Romans 10
1 Brethren, the pleasure indeed of my heart, and my supplication that [is] to God for Israel, is — for salvation;
Brothers, my heart's desire and my prayer to God is for them, that they may be saved.
2 for I bear them testimony that they have a zeal of God, but not according to knowledge,
For I testify about them that they have a zeal for God, but not according to knowledge.
3 for not knowing the righteousness of God, and their own righteousness seeking to establish, to the righteousness of God they did not submit.
For being ignorant of God's righteousness, and seeking to establish their own righteousness, they did not subject themselves to the righteousness of God.
4 For Christ is an end of law for righteousness to every one who is believing,
For Christ is the end of the law for righteousness to everyone who believes.
5 for Moses doth describe the righteousness that [is] of the law, that, 'The man who did them shall live in them,'
For Moses writes about the righteousness of the law, "The one who does them will live by them."
6 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?
But the righteousness which is of faith says this, "Do not say in your heart, 'Who will go up into heaven?' (that is, to bring Christ down);
or, 'Who will go down into the deep?' (that is, to bring Christ up from the dead.)" (Abyssos g12)
8 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;
But what does it say? "The word is near you, in your mouth, and in your heart;" that is, the message of faith that we proclaim;
9 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,
because, if you acknowledge with your mouth that Jesus is Lord and believe in your heart that God raised him from the dead, you will be saved.
10 for with the heart doth [one] believe to righteousness, and with the mouth is confession made to salvation;
For with the heart one believes, resulting in righteousness, and with the mouth acknowledgment is made, resulting in salvation.
11 for the Writing saith, 'Every one who is believing on him shall not be ashamed,'
For the Scripture says, "Whoever believes in him will not be put to shame."
12 for there is no difference between Jew and Greek, for the same Lord of all [is] rich to all those calling upon Him,
For there is no distinction between Jew and Greek; for the same Lord of all is rich to all who call on him.
13 for every one — whoever shall call upon the name of the Lord, he shall be saved.'
For, "Whoever will call on the name of the Lord will be saved."
14 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?
How then will they call on him in whom they have not believed? How will they believe in him whom they have not heard? And how will they hear without someone preaching?
15 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!'
And how will they preach unless they are sent? As it is written: "How beautiful are the feet of those who bring good news of peace, who bring good news of good things."
16 But they were not all obedient to the good tidings, for Isaiah saith, 'Lord, who did give credence to our report?'
But they did not all listen to the Good News. For Isaiah says, "Lord, who has believed our report?"
17 so then the faith [is] by a report, and the report through a saying of God,
So faith comes by hearing, and hearing by the word of Christ.
18 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.'
But I ask, isn't it rather that they did not hear? On the contrary, "Their voice has gone out to all the earth, their words to the farthest parts of the world."
19 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,'
But I ask, did not Israel know? First Moses says, "I will provoke you to jealousy with that which is not a people. I will make you angry with a foolish nation."
20 and Isaiah is very bold, and saith, 'I was found by those not seeking Me; I became manifest to those not inquiring after Me;'
Isaiah is very bold, and says, "I was found by those who did not seek me. I was revealed to those who did not ask for me."
21 and unto Israel He saith, 'All the day I did stretch out My hands unto a people unbelieving and gainsaying.'
But as to Israel he says, "All day long I have stretched out my hands to a disobedient and obstinate people."
