Romans 10

The Word of Faith Brings Salvation

1BrethrenG80, my heart’sG2588 desireG2107 and my prayerG1162 to GodG2316 for them is for their salvationG4991. 2For I testifyG3140 about them that they haveG2192 1a zealG2205 for GodG2316, but not in accordanceG2596 with knowledgeG1922. 3For not knowingG50 about 2God’sG2316 righteousnessG1343 and 3seekingG2212 to establishG2476 their ownG2398, they did not subjectG5293 themselves to the righteousnessG1343 of GodG2316. 4For 4ChristG5547 is the 5endG5056 of the lawG3551 for righteousnessG1343 to 6everyoneG3956 who believesG4100.

5For MosesG3475 writesG1125 that the manG444 who practicesG4160 the righteousnessG1343 which is 7basedG1537 on lawG3551 8shall liveG2198 9by that righteousnessG846. 6But 10the righteousnessG1343 11basedG1537 on faithG4102 speaksG3004 as followsG3779: “12Do not sayG3004 in your heartG2588, ‘WhoG5101 will ascendG305 into heavenG3772?’ (that is, to bringG2609 ChristG5547 downG2609), 7orG2228 ‘WhoG5101 will descendG2597 into the 13abyssG12?’ (that is, to 14bringG321 ChristG5547 up from the deadG3498).” 8But whatG5101 does it sayG3004? “15The wordG4487 is nearG1451 you, in your mouthG4750 and in your heartG2588”--that is, the wordG4487 of faithG4102 whichG3739 we are preachingG2784, 916that 17ifG1437 you confessG3670 with your mouthG4750 JesusG2424 as LordG2962, and 18believeG4100 in your heartG2588 that 19GodG2316 raisedG1453 Him from the deadG3498, you will be savedG4982; 10for with the heartG2588 a person believesG4100, 20resultingG1519 in righteousnessG1343, and with the mouthG4750 he confessesG3670, 21resultingG1519 in salvationG4991. 11For the ScriptureG1124 saysG3004, “22WhoeverG3956 believesG4100 in Him will not be 23disappointedG2617.” 12For 24there is noG3756 distinctionG1293 between JewG2453 and GreekG1672; for the sameG846 Lord is 25LordG2962 of 26allG3956, aboundingG4147 in richesG4147 for allG3956 who callG1941 on Him; 13for “27WhoeverG3956 will callG1941 on the nameG3686 of the LordG2962 will be savedG4982.”

14HowG4459 thenG3767 will they callG1941 on Him in whomG3739 they have not believedG4100? HowG4459 will they believeG4100 in Him 28whomG3739 they have not heardG191? And howG4459 will they hearG191 withoutG5565 29a preacherG2784? 15HowG4459 will they preachG2784 unlessG1437G3361 they are sentG649? JustG2509 as it is writtenG1125, “30HowG5613 beautifulG5611 are the feetG4228 of thoseG3588 who 3132bringG2097 goodG2097 newsG2097 of goodG18 thingsG18!”

16HoweverG235, they 33did not allG3956 heedG5219 the 34goodG2098 newsG2098; for IsaiahG2268 saysG3004, “35LordG2962, whoG5101 has believedG4100 our reportG189?” 17SoG686 faithG4102 comes from 36hearingG189, and hearingG189 by 37the wordG4487 38of ChristG5547.

18But I sayG3004, surelyG3361 they have neverG3361G3756 heardG191, have they? IndeedG3304 they have; “39Their voiceG5353 has goneG1831 out into allG3956 the earthG1093, And their wordsG4487 to the endsG4009 of the 40worldG3625.” 19But I sayG3004, surelyG3361 IsraelG2474 did not knowG1097, did they? FirstG4413 MosesG3475 saysG3004, “41I will 42makeG3863 you jealousG3863 by that which is not a nationG1484, By a nationG1484 withoutG801 understandingG801 will I angerG3949 you.” 20And IsaiahG2268 is veryG662 boldG662 and saysG3004, “43I was foundG2147 by thoseG3588 who did not seekG2212 Me, I becameG1096 manifestG1717 to thoseG3588 who did not askG1905 for Me.” 21But as for IsraelG2474 He saysG3004, “44AllG3650 the dayG2250 long I have stretchedG1600 out My handsG5495 to a disobedientG544 and obstinateG483 peopleG2992.”