New American Standard Bible 2020

Romans 10

The Word of Faith Brings Salvation

1BrothersἈδελφοί,AdelphoiG80and sisters,my heart’sκαρδίαςkardiasG2588desireεὐδοκίαeudokiaG2107and my prayerδέησιςdeēsisG1162to GodθεὸνtheonG2316for them is for theirsalvationσωτηρίαν.sōtērianG4991.

2For I testifyμαρτυρῶmarturōG3140about them that they haveἔχουσινechousinG2192a zealζῆλονzēlonG2205for GodθεοῦtheouG2316,but not inG2596accordanceG2596withG2596knowledgeἐπίγνωσιν.epignōsinG1922.

3For not knowingἀγνοοῦντεςagnoountesG50aboutGod’sθεοῦtheouG2316righteousnessG1343andseekingζητοῦντεςzētountesG2212to establishστῆσαιstēsaiG2476their ownἰδίανidianG2398,they did not subjectὑπετάγησαν.¶hupetagēsanG5293themselves to the righteousnessG1343of GodθεοῦtheouG2316.

4ForChristΧριστὸςChristosG5547is theendΤέλοςTelosG5056of the LawνόμουnomouG3551for righteousnessδικαιοσύνηνdikaiosunēnG1343toeveryoneπαντὶpantiG3956who believesπιστεύοντι.pisteuontiG4100.

5For MosesΜωϋσῆςMōusēsG3475writesγράφειgrapheiG1125of the righteousnessδικαιοσύνηνdikaiosunēnG1343that isbasedἐκekG1537on the LawνόμουnomouG3551,that the personἄνθρωποςanthrōposG444who performsποιήσαςpoiēsasG4160themwill liveζήσεταιzēsetaiG2198by them.

6Butthe righteousnessδικαιοσύνηdikaiosunēG1343basedἐκekG1537on faithπίστεωςpisteōsG4102speaksG3004as followsοὕτωςhoutōsG3779: “Do not sayG3004in your heartκαρδίᾳkardiaG2588, ‘WhoτίςtisG5101will goG305upG305into heavenοὐρανόν;ouranonG3772?’ (that is, to bringκαταγαγεῖν·katagageinG2609ChristΧριστὸνChristonG5547downG2609),

7orἢēG2228‘WhoτίςtisG5101will descendκαταβήσεταιkatabēsetaiG2597into theabyssἄβυσσον;abussonG12?’ (that is, tobringἀναγαγεῖν.anagageinG321ChristΧριστὸνChristonG5547upG321from the deadνεκρῶνnekrōnG3498).”

8But whatτίtiG5101does it sayλέγει;legeiG3004? “The wordῥῆμάrhēmaG4487is nearἐγγύςengusG1451you, in your mouthστόματίstomatiG4750and in your heartκαρδίᾳkardiaG2588”--that is, the wordῥῆμαrhēmaG4487of faithπίστεωςpisteōsG4102whichὃhoG3739we are preachingκηρύσσομεν·kērussomenG2784,

9thatifἐὰνeanG1437you confessὁμολογήσῃςhomologēsēsG3670with your mouthστόματίstomatiG4750JesusἸησοῦνIēsounG2424asLordκύριονkurionG2962, andbelieveπιστεύσῃςpisteusēsG4100in your heartκαρδίᾳkardiaG2588thatGodθεὸςtheosG2316raisedἤγειρενēgeirenG1453Him from the deadνεκρῶν,nekrōnG3498,you will be savedσωθήσῃ·sōthēsēG4982;

10for with the heartκαρδίᾳkardiaG2588a personbelievesπιστεύεταιpisteuetaiG4100,resultingG1519inG1519righteousnessδικαιοσύνην,dikaiosunēnG1343,and with the mouthστόματιstomatiG4750he confessesὁμολογεῖταιhomologeitaiG3670,resultingG1519inG1519salvationσωτηρίαν.¶sōtērianG4991.

11For the Scriptureγραφή·graphēG1124saysΛέγειLegeiG3004, “WhoeverπᾶςpasG3956believesπιστεύωνpisteuōnG4100in Him will not beputκαταισχυνθήσεται.kataischunthēsetaiG2617toG2617shameG2617.”

