Rom 10 | NASB2020 | STEP | Brothers and sisters, my heart’s desire and my prayer to God for them is for their salvation .

Romans 10

The Word of Faith Brings Salvation

1 Brothers and sisters, my heart’s desire and my prayer to God for them is for their salvation. 2 For I testify about them that they have ^aa zeal for God, but not in accordance with knowledge. 3 For not knowing about ^bGod’s righteousness and ^cseeking to establish their own, they did not subject themselves to the righteousness of God. 4 For ^dChrist is the ^{▼▼Or goal}end of the Law for righteousness to ^feveryone who believes.

5 For Moses writes of the righteousness that is ^{▼▼Lit out of, from}based on the Law, that the person who performs ^{▼▼I.e., the statutes of the Law}them ⁱwill live by ^{▼▼I.e., the statutes of the Law}them. 6 But ^kthe righteousness ^{▼▼Lit out of, from}based on faith speaks as follows: “ ^mDo not say in your heart, ‘Who will go up into heaven?’ (that is, to bring Christ down), 7 or ‘Who will descend into the ⁿabyss?’ (that is, to ^obring Christ up from the dead).” 8 But what does it say? “ ^pThe word is near you, in your mouth and in your heart”--that is, the word of faith which we are preaching, 9 ^{▼▼Or because}that ^rif you confess with your mouth Jesus as Lord, and ^sbelieve in your heart that ^tGod raised Him from the dead, you will be saved; 10 for with the heart a person believes, ^{▼▼Lit to righteousness}resulting in righteousness, and with the mouth he confesses, ^{▼▼Lit to salvation}resulting in salvation. 11 For the Scripture says, “ ^wWhoever believes in Him will not be ^{▼▼Or disappointed}put to shame.” 12 For ^ythere is no distinction between Jew and Greek; for the same Lord is ^zLord of ^aaall, abounding in riches for all who call on Him; 13 for “ ^abEveryone who calls on the name of the Lord will be saved.”

14 How then are they to call on Him in whom they have not believed? How are they to believe in Him ^acwhom they have not heard? And how are they to hear without ^ada preacher? 15 But how are they to preach unless they are sent? Just as it is written: “ ^aeHow beautiful are the feet of those who ^{▼▼Or preach the gospel
,} ^agbring good news of good things!”

16 However, they ^ahdid not all heed the ^{▼▼Or gospel}good news; for Isaiah says, “ ^ajLord, who has believed our report?” 17 So faith comes from ^akhearing, and hearing by ^althe word ^{▼▼Or concerning Christ}of Christ.

18 But I say, surely they have never heard, have they? On the contrary:

“ ^anTheir voice has gone out into all the earth,
And their words to the ends of the ^{▼▼Or inhabited earth}world.”
19 But I say, surely Israel did not know, did they? First Moses says,

“ ^apI will ^aqmake you jealous with those who are not a nation,
With a foolish nation I will anger you.”
20 And Isaiah is very bold and says,

“ ^arI was found by those who did not seek Me,
I revealed Myself to those who did not ask for Me.”
21 But as for Israel, He says, “ ^asI have spread out My hands all day long to a disobedient and obstinate people.”