The Epistle of Paul the Apostle to the Romans

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- Chapter 10 -

(Isaiah 65:1–16)

Brothers, the pleasure indeed of my heart, and my supplication that [is] to God for Israel, is—for salvation;

for I bear them testimony that they have a zeal of God, but not according to knowledge,

for not knowing the righteousness of God, and seeking to establish their own righteousness, they did not submit to the righteousness of God.

For Christ is an end of law for righteousness to everyone who is believing,

for Moses describes the righteousness that [is] of the Law, that, “The man who did them will live in them,”

and the righteousness of faith thus speaks: “You may not say in your heart, Who will go up to Heaven?” (that is, to bring Christ down)

or, “Who will go down to the abyss?” (that is, to bring up Christ out of the dead).

But what does it say? “The saying is near you—in your mouth, and in your heart”: that is, the saying of the faith that we preach;

that if you may confess with your mouth that Jesus [is] LORD, and may believe in your heart that God raised Him out of the dead, you will be saved,

for with the heart [one] believes to righteousness, and with the mouth is confession made to salvation;

for the Writing says, “Everyone who is believing on Him will not be ashamed,”

for there is no difference between Jew and Greek, for the same Lord of all [is] rich to all those calling on Him,

for “Everyone who, if he may have called on the Name of the LORD, will be saved.”

How then will they call on [Him] in whom they did not believe? And how will they believe [on Him] of whom they did not hear? And how will they hear apart from one preaching?

And how will they preach, if they may not be sent? According as it has been written: “How beautiful the feet of those proclaiming good tidings of peace, of those proclaiming good tidings of the good things!”

But they were not all obedient to the good tidings, for Isaiah says, “LORD, who gave credence to our report?”

So then faith [is] by a report, and the report through a saying of God,

but I say, did they not hear? Yes, indeed, “their voice went forth to all the earth, and their sayings to the ends of the habitable world.”

But I say, did Israel not know? First Moses says, “I will provoke you to jealousy by [that which is] not a nation, || By an unintelligent nation I will anger you,”

and Isaiah is very bold and says, “I was found by those not seeking Me; I became visible to those not inquiring after Me”;

and to Israel He says, “All the day I stretched out My hands to a people unbelieving and contradicting.”

(Isaiah 65:1–16)

Brothers, my heart’s desire and my prayer to God is for Israel, that they may be saved.

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

For being ignorant of God’s righteousness, and seeking to establish their own righteousness, they didn’t subject themselves to the righteousness of God.

For Christ is the fulfillment

(a)

of the law for righteousness to everyone who believes.

For Moses writes about the righteousness of the law, “The one who does them will live by them.”(b)

But the righteousness which is of faith says this, “Don’t say in your heart, ‘Who will ascend into heaven?’(c) (that is, to bring Christ down);

or, ‘Who will descend into the abyss?’(d) (that is, to bring Christ up from the dead.)”

But what does it say? “The word is near you, in your mouth and in your heart;”(e) that is, the word of faith which we preach:

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

For with the heart one believes resulting in righteousness; and with the mouth confession is made resulting in salvation.

For the Scripture says, “Whoever believes in him will not be disappointed.”(f)

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

For, “Whoever will call on the name of the Lord will be saved.”(g)

How then will they call on him in whom they have not believed? How will they believe in him whom they have not heard? How will they hear without a preacher?

And how will they preach unless they are sent? As it is written: “How beautiful are the feet of those who preach the Good News of peace, who bring glad tidings of good things!”(h)

But they didn’t all listen to the glad news. For Isaiah says, “Lord, who has believed our report?”(i)

So faith comes by hearing, and hearing by the word of God.

But I say, didn’t they hear? Yes, most certainly, “Their sound went out into all the earth, their words to the ends of the world.”(j)

But I ask, didn’t Israel know? First Moses says, “I will provoke you to jealousy with that which is no nation. I will make you angry with a nation void of understanding.”(k)

Isaiah is very bold and says, “I was found by those who didn’t seek me. I was revealed to those who didn’t ask for me.”(l)

But about Israel he says, “All day long I stretched out my hands to a disobedient and contrary people.”(m)

Footnotes

(a)10:4 or, completion, or end

(b)10:5 ℘ Leviticus 18:5

(d)10:7 ℘ Deuteronomy 30:13

(e)10:8 ℘ Deuteronomy 30:14

(f)10:11 ℘ Isaiah 28:16

(g)10:13 ℘ Joel 2:32

(h)10:15 ℘ Isaiah 52:7

(i)10:16 ℘ Isaiah 53:1

(j)10:18 ℘ Psalms 19:4

(k)10:19 ℘ Deuteronomy 32:21

(l)10:20 ℘ Isaiah 65:1

(m)10:21 ℘ Isaiah 65:2