Romans 10 — TCENT

10Verse 1Brothers, the desire of my heart and my prayer to God is that⁺Israel may be saved.^{Verse 2}I can testify that they have a zeal for God, but not according to knowledge.^{Verse 3}For they do not understand the righteousness of God, and by seeking to establish their own⁺righteousness, they have not submitted to God's righteousness.^{Verse 4}For Christ is the end of the law so that there may be righteousness for everyone who believes.

Salvation for All Who Believe

^{Verse 5}Moses writes⁺about the righteousness that is by the law: “The person who does these things will live by them.”^{Verse 6}But the righteousness that is by faith speaks like this: “Do not say in yoʋr heart, ‘Who will go up to heaven?’ ” (that is, to bring Christ down)^{Verse 7}“or, ‘Who will go down into the abyss?’ ” (that is, to bring Christ up from the dead).^{Verse 8}But what does it say? “The word is near yoʋ, in yoʋr mouth and in yoʋr heart” (that is, the word of faith that we preach),^{Verse 9}because if yoʋ⁺confess with yoʋr mouth that Jesus is Lord and believe with yoʋr heart that God raised him from the dead, yoʋ will be saved.^{Verse 10}For with the heart belief is exercised, resulting in righteousness; and with the mouth confession is made, resulting in salvation.^{Verse 11}As the Scripture says, “No one who believes in him will be put to shame.”^{Verse 12}For there is no distinction between Jew and Greek; the same Lord is Lord of all and richly blesses all who call upon him.^{Verse 13}For “everyone who calls upon the name of the Lord will be saved.”^{Verse 14}How then⁺will they call upon him in whom they have not believed? And how⁺will they believe in him whom they have not heard? And how⁺will they hear without someone preaching?^{Verse 15}And how⁺will they preach unless they are sent? As it is written, “How beautiful are the feet of those⁺who preach the gospel of peace, who preach good news of good things!”^{Verse 16}But not all the Israelites have obeyed the gospel. For Isaiah says, “Lord, who has believed our report?”^{Verse 17}So then, faith comes by hearing, and hearing comes through the word of⁺God.^{Verse 18}But I ask, have they not heard? On the contrary,
“The message has gone out into all the earth,
and the words to the ends of the world.”^{Verse 19}Again I ask, did Israel not understand? First Moses says,
“I will provoke you to jealousy by that which is not a nation;
by a nation that has no understanding I will provoke you to anger.”^{Verse 20}And Isaiah is even bold enough to say,
“I was found by those who were not seeking me;
I became known to those who were not asking for me.”^{Verse 21}But to Israel he says, “All day long I have held out my hands to a disobedient and contrary people.”