Romans 10

Righteousness by Faith Alone

10Brothers, my heart’s desire and prayer to God concerning them ^tis for their salvation! ²I can testify about them that they have zeal for God, ^ubut not according to knowledge. ³Because they disregarded the righteousness from God ^vand attempted to establish their own righteousness, they have not submitted themselves to God’s righteousness. ⁴For Christ is the end ^wof the law for righteousness ^xto everyone who believes. ^y5For Moses writes about the righteousness that is from the law: The one who does these things will live by them. ^za6But the righteousness that comes from faith ^bspeaks like this: Do not say in your heart, “Who will go up to heaven?” ^cdthat is, to bring Christ down ⁷or, “Who will go down into the abyss?” ^efthat is, to bring Christ up from the dead. ^g8On the contrary, what does it say? The message is near you, in your mouth and in your heart. ^hiThis is the message of faith that we proclaim: ⁹If you confess with your mouth, “Jesus is Lord,” ^jand believe in your heart ^kthat God raised Him from the dead, ^lyou will be saved. ¹⁰One believes with the heart, resulting in righteousness, and one confesses with the mouth, resulting in salvation. ¹¹Now the Scripture says, Everyone who believes on Him will not be put to shame, ^mn12for there is no distinction between Jew and Greek, ^osince the same Lord ^pof all ^qis rich to all who call on Him. ¹³For everyone who calls on the name of the Lord will be saved. ^rs

Israel’s Rejection of the Message

¹⁴But how can they call on Him they have not believed in? And how can they believe without hearing about Him? ^tAnd how can they hear without a preacher? ^u15And how can they preach unless they are sent? As it is written: How beautiful ^vare the feet of those ^wwho announce the gospel of good things! ^xy16But all did not obey the gospel. ^zFor Isaiah says, Lord, who has believed our message? ^ab17So faith comes from what is heard, ^cand what is heard comes through the message about Christ. ^de18But I ask, “Did they not hear?” Yes, they did:

Their voice has gone out to all the earth,

and their words to the ends of the inhabited world. ^fg

¹⁹But I ask, “Did Israel not understand?” First, Moses said:

I will make you jealous

of those who are not a nation; ^h

I will make you angry by a nation

that lacks understanding. ^ij

²⁰And Isaiah says boldly:

I was found

by those who were not looking for Me;

I revealed Myself

to those who were not asking for Me. ^kl

²¹But to Israel he says: All day long I have spread out My hands to a disobedient and defiant people. ^mn