Romans 10

1 Brothers and sisters, with all my heart I long for the people of Israel to be saved. I pray to God for them.2 I can give witness about them that they really want to serve God. But how they are trying to do it is not based on what they know.
3 They didn't know how God makes people right with himself. They tried to get right with God in their own way. They didn't do it in God's way.
4 Christ has completed the law. So now everyone who believes can be right with God.
5 Moses explained how the law could help a person do what God requires. He said, "The one who does those things will live by them." (Leviticus 18:5)
6 But the way to do what God requires must begin by having faith in him. Scripture says, "Do not say in your heart, 'Who will go up into heaven?' " (Deuteronomy 30:12) That means to go up into heaven and bring Christ down.7 "And do not say, 'Who will go down into the grave?' " (Deuteronomy 30:13) That means to bring Christ up from the dead.
8 But what does it say? "The word is near you. It's in your mouth and in your heart." (Deuteronomy 30:14) That means the word we are preaching. You must put your faith in it.
9 Say with your mouth, "Jesus is Lord." Believe in your heart that God raised him from the dead. Then you will be saved.10 With your heart you believe and are made right with God. With your mouth you say that Jesus is Lord. And so you are saved.11 Scripture says, "The one who trusts in him will never be put to shame." (Isaiah 28:16)
12 There is no difference between those who are Jews and those who are not. The same Lord is Lord of all. He richly blesses everyone who calls on him.13 Scripture says, "Everyone who calls on the name of the Lord will be saved." (Joel 2:32)
14 How can they call on him unless they believe in him? How can they believe in him unless they hear about him? How can they hear about him unless someone preaches to them?15 And how can anyone preach without being sent? It is written, "How beautiful are the feet of those who bring good news!" (Isaiah 52:7)
16 But not all the people of Israel accepted the good news. Isaiah says, "Lord, who has believed our message?" (Isaiah 53:1)17 So faith comes from hearing the message. And the message that is heard is the word of Christ.

18 But I ask, "Didn't the people of Israel hear?" Of course they did. It is written,
"Their voice has gone out into the whole earth.
Their words have gone out from one end of the world to the other." (Psalm 19:4)

19 Again I ask, "Didn't Israel understand?" First, Moses says,
"I will use people who are not a nation to make you jealous.
I will use a nation that has no understanding to make you angry." (Deuteronomy 32:21)

20 Then Isaiah boldly speaks about what God says. God said,
"I was found by those who were not trying to find me.
I made myself known to those who were not asking for me." (Isaiah 65:1)

21 But Isaiah also speaks about what God says concerning Israel. God said,
"All day long I have held out my hands.
I have held them out to a stubborn people who do not obey me." (Isaiah 65:2)

Romans 10

1 Brethren, my heart’s desire and my supplication to God is for them, that they may be saved.2 For I bear them witness that they have a zeal for God, but not according to knowledge.3 For being ignorant of God’s righteousness, and seeking to establish their own, they did not subject themselves to the righteousness of God.4 For Christ is the end of the law unto righteousness to every one that believeth.5 For Moses writeth that the man that doeth the righteousness which is of the law shall live thereby.6 But the righteousness which is of faith saith thus, Say not in thy heart, Who shall ascend into heaven? (that is, to bring Christ down:)7 or, Who shall descend into the abyss? (That is, to bring Christ up from the dead.)8 But what saith it? The word is nigh thee, in thy mouth, and in thy heart: that is, the word of faith, which we preach:9 because if thou shalt confess with thy mouth Jesus as Lord, and shalt believe in thy heart that God raised him from the dead, thou shalt be saved:10 for with the heart man believeth unto righteousness; and with the mouth confession is made unto salvation.11 For the scripture saith, Whosoever believeth on him shall not be put to shame.12 For there is no distinction between Jew and Greek: for the same Lord is Lord of all, and is rich unto all that call upon him:13 for, Whosoever shall call upon the name of the Lord shall be saved.14 How then shall they call on him in whom they have not believed? and how shall they believe in him whom they have not heard? and how shall they hear without a preacher?15 and how shall they preach, except they be sent? even as it is written, How beautiful are the feet of them that bring glad tidings of good things!16 But they did not all hearken to the glad tidings. For Isaiah saith, Lord, who hath believed our report?17 So belief cometh of hearing, and hearing by the word of Christ.18 But I say, Did they not hear? Yea, verily, Their sound went out into all the earth, And their words unto the ends of the world.

19 But I say, Did Israel not know? First Moses saith, I will provoke you to jealousy with that which is no nation, With a nation void of understanding will I anger you.

20 And Isaiah is very bold, and saith, I was found of them that sought me not; I became manifest unto them that asked not of me.

21 But as to Israel he saith, All the day long did I spread out my hands unto a disobedient and gainsaying people.