Romans 10
1 Brothers and sisters, my heart’s desire is for Israel’s salvation. That’s my prayer to God for them.2 I can vouch for them: they are enthusiastic about God. However, it isn’t informed by knowledge.3 They don’t submit to God’s righteousness because they don’t understand his righteousness, and they try to establish their own righteousness.
4 Christ is the goal of the Law, which leads to righteousness for all who have faith in God.
5 Moses writes about the righteousness that comes from the Law: The person who does these things will live by them. t6 But the righteousness that comes from faith talks like this: Don’t say in your heart , " Who will go up into heaven? "t (that is, to bring Christ down)7 or " Who will go down into the region below? "t (that is, to bring Christ up from the dead).8 But what does it say? The word is near you, in your mouth and in your heart t (that is, the message of faith that we preach).9 Because if you confess with your mouth "Jesus is Lord" and in your heart you have faith that God raised him from the dead, you will be saved.10 Trusting with the heart leads to righteousness, and confessing with the mouth leads to salvation.11 The scripture says, All who have faith in him won’t be put to shame .t12 There is no distinction between Jew and Greek, because the same Lord is Lord of all, who gives richly to all who call on him.
13 All who call on the Lord’s name will be saved. t
14 So how can they call on someone they don’t have faith in? And how can they have faith in someone they haven’t heard of? And how can they hear without a preacher?
15 And how can they preach unless they are sent? As it is written, How beautiful are the feet of those who announce the good news. t
16 But everyone hasn’t obeyed the good news. As Isaiah says, Lord, who has had faith in our message? t17 So, faith comes from listening, but it’s listening by means of Christ’s message.18 But I ask you, didn’t they hear it? Definitely! Their voice has gone out into the entire earth, and their message has gone out to the corners of the inhabited world. t19 But I ask you again, didn’t Israel understand? First, Moses says, I will make you jealous of those who aren’t a people, of a people without understanding. t20 And Isaiah even dares to say, I was found by those who didn’t look for me; I revealed myself to those who didn’t ask for me. t
21 But he says about Israel, All day long I stretched out my hands to a disobedient and contrary people. t
Romans 10
1 Brothers and sisters,t my heart’s desire and prayer to God on behalf of my fellow Israelitest is for their salvation.2 For I can testify that they are zealous for God,t but their zeal is not in line with the truth.ts3 For ignoring the righteousness that comes from God, and seeking instead to establish their own righteousness, they did not submit to God’s righteousness.
4 For Christ is the end of the law, with the result that there is righteousness for everyone who believes.
5 For Moses writes about the righteousness that is by the law: “The one who does these things will live by them.”s6 But the righteousness that is by faith says: “Do not say in your heart,s ‘Who will ascend into heaven?’”s (that is, to bring Christ down)7 or “Who will descend into the abyss?”s (that is, to bring Christ up from the dead).8 But what does it say? “The word is near you, in your mouth and in your heart”s (that is, the word of faith that we preach),9 because if you confess with your mouth that Jesus is Lordt and believe in your heart that God raised him from the dead, you will be saved.10 For with the heart one believes and thus has righteousnesst and with the mouth one confesses and thus has salvation.t11 For the scripture says, “Everyone who believes in him will not be put to shame.”s12 For there is no distinction between the Jew and the Greek, for the same Lord is Lord of all, who richly blesses all who call on him.
13 For everyone who calls on the name of the Lord will be saved.s
14 How are they to call on one they have not believed in? And how are they to believe in one they have not heard of? And how are they to hear without someone preaching to themt?15 And how are they to preach unless they are sent? As it is written, “How timelytis the arrivaltof those who proclaim the good news.”s16 But not all have obeyed the good news, for Isaiah says, “Lord, who has believed our report?”s
17 Consequently faith comes from what is heard, and what is heard comes through the preached wordt of Christ.st
18 But I ask, have theyt not heard?t Yes, they have:tTheir voice has gone out to all the earth, and their words to the ends of the world.s19 But again I ask, didn’t Israel understand?t First Moses says, “I will make you jealous by those who are not a nation; with a senseless nation I will provoke you to anger.”s20 And Isaiah is even bold enough to say, “I was found by those who did not seek me; I became well known to those who did not ask for me.”s
21 But about Israel he says, “All day long I held out my hands to this disobedient and stubborn people!”s