ROMANS 10
BRETHREN, my heart's desire and prayer to God for Israel is, that they
might be saved.
2 For I bear them record that they have a zeal of
God, but not according to knowledge.
3 For they being ignorant of God's righteousness,
and going about to establish their own righteousness, have not submitted
themselves unto the righteousness of God.
4 For Christ is the end of the law for righteousness
to every one that believeth.
5 For Moses describeth the righteousness which is
of the law, That the man which doeth those things shall live by them.
6 But the righteousness which is of faith speaketh
on this wise, Say not in thine heart, Who shall ascend into heaven? (that
is, to bring Christ down from above:)
7 Or, Who shall descend into the deep? (that is, to
bring up Christ again from the dead.)
8 But what saith it? The word is nigh thee,
even in thy mouth, and in thy heart: that is, the word of faith, which we
preach;
9 That if thou shalt confess with thy mouth the Lord
Jesus, and shalt believe in thine heart that God hath 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 ashamed.
12 For there is no difference between the Jew and
the Greek: for the same Lord over all 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 of whom they have not heard?
and how shall they hear without a preacher?
15 And how shall they preach, except they be sent?
as it is written, How beautiful are the feet of them that preach the gospel
of peace, and bring glad tidings of good things!
16 But they have not all obeyed the gospel. For
Esaias saith, Lord, who hath believed our report?
17 So then faith cometh by hearing, and hearing by
the word of God.
18 But I say, Have they not heard? Yes verily,
their sound went into all the earth, and their words unto the ends of the
world.
19 But I say, Did not Israel know? First Moses
saith, I will provoke you to jealousy by them that are no people, and by
a foolish nation I will anger you.
20 But Esaias is very bold, and saith, I was found
of them that sought me not; I was made manifest unto them that asked not
after me.
21 But to Israel he saith, All day long I have stretched
forth my hands unto a disobedient and gainsaying people.