Romans 10

1 Brothers, my heart's desire and my request to God is for them, for their salvation.

Brothers, my heart's desire and prayer to God for Israel is for their salvation.

2 For I testify about them that they have a zeal for God, but not according to knowledge.

For I bear them witness that they have a zeal for God, but not according to real knowledge.

3 For they do not know of God's righteousness, and they seek to establish their own righteousness. They did not submit to the righteousness of God.

For they, failing to understand God's righteousness and seeking to establish their own righteousness, have not submitted to God's righteousness.

4 For Christ is the fulfillment of the law for righteousness for everyone who believes.

Now for everyone who believes into righteousness, Christ is the end of the law

5 For Moses writes about the righteousness that comes from the law: “The man who does the righteousness of the law will live by this righteousness.”

—Moses writes about the righteousness that is from the law: “The person who does these things will live by them.”

6 But the righteousness that comes from faith says this, “Do not say in your heart, 'Who will ascend into heaven?' (that is, to bring Christ down);

But the righteousness that is from faith speaks like this: “Do not say in your heart, ‘Who will ascend into heaven?’” (that is, to bring Christ down)

7 and do not say, 'Who will descend into the abyss?'” (that is, 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 But what does it say? “The word is near you, in your mouth and in your heart.” That is the word of faith, which we proclaim.

So what does it say? “The message is near you, in your mouth and in your heart” (that is, the message of faith that we proclaim):

9 For if with your mouth you acknowledge Jesus as Lord, and believe in your heart that God raised him from the dead, you will 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 the heart man believes for righteousness, and with the mouth he acknowledges for salvation.

Because with the heart one believes into righteousness, and with the mouth one promises into salvation.

11 For scripture says, “Everyone who believes on him will not be put to shame.”

Because the Scripture says: “Everyone who believes on Him will never be put to shame”;

12 For there is no difference between Jew and Greek. For the same Lord is Lord of all, and he is rich to all who call upon him.

because there is no distinction between Jew and Greek, since the same Lord of all is rich to all who call upon Him;

13 For everyone who calls on the name of the Lord will be saved.

because: “Everyone who calls on the name of the Lord will be saved.”

14 How then can they call on him in whom they have not believed? How can they believe in him of whom they have not heard? How can they hear without a preacher?

How then will they call on Him in whom they have not believed? And how can they believe on Him of whom they have not heard? And how will they hear without someone proclaiming it?

15 Then how can they preach, unless they are sent?—As it is written, “How beautiful are the feet of those who proclaim glad tidings of good things!”

And how will they proclaim unless they are sent? As it is written: “How timely is the arrival of those who bring good news of peace, of those who announce the good things.”

16 But they did not all listen to the gospel. For Isaiah says, “Lord, who has believed our message?”

(However, they did not all obey the gospel; because Isaiah says: “Lord, who has believed our message?”)

17 So faith comes from hearing, and hearing by the word of Christ.

So, the faith is from a message, and that message is by the Word of God.

18 But I say, “Did they not hear?” Yes, most certainly. “Their sound has gone out into all the earth, and their words to the ends of the world.”

But I say, did they really not hear? Indeed yes: “Their voice has gone out into all the earth, and their spoken words to the ends of the inhabited world.”

19 Moreover, I say, “Did Israel not know?” First Moses says, “I will provoke you to jealousy by what is not a nation. By means of a nation without understanding, I will stir you up to anger.”

Again I say, did Israel really not know? First Moses says: “I will provoke you to jealousy by a non-nation, I will move you to anger by a senseless nation.”

20 Then Isaiah was very bold when he says, “I was found by those who did not seek me. I appeared to those who did not ask for me.”

But Isaiah is so bold as to say: “I was found by those who were not seeking me; I was revealed to those who were not asking for me.”

21 But to Israel he says, “All the day long I reached out my hands to a disobedient and stubborn people.”

But concerning Israel he says: “All day long I have held out my hands to a disobedient and contrary people.”