Romans 10

1 Brothers, my heart’s desire and prayer to God for my People is for their Salvation.

Brothers, my heart’s desire and prayer to God for the Israelites is for their salvation.

2 I can testify that they are zealous for the honour of God; but they are not guided by true insight,

For I testify about them that they are zealous for God, but not on the basis of 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.

Because they were ignorant of God’s righteousness and sought to establish their own, they did not submit to God’s righteousness.

4 For Christ has brought Law to an end, so that righteousness may be obtained by every one who believes in him.

For Christ is the end of the law, to bring righteousness to everyone who believes.

5 For Moses writes that, as for the righteousness which results from Law, ‘those who practice it will find Life through it.’

For concerning the righteousness that is by the law, Moses writes: “The man who does these things will 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 that is by faith says: “Do not say in your heart, ‘Who will 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 will descend into the Abyss?’ (that is, to bring Christ up from the dead).” (Abyssos g12)

8 No, but what does it say? ‘The Message of Faith’ which we proclaim.

But what does it say? “The word is near you; it is in your mouth and in your heart,” that is, the word of faith we are proclaiming:

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 shall be saved.

that if you confess with your mouth, “Jesus is Lord,” and believe in your heart that God raised Him from the dead, you will be saved.

10 For with their hearts men believe and so attain to righteousness, while with their lips they make their Profession of Faith and so find Salvation.

For with your heart you believe and are justified, and with your mouth you confess and are saved.

11 As the passage of Scripture says — ‘No one who believes in him shall have any cause for shame.’

It is just as the Scripture says: “Anyone who believes in Him will never 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: The same Lord is Lord of all, and gives richly to all who call on Him,

13 For ‘every one who invokes the Name of the Lord shall be saved.’

for, “Everyone who calls on the name of the Lord will 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 some one proclaims him?

How then can they call on the One in whom they have not believed? And how can they believe in the One of whom they have not heard? And how can they hear without someone to preach?

15 And how are men 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 can they preach unless they are sent? As it is written: “How beautiful are the feet of those who bring good news!”

16 Still, it may be said, every one did not give heed to the Good News. No, for Isaiah asks — ‘Lord, who has believed our teaching?’

But not all of them welcomed the good news. For Isaiah says, “Lord, who has believed our message?”

17 And so we gather, faith is a result of teaching, and the teaching comes in the Message of Christ.

Consequently, faith comes by hearing, and hearing by the word of Christ.

18 But I ask ‘Is it possible that men have never heard?’ No, indeed, for — ‘Their voices spread through all the earth, and their Message to the very ends of the world.’

But I ask, did they not hear? Indeed they did: “Their voice has gone out into all the earth, 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.’

I ask instead, did Israel not understand? First, Moses says: “I will make you jealous by those who are not a nation; I will make you angry by a nation without understanding.”

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.

And Isaiah boldly says: “I was found by those who did not seek Me; I revealed Myself to those who did not ask 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 as for Israel he says: “All day long I have held out My hands to a disobedient and obstinate people.”