Romans 10

1 Brethren, the longing of my heart, and my prayer to God, on behalf of my countrymen is for their salvation.

Brethren, mine hearts desire and prayer to God for Israel is, that they might be saued.

2 For I bear witness that they possess an enthusiasm for God, but it is an unenlightened enthusiasm.

For I beare them record, that they haue the zeale of God, but not according to knowledge.

3 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.

For they, being ignorant of the righteousnes of God, and going about to stablish their owne righteousnes, haue not submitted themselues to the righteousnes of God.

4 For as a means of righteousness Christ is the termination of Law to every believer.

For Christ is the end of the Law for righteousnes vnto euery one that beleeueth.

5 Moses says that he whose actions conform to the righteousness required by the Law shall live by that righteousness.

For Moses thus describeth the righteousnes which is of the Lawe, That the man which doeth these things, shall liue thereby.

6 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;

But the righteousnes which is of faith, speaketh on this wise, Say not in thine heart, Who shall ascend into heauen? (that is to bring Christ from aboue)

7 "nor 'Who shall go down into the abyss?'" --that is, to bring Christ up again from the grave. (Abyssos g12)

Or, Who shall descend into the deepe? (that is to bring Christ againe from the dead) (Abyssos g12)

8 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--

But what sayth it? The worde is neere thee, euen in thy mouth, and in thine heart. This is the worde of faith which we preach.

9 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.

For if thou shalt confesse with thy mouth the Lord Iesus, and shalt beleeue in thine heart, that God raised him vp from the dead, thou shalt be saued:

10 For with the heart men believe and obtain righteousness, and with the mouth they make confession and obtain salvation.

For with the heart man beleeueth vnto righteousnes, and with the mouth man confesseth to saluation.

11 The Scripture says, "No one who believes in Him shall have reason to feel ashamed."

For the Scripture saith, Whosoeuer beleeueth in him, shall not be ashamed.

12 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.

For there is no difference betweene the Iewe and the Grecian: for he that is Lord ouer all, is rich vnto all, that call on him.

13 For "every one, without exception, who calls on the name of the Lord shall be saved."

For whosoeuer shall call vpon the Name of the Lord, shalbe saued.

14 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?

But how shall they call on him, in whome they haue not beleeued? and how shall they beleeue in him, of whom they haue not heard? and howe shall they heare without a preacher?

15 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!"

And how shall they preach, except they be sent? as it is written, Howe beautifull are the feete of them which bring glad tidings of peace, and bring glad tidings of good things!

16 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?"

But they haue not all obeyed ye Gospel: for Esaias saith, Lord, who hath beleeued our report?

17 And this proves that faith comes from a Message heard, and that the Message comes through its having been spoken by Christ.

Then faith is by hearing, and hearing by the worde of God.

18 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."

But I demaund, Haue they not heard? No doubt their sound went out through all the earth, and their wordes into the endes of the worlde.

19 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."

But I demaund, Did not Israel knowe God? First Moses sayth, I will prouoke you to enuie by a nation that is not my nation, and by a foolish nation I will anger you.

20 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."

And Esaias is bolde, and saith, I was found of them that sought me not, and haue bene made manifest to them that asked not after me.

21 While as to Israel he says, "All day long I have stretched out My arms to a self-willed and fault-finding people."

And vnto Israel hee sayth, All the day long haue I stretched foorth mine hand vnto a disobedient, and gainesaying people.