Rom 10 | ISV | STEP | The Person Who Believes Will Be Saved Brothers, my heart's desire and prayer to God on behalf of the Jews is that they would be saved.

Romans 10

1 The Person Who Believes Will Be Saved

Brothers, my heart's desire and prayer to God on behalf of the Jews ^{▼▼Lit. on behalf of them} is that they would be saved. 2 For I can testify on their behalf that they have a zeal for God, but it is not in keeping with full knowledge.Acts 21:20; 22:3; Rom 9:31; Gal 1:14; 4:17 3 For they are ignorant of the righteousness that comes from God while they try to establish their own, and they have not submitted to God's righteousness.Rom 1:17; 9:30; Phil 3:9 4 For Christ is the culmination ^{▼▼Or end} of the law as far as righteousness is concerned for everyone who believes.Matt 5:17; Gal 3:24

5 For Moses writes about the righteousness that comes from the law as follows: “The person who obeys these things will find life in them.” ^{▼▼Lev 18:5}Lev 18:5; Neh 9:29; Ezek 20:11, 13, 21; Gal 3:12 6 But the righteousness that comes from faith says, “Do not say in your heart, ‘Who will go up to heaven?’ (that is, to bring Christ down),Deut 30:12-13 7 or ‘Who will go down into the depths?’ (that is, to bring Christ back from the dead).” 8 But what does it say? “The message is near you. It is in your mouth and in your heart.” ^{▼▼Deut 9:4; 30:12-14} This is the message of faith that we proclaim:Deut 30:14 9 If you declare with your mouth that Jesus is Lord, and believe in your heart that God raised him from the dead, you will be saved.Matt 10:32; Luke 12:8; Acts 8:37 10 For a person believes with his heart and is justified, and a person declares with his mouth and is saved. 11 For the Scripture says, “Everyone who believes in him will not be ashamed.” ^{▼▼Isa 28:16}Isa 28:16; 49:23; Jer 17:7; Rom 9:33 12 For there is no difference between Jew and Greek, because they all have the same Lord, who gives richly to all who call on him.Acts 10:36; 15:9; Rom 3:22, 29; Gal 3:28; Eph 1:7; 1Tim 2:5 13 For “everyone who calls on the name of the Lord will be saved.” ^{▼▼Joel 2:32}Joel 2:32; Acts 2:21; 9:14

14 How, then, can people ^{▼▼Lit. they} call on someone they have not believed? And how can they believe in someone they have not heard about? And how can they hear without someone preaching?Titus 1:3 15 And how can they preach unless they are sent? As it is written,Isa 52:7; Nah 1:15

“How beautiful are the feet of those

who bring the good news!” ^{▼▼Isa 52:7}

16 But not everyone has obeyed the gospel. For Isaiah asks,

“Lord, who has believed our message?” ^{▼▼Isa 53:1}Isa 53:1; John 12:38; Rom 3:3; Heb 4:2

17 Consequently, faith comes from listening, and listening comes through the word of Christ. ^{▼▼Other mss. read of God}

18 But I ask, “Didn't they hear?” Certainly they did! In fact,1Kings 18:10; Ps 19:4; Matt 4:8; 24:14; 28:19; Mark 16:15; Col 1:6, 23

“Their voice has gone out into the whole world,

and their words to the ends of the earth.” ^{▼▼Ps 19:4}

19 Again I ask, “Did Israel not understand?” Moses was the first to say,Deut 32:21; Rom 11:11; Titus 3:3

“I will make you jealous

by those who are not a nation;

I will make you angry

by a nation that doesn't understand.” ^{▼▼Deut 32:21}

20 And Isaiah boldly says,Isa 65:1; Rom 9:30

“I was found by those who were not looking for me;

I was revealed to those who were not asking for me.” ^{▼▼Isa 65:1}

21 But about Israel he says,Isa 65:2

“All day long I have held out my hands

to a disobedient and rebellious people.” ^{▼▼Isa 65:2 (LXX)}