10:1 Brothers, my heart’s desire and prayer to God for the Israelites is that they may be saved.
10:2 For I can testify about them that they are zealous for God, but their zeal is not based on knowledge.
10:3 Since they did not know the righteousness that comes from God and sought to establish their own, they did not submit to God’s righteousness.
10:4 Christ is the end of the law so that there may be righteousness for everyone who believes.
10:5 Moses describes in this way the righteousness that is by the law: “The man who does these things will live by them.”
10:6 But the righteousness that is by faith says: “Do not say in your heart, ‘Who will ascend into heaven?’” (that is, to bring Christ down)
10:7 “or ‘Who will descend into the deep?’” (that is, to bring Christ up from the dead).
10:8 But what does it say? “The word is near you; it is in your mouth and in your heart,” that is, the word of faith we are proclaiming:
10:9 That if you confess with your mouth, “Jesus is Lord,” and believe in your heart that God raised him from the dead, you will be saved.
10:10 For it is with your heart that you believe and are justified, and it is with your mouth that you confess and are saved.
10:11 As the Scripture says, “Anyone who trusts in him will never be put to shame.”
10:12 For there is no difference between Jew and Gentile–the same Lord is Lord of all and richly blesses all who call on him,
10:13 for, “Everyone who calls on the name of the Lord will be saved.”
10:14 How, then, can they call on the one they have not believed in? And how can they believe in the one of whom they have not heard? And how can they hear without someone preaching to them?
10:15 And how can they preach unless they are sent? As it is written, “How beautiful are the feet of those who bring good news!”
10:16 But not all the Israelites accepted the good news. For Isaiah says, “Lord, who has believed our message?”
10:17 Consequently, faith comes from hearing the message, and the message is heard through the word of Christ.
10:18 But I ask: Did they not hear? Of course they did: “Their voice has gone out into all the earth, their words to the ends of the world.”
10:19 Again I ask: Did Israel not understand? First, Moses says, “I will make you envious by those who are not a nation; I will make you angry by a nation that has no understanding.”
10:20 And Isaiah boldly says, “I was found by those who did not seek me; I revealed myself to those who did not ask for me.”
10:21 But concerning Israel he says, “All day long I have held out my hands to a disobedient and obstinate people.”
10:1 Brothers, the good pleasure of my heart and my petition to God for them is for their salvation.
10:2 For I bear them witness that they have a zeal for God, but not according to full knowledge;
10:3 For because they were ignorant of God s righteousness and sought to establish their own righteousness, they were not subject to the righteousness of God.
10:4 For Christ is the end of the law unto righteousness to everyone who believes.
10:5 For Moses writes concerning the righteousness which is out of the law: The man who does them shall live by them.
10:6 But the righteousness which is out of faith speaks in this way, Do not say in your heart, Who will ascend into heaven? that is, to bring Christ down;
10:7 Or, Who will descend into the abyss? that is, to bring Christ up from the dead.
10:8 But what does it say? The word is near you, in your mouth and in your heart, that is, the word of the faith which we proclaim,
10:9 That if you confess with your mouth Jesus as Lord and believe in your heart that God has raised Him from the dead, you will be saved;
10:10 For with the heart there is believing unto righteousness, and with the mouth there is confession unto salvation.
10:11 For the Scripture says, Everyone who believes on Him shall not be put to shame.
10:12 For there is no distinction between Jew and Greek, for the same Lord is Lord of all and rich to all who call upon Him;
10:13 For whoever calls upon the name of the Lord shall be saved.
10:14 How then shall they call upon Him into whom they have not believed? And how shall they believe into Him of whom they have not heard? And how shall they hear without one who proclaims Him?
10:15 And how shall they proclaim Him unless they are sent? As it is written, How beautiful are the feet of those who announce the news of good things!
10:16 But not all have obeyed the gospel, for Isaiah says, Lord, who has believed what he has heard from us?
10:17 So faith comes out of hearing, and hearing through the word of Christ.
10:18 But I say, Have they not heard? Yes surely: Their voice has gone out into all the earth and their words to the ends of the inhabited earth.
10:19 But I say, Did Israel not know this? First, Moses says, I will provoke you to jealousy by them who are not a nation; by a nation without understanding I will anger you.
10:20 And Isaiah is very bold and says, I was found by those who did not seek Me; I became manifest to those who did not ask for Me.
10:21 But with regard to Israel he says, All the day long I have stretched out My hands to a people who disobey and contradict.