Romans 10

1 Brothers, my heart's desire and my prayer to God is for them, that they may be saved.

Brothers, the longing of my heart and my prayer to God is for my countrymen, that they may be saved.

2 For I testify about them that they have a zeal for God, but not according to knowledge.

For I bear them witness that they have a zeal for God, only it is a zeal without knowledge.

3 For being ignorant of God's righteousness, and seeking to establish their own righteousness, they did not subject themselves to the righteousness of God.

For because they were ignorant of God’s righteousness, and sought to establish their own righteousness, they did not submit themselves to the righteousness of God.

4 For Messiah is the end of the law for righteousness to everyone who believes.

For to every believer Christ is an end of law as a means of righteousness.

5 For Moses writes about the righteousness of the law, "The one who does them will live by them."

For Moses writes concerning the righteousness of the Law, saying, The man that doeth it shall live by it.

6 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 Messiah down);

But the righteousness of faith speaks in this way. Say not in thine heart, "Who shall ascend to heaven?" - that is, to bring Christ down;

7 or, 'Who will go down into the deep?' (that is, to bring Messiah up from the dead.)" (Abyssos g12)

Nor,"who shall descend into the abyss?" - that is, to bring Christ up from the dead. (Abyssos g12)

8 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:

But what does it say? The word is near thee, even in thy mouth and in thy heart. That is the very word of faith which we preach;

9 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.

Confess with your mouth "Jesus is Lord," and believe in your heart that God actually raised him from the dead, and you will be saved.

10 For with the heart one believes, resulting in righteousness, and with the mouth acknowledgment is made, resulting in salvation.

For with the heart man believes unto righteousness, and with the mouth confession is made unto salvation.

11 For the Scripture says, "Whoever believes in him will not be put to shame."

The Scriptures say, Whoever believes in Him will not be put to shame.

12 For there is no distinction between Jew and Greek; for the same Lord of all is rich to all who call on him.

For there is no difference between Jew and Gentile, because the same Lord Jesus is all over, and is rich unto all who call upon Him;

13 For, "Whoever will call on the name of the Lord will be saved."

for Whoever will call upon the name of the Lord will be saved.

14 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?

How then shall thy call upon Him in whom they do not believe? And how are they to believe in One of whom they have never heard? And how shall they hear without a preacher?

15 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."

And how can men preach unless they are sent? As it is written, How beautiful are the feet of those who bring a glad gospel.

16 But they did not all listen to the gospel. For Isaiah says, "Lord, who has believed our report?"

And yet they did not all hearken to the good news; for Isaiah said, Lord, who hath believed our message?

17 So faith comes by hearing, and hearing by the word of Messiah.

So faith comes from a message heard, and the message comes from the teaching of Christ.

18 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."

But I ask, Did they fail to hear? Yes, truly, Their sound has gone out unto all the earth, And their words unto the ends of the world.

19 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."

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

20 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."

But Isaiah speaks very boldly, I was found of those who were not seeking me, I was made manifest to those who were not asking for me.

21 But as to Israel he says, "All day long I have stretched out my hands to a disobedient and obstinate people."

But to Israel he says, All day long I have been spreading out my hands unto a disobedient and contrary people.