12Forthere is noοὐouG3756distinctionδιαστολὴdiastolēG1293between JewἸουδαίουIoudaiouG2453and GreekἝλληνος·HellēnosG1672;for the sameG846Lord isLordκύριοςkuriosG2962ofallπάντωνpantōnG3956,aboundingG4147inG4147richesπλουτῶνploutōnG4147for allπάνταςpantasG3956who callἐπικαλουμένουςepikaloumenousG1941onG1941Him;

13for “EveryoneG3956whoG3956callsἐπικαλέσηταιepikalesētaiG1941onG1941the nameὄνομαonomaG3686of the LordκυρίουkuriouG2962will be savedσωθήσεται.¶sōthēsetaiG4982.”

14HowΠῶςPōsG4459thenοὖνounG3767are they to callἐπικαλέσωνταιepikalesōntaiG1941onG1941Him in whomὃνhonG3739they have not believedἐπίστευσαν;episteusanG4100?HowπῶςpōsG4459are they to believeπιστεύσωσινpisteusōsinG4100in HimwhomοὗhouG3739they have not heardἤκουσαν;ēkousanG191?And howπῶςpōsG4459are they to hearἀκούσωσινakousōsinG191withoutχωρὶςchōrisG5565a preacherκηρύσσοντος;kērussontosG2784?

15But howπῶςpōsG4459are they to preachκηρύξωσινkēruxōsinG2784unlessἐὰν μὴean mēG1437 G3361they are sentἀποσταλῶσιν;apostalōsinG649?JustG2509asG2509it is writtenγέγραπται·gegraptaiG1125: “HowὡςhōsG5613beautifulὡραῖοιhōraioiG5611are the feetπόδεςpodesG4228of thoseG3588whobringG2097goodG2097newsG2097of goodἀγαθά.agathaG18thingsG18!”

16Howeverἀλλ᾽all᾽G235, theydid not allπάντεςpantesG3956heedὑπήκουσανhupēkousanG5219thegoodG2098newsG2098;for IsaiahἨσαΐαςĒsaiasG2268saysλέγει·legeiG3004, “Lordκύριε,kurieG2962,whoτίςtisG5101has believedἐπίστευσενepisteusenG4100our reportἀκοῇakoēaG189?”

17SoἄραaraG686faithπίστιςpistisG4102comes fromhearingἀκοῆςakoēsG189,and hearingἀκοὴakoēG189bythe wordῥήματοςrhēmatosG4487of ChristΧριστοῦ.ChristouG5547.

18But I sayλέγω·legōG3004,surelyG3361they have neverοὐκoukG3361 G3756heardἤκουσαν;ēkousanG191,have they? OnG3304theG3304contraryG3304: “Their voiceφθόγγοςphthongosG5353has goneἐξῆλθενexēlthenG1831out into allπᾶσανpasanG3956the earthγῆνgēnG1093,And their wordsῥήματαrhēmataG4487to the endsπέραταperataG4009of theworldοἰκουμένηςoikoumenēsG3625.”

19But I sayλέγω·legōG3004,surelyμὴmēG3361IsraelἸσραὴλIsraēlG2474did not knowἔγνω;egnōG1097,did they? FirstπρῶτοςprōtosG4413MosesΜωϋσῆςMōusēsG3475saysλέγει·legeiG3004, “I willmakeG3863you jealousG3863with those who arenot a nationἔθνειethneiG1484,With a foolishἀσυνέτῳasunetōG801nationἔθνειethneiG1484I will angerπαροργιῶparorgiōG3949you.”

20And IsaiahἨσαΐαςĒsaiasG2268is veryG662boldG662and saysλέγει·legeiG3004, “I was foundεὑρέθηνheurethēnG2147by thoseτοῖςtoisG3588who did not seekζητοῦσιν,zētousinG2212Me,I revealedἐμφανὴς ἐγενόμηνemphanēs egenomēnG1096 G1717Myself to thoseτοῖςtoisG3588who did not askἐπερωτῶσιν.eperōtōsinG1905for Me.”

21But as for IsraelἸσραὴλIsraēlG2474,He saysλέγει·legeiG3004, “I have spreadG1600outG1600My handsχεῖράςcheirasG5495allὅληνholēnG3650dayἡμέρανhēmeranG2250long to a disobedientἀπειθοῦνταapeithountaG544and obstinateἀντιλέγοντα.¶antilegontaG483peopleλαὸνlaonG2992.”

The Word of Faith Brings Salvation

Commentaries on Romans 10