10Romans 10

1Brothers, my heart’s desire and my prayer to God is for Israel, that they may be saved.Select Romans 10:1

2For I testify about them that they have a zeal for God, but not according to knowledge.Select Romans 10:2

3For being ignorant of God’s righteousness, and seeking to establish their own righteousness, they didn’t subject themselves to the righteousness of God.Select Romans 10:3

4For Christ is the fulfillment of the law for righteousness to everyone who believes.Select Romans 10:4

5For Moses writes about the righteousness of the law, “The one who does them will live by them.”Select Romans 10:5

6But the righteousness which is of faith says this, “Don’t say in your heart, ‘Who will ascend into heaven?’ (that is, to bring Christ down);Select Romans 10:6

7or, ‘Who will descend into the abyss?’ (that is, to bring Christ up from the dead.)”Select Romans 10:7

8But what does it say? “The word is near you, in your mouth, and in your heart”; that is, the word of faith, which we preach:Select Romans 10:8

9that if you will confess with your mouth that Jesus is Lord, and believe in your heart that God raised him from the dead, you will be saved.Select Romans 10:9

10For with the heart, one believes unto righteousness; and with the mouth confession is made unto salvation.Select Romans 10:10

11For the Scripture says, “Whoever believes in him will not be disappointed.”Select Romans 10:11

12For there is no distinction between Jew and Greek; for the same Lord is Lord of all, and is rich to all who call on him.Select Romans 10:12

13For, “Whoever will call on the name of the Lord will be saved.”Select Romans 10:13

14How then will they call on him in whom they have not believed? How will they believe in him whom they have not heard? How will they hear without a preacher?Select Romans 10:14

15And how will they preach unless they are sent? As it is written: “How beautiful are the feet of those who preach the Good News of peace, who bring glad tidings of good things!”Select Romans 10:15

16But they didn’t all listen to the glad news. For Isaiah says, “Lord, who has believed our report?”Select Romans 10:16

17So faith comes by hearing, and hearing by the word of God.Select Romans 10:17

18But I say, didn’t they hear? Yes, most certainly, “Their sound went out into all the earth, their words to the ends of the world.”Select Romans 10:18

19But I ask, didn’t Israel know? First Moses says, “I will provoke you to jealousy with that which is no nation, with a nation void of understanding I will make you angry.”Select Romans 10:19

20Isaiah is very bold, and says, “I was found by those who didn’t seek me. I was revealed to those who didn’t ask for me.”Select Romans 10:20

21But as to Israel he says, “All day long I stretched out my hands to a disobedient and contrary people.”Select Romans 10:21