< Romans 10 >

1 Brothers, my heart's desire and my request to God is for them, for their salvation.
Brethren, the pleasure indeed of my heart, and my supplication that [is] to God for Israel, is — for salvation;
2 For I testify about them that they have a zeal for God, but not according to knowledge.
for I bear them testimony that they have a zeal of God, but not according to 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 not knowing the righteousness of God, and their own righteousness seeking to establish, to the righteousness of God they did not submit.
4 For Christ is the fulfillment of the law for righteousness for everyone who believes.
For Christ is an end of law for righteousness to every one who is believing,
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.”
for Moses doth describe the righteousness that [is] of the law, that, 'The man who did them shall live in 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);
and the righteousness of faith doth thus speak: 'Thou mayest not say in thine heart, Who shall go up to the heaven,' that is, Christ to bring 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 shall go down to the abyss,' that is, Christ out of the dead to bring up. (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.
But what doth it say? 'Nigh thee is the saying — in thy mouth, and in thy heart:' that is, the saying of the faith, that we preach;
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 thou mayest confess with thy mouth the Lord Jesus, and mayest believe in thy heart that God did raise him out of the dead, thou shalt be saved,
10 For with the heart man believes for righteousness, and with the mouth he acknowledges for salvation.
for with the heart doth [one] believe to righteousness, and with the mouth is confession made to salvation;
11 For scripture says, “Everyone who believes on him will not be put to shame.”
for the Writing saith, 'Every one who is believing on him shall not be ashamed,'
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.
for there is no difference between Jew and Greek, for the same Lord of all [is] rich to all those calling upon Him,
13 For everyone who calls on the name of the Lord will be saved.
for every one — whoever shall call upon the name of the Lord, he shall 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 shall they call upon [him] in whom they did not believe? and how shall they believe [on him] of whom they did not hear? and how shall they hear apart from one preaching?
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 shall they preach, if they may not be sent? according as it hath been written, 'How beautiful the feet of those proclaiming good tidings of peace, of those proclaiming good tidings of the good things!'
16 But they did not all listen to the gospel. For Isaiah says, “Lord, who has believed our message?”
But they were not all obedient to the good tidings, for Isaiah saith, 'Lord, who did give credence to our report?'
17 So faith comes from hearing, and hearing by the word of Christ.
so then the faith [is] by a report, and the report through a saying 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 not hear? yes, indeed — 'to all the earth their voice went forth, and to the ends of the habitable world their sayings.'
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.”
But I say, Did not Israel know? first Moses saith, 'I will provoke you to jealousy by [that which is] not a nation; by an unintelligent nation I will anger you,'
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.”
and Isaiah is very bold, and saith, 'I was found by those not seeking Me; I became manifest to those not inquiring after Me;'
21 But to Israel he says, “All the day long I reached out my hands to a disobedient and stubborn people.”
and unto Israel He saith, 'All the day I did stretch out My hands unto a people unbelieving and gainsaying.'

< Romans 10 >