1Brethren,myheart’sκαρδίαςkardiasG2588desireandmysupplicationδέησιςdeēsisG1162toGodθεὸνtheonG2316isforthem,thattheymaybesaved. 2ForIbearμαρτυρῶmarturōG3140themwitnessG3140thattheyhaveazealζῆλονzēlonG2205forGodθεοῦtheouG2316,butnotaccordingκατ᾽kat᾽G2596toknowledgeἐπίγνωσιν.epignōsinG1922. 3ForbeingignorantἀγνοοῦντεςagnoountesG50ofGod’srighteousnessG1343,andseekingζητοῦντεςzētountesG2212toestablishστῆσαιstēsaiG2476theirownἰδίανidianG2398,theydidnotsubjectG5293themselvestotherighteousnessG1343ofGodG2316. 4ForChristΧριστὸςChristosG5547istheendΤέλοςTelosG5056ofthelawνόμουnomouG3551untorighteousnessδικαιοσύνηνdikaiosunēnG1343toeveryoneG3588thatbelieveth. 5ForMosesΜωϋσῆςMōusēsG3475writeththatthemanἄνθρωποςanthrōposG444thatdoeththerighteousnessδικαιοσύνηνdikaiosunēnG1343whichisofthelawνόμουnomouG3551shallliveζήσεταιzēsetaiG2198thereby. 7or,WhoshalldescendκαταβήσεταιkatabēsetaiG2597intotheabyssἄβυσσον;abussonG12? (thatisG1510,tobringἀναγαγεῖν.anagageinG321ChristΧριστὸνChristonG5547upfromthedeadνεκρῶνnekrōnG3498.) 8Butwhatsaithit?ThewordisG1510nigh thee,inthymouthστόματίstomatiG4750,andinthyheartκαρδίᾳkardiaG2588:thatisG1510,thewordoffaithπίστεωςpisteōsG4102,whichwepreachG2784: 9becauseifthou shaltconfessὁμολογήσῃςhomologēsēsG3670withthymouthστόματίstomatiG4750JesusἸησοῦνIēsounG2424asLordκύριονkurionG2962,andshaltbelieveπιστεύσῃςpisteusēsG4100inthyheartκαρδίᾳkardiaG2588thatGodθεὸςtheosG2316raisedG1453himfromthedeadνεκρῶν,nekrōnG3498, thou shaltbesavedG4982: 10forwiththeheartκαρδίᾳkardiaG2588man believeth untorighteousnessδικαιοσύνην,dikaiosunēnG1343;andwiththemouthστόματιstomatiG4750confessionismadeuntosalvationσωτηρίαν.¶sōtērianG4991. 11Forthescriptureγραφή·graphēG1124saith, Whosoever believethonhimshallnotbeputtoshameκαταισχυνθήσεται.kataischunthēsetaiG2617. 13for, WhosoevershallcallἐπικαλέσηταιepikalesētaiG1941uponthenameὄνομαonomaG3686oftheLordκυρίουkuriouG2962shallbesavedG4982. 14HowΠῶςPōsG4459thenοὖνounG3767shalltheycallἐπικαλέσωνταιepikalesōntaiG1941onhiminwhomtheyhavenotbelievedG4100?andhowπῶςpōsG4459shalltheybelieveG4100inhimwhomtheyhavenotheardG191?andhowπῶςpōsG4459shalltheyhearG191withoutapreacher? 16Buttheydidnotallhearkentotheglad tidings.ForIsaiahἨσαΐαςĒsaiasG2268saith,Lordκύριε,kurieG2962,whohathbelievedG4100ourreportἀκοῇakoēaG189? 17Sobelief comethofhearingἀκοῆςakoēsG189,andhearingἀκοὴakoēG189bythewordofChristΧριστοῦ.ChristouG5547. 18ButIsayG3004,Didtheynothearἤκουσαν;ēkousanG191? Yea, verily,TheirsoundwentG1831outintoalltheearthγῆνgēnG1093,AndtheirwordsuntotheendsπέραταperataG4009oftheworldοἰκουμένηςoikoumenēsG3625. 19ButIsayG3004,DidIsraelἸσραὴλIsraēlG2474notknowἔγνω;egnōG1097?FirstπρῶτοςprōtosG4413MosesΜωϋσῆςMōusēsG3475saith,IwillprovokeyoutojealousyπαραζηλώσωparazēlōsōG3863withthatwhichisnonationἔθνειethneiG1484,WithanationἔθνειethneiG1484voidofunderstandingἀσυνέτῳasunetōG801willIangeryou. 20AndIsaiahἨσαΐαςĒsaiasG2268isverybold,andsaith,IwasfoundG2147ofthemthatsoughtζητοῦσιν,zētousinG2212menot;IbecameG1096manifestuntothemthataskedG1905notofme. 21ButastoIsraelἸσραὴλIsraēlG2474hesaith,AllthedayἡμέρανhēmeranG2250longdidIspread outmyhandsχεῖράςcheirasG5495untoadisobedientG544andgainsayingpeopleλαὸνlaonG2992. Commentaries on Romans 10
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