider that] non-Jewish groups are not nations at all [CHI]. But some of them [will believe in me, and I will bless them]. Then you will envy them. I will cause you to be angry with those people whom [you Jews think] do not understand [my ways] [IRO].

But I ask; surely not Israel not did know First Moses says: I myself will provoke to jealousy you by [those] not a nation by a nation without understanding I will anger you.

20 Remember also [what God] said [very] boldly to Isaiah: Non-Jews who did not (try to know/seek) me will surely find me [DOU]! I will surely reveal what I am like to those who did not ask for me!

Isaiah then is very bold and says: I was found (by *no*) those Me myself not seeking, manifest I became (by *o*) those Me myself not inquiring after.

21 But concerning [the people of] Israel, [Isaiah] tells [us that God said]: For a long time I have held out my arms to people who disobeyed and rebelled against me, [in order] to invite them to return to me.

As for however Israel he says: All the day I have stretched out the hands of Mine to a people disobeying and contradicting.