Romans 10:1–13

If You Believe You Will Be Saved

¹Brothers and sisters, my heart’s desire and prayer to God on behalf of the Jewish people is that they would be saved. ²I can assure you that they are deeply devoted to God, but they are misguided. ³They don’t understand ⸤how to receive⸥ God’s approval. So they try to set up their own way to get it, and they have not accepted God’s way for receiving his approval. ⁴Christ is the fulfillment of Moses’ Teachings so that everyone who has faith may receive God’s approval. 

⁵Moses writes about receiving God’s approval by following his laws. He says, “The person who obeys these laws will live because he obeys them.” ⁶However, Scripture says about God’s approval which is based on faith, “Don’t ask yourself who will go up to heaven,” (that is, to bring Christ down). ⁷“Don’t ask who will go down into the depths,” (that is, to bring Christ back from the dead). ⁸However, what else does it say? “This message is near you. It’s in your mouth and in your heart.” This is the message of faith that we spread. ⁹If you declare that Jesus is Lord, and believe that God brought him back to life, you will be saved. ¹⁰By believing you receive God’s approval, and by declaring your faith you are saved. ¹¹Scripture says, “Whoever believes in him will not be ashamed.” 

¹²There is no difference between Jews and Greeks. They all have the same Lord, who gives his riches to everyone who calls on him. ¹³So then, “Whoever calls on the name of the Lord will be saved.”