Romans 10
1 Brethren, the pleasure indeed of my heart, and my supplication that [is] to God for Israel, is — for salvation;
Brothers, the desire of my heart and my prayer to God is that Israel may be saved.
2 for I bear them testimony that they have a zeal of God, but not according to knowledge,
I can testify 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 they do not understand the righteousness of God, and by seeking to establish their own righteousness, they have not submitted to God's righteousness.
4 For Christ is an end of law for righteousness to every one who is believing,
For Christ is the end of the law so that there may be righteousness for 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,'
Moses writes about the righteousness that is by the law: “The person who does these things 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 that is by faith speaks like this: “Do not say in yoʋr heart, ‘Who will go up to heaven?’” (that is, to bring Christ down)
“or, ‘Who will go down into the abyss?’” (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 yoʋ, in yoʋr mouth and in yoʋr heart” (that is, the word of faith that we preach),
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 yoʋ confess with yoʋr mouth that Jesus is Lord and believe with yoʋr heart that God raised him from the dead, yoʋ 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 belief is exercised, resulting in righteousness; and with the mouth confession is made, resulting in salvation.
11 for the Writing saith, 'Every one who is believing on him shall not be ashamed,'
As the Scripture says, “No one who believes in him will 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; the same Lord is Lord of all and richly blesses all who call upon him.
13 for every one — whoever shall call upon the name of the Lord, he shall be saved.'
For “everyone who calls upon 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 upon him in whom they have not believed? And 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 preach the gospel of peace, who preach 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 not all the Israelites have obeyed the gospel. 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 then, faith comes by hearing, and hearing comes through the word of God.
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, have they not heard? On the contrary, “The message has gone out into all the earth, and the words to the ends 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,'
Again I ask, did Israel not understand? First Moses says, “I will provoke you to jealousy by that which is not a nation; by a nation that has no understanding I will provoke you to anger.”
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;'
And Isaiah is even bold enough to say, “I was found by those who were not seeking me; I became known to those who were not asking for me.”
21 and unto Israel He saith, 'All the day I did stretch out My hands unto a people unbelieving and gainsaying.'
But to Israel he says, “All day long I have held out my hands to a disobedient and contrary people.”
