Romans 10

The Word Brings Salvation

(Isaiah 65:1–16)

1BrothersG80, myG1699 heart’sG2588 desireG2107 andG2532 prayerG1162 toG4314 GodG2316 forG5228 the Israelites is forG1519 their salvationG4991. 2ForG1063 I testifyG3140 about themG846 thatG3754 they areG2192 zealousG2205 for GodG2316, butG235 notG3756 on the basis ofG2596 knowledgeG1922. 3BecauseG1063 they were ignorantG50 of God’sG2316 righteousnessG1343 andG2532 soughtG2212 to establishG2476 their ownG2398, they did not submitG3756G5293 toG3588 God’sG2316 righteousnessG1343. 4ForG1063 ChristG5547 is the endG5056 of the lawG3551, to bringG1519 righteousnessG1343 to everyoneG3956 whoG3588 believesG4100.

5ForG1063 concerning theG3588 righteousnessG1343 thatG3588 is byG1537 theG3588 lawG3551, MosesG3475 writesG1125: “TheG3588 manG444 who doesG4160 these thingsG846 will liveG2198 byG1722 themG846.”1 6ButG1161 theG3588 righteousnessG1343 that is byG1537 faithG4102 saysG3004: “Do not sayG3361G2036 inG1722 yourG4771 heartG2588, ‘WhoG5101 will ascendG305 intoG1519 heavenG3772?’2 (thatG3778 isG1510, to bring Christ downG2609G5547) 7orG2228, ‘WhoG5101 will descendG2597 intoG1519 theG3588 AbyssG12?’3 (thatG3778 isG1510, to bringG321 ChristG5547 up fromG1537 the deadG3498).”

8ButG235 whatG5101 does it sayG3004? “TheG3588 wordG4487 isG1510 nearG1451 youG4771; it is inG1722 yourG4771 mouthG4750 andG2532 inG1722 yourG4771 heartG2588,”4 thatG3778 isG1510, theG3588 wordG4487 of faithG4102 we are proclaimingG2784: 9thatG3754 ifG1437 you confessG3670 withG1722 yourG4771 mouthG4750, “JesusG2424 is LordG2962,” andG2532 believeG4100 inG1722 yourG4771 heartG2588 thatG3754 GodG2316 raisedG1453 HimG846 fromG1537 the deadG3498, you will be savedG4982. 10ForG1063 with your heartG2588 you believeG4100 and are justifiedG1343, andG1161 with your mouthG4750 you confessG3670 and are savedG4991.

11It is just asG1063 theG3588 ScriptureG1124 saysG3004: “AnyoneG3956 whoG3588 believesG4100 inG1909 HimG846 will neverG3756 be put to shameG2617.”5 12ForG1063 there isG1510 noG3756 differenceG1293 betweenG5037 JewG2453 andG2532 GreekG1672: TheG3588 sameG846 LordG2962 is Lord of allG3956, and gives richlyG4147 toG1519 allG3956 whoG3588 callG1941 on HimG846, 13forG1063, “Everyone whoG3956G3739G302 calls onG1941 theG3588 nameG3686 of the LordG2962 will be savedG4982.”6

14HowG4459 thenG3767 can they callG1941 onG1519 the One in whom they have not believedG3756G4100? AndG1161 howG4459 can they believe inG4100 the One of whomG3739 they have not heardG3756G191? AndG1161 howG4459 can they hearG191 withoutG5565 someone to preachG2784? 15AndG1161 howG4459 can they preachG2784 unlessG1437G3361 they are sentG649? AsG2531 it is writtenG1125: “HowG5613 beautifulG5611 are theG3588 feetG4228 of those whoG3588 bring good newsG2097G3588G18!”7

16ButG235 notG3756 all of themG3956 welcomedG5219 theG3588 good newsG2098. ForG1063 IsaiahG2268 saysG3004, “LordG2962, whoG5101 has believedG4100 ourG1473 messageG189?”8 17ConsequentlyG686, faithG4102 comes byG1537 hearingG189, andG1161 hearingG189 byG1223 the wordG4487 of ChristG5547.

18ButG235 I askG3004, did they not hearG3756G191G3361? IndeedG3304 they did:

19I askG3004 insteadG235, did IsraelG2474 notG3756G3361 understandG1097? FirstG4413, MosesG3475 saysG3004:

20AndG1161 IsaiahG2268 boldlyG662 saysG3004:

21ButG1161 as forG4314 IsraelG2474 he saysG3004: