10:1 Brothers, my hearts desire and my prayer to God is for Israel, that they may be saved.
10:2 For I testify about them that they have a zeal for God, but not according to knowledge.
10:3 For being ignorant of Gods righteousness, and seeking to establish their own righteousness, they didnt subject themselves to the righteousness of God.
10:4 For Christ is the fulfillment of the law for righteousness to everyone who believes.
10:5 For Moses writes about the righteousness of the law, The one who does them will live by them.
10:6 But the righteousness which is of faith says this, Dont say in your heart, Who will ascend into heaven? (that is, to bring Christ down);
10:7 or, Who will descend into the abyss? (that is, to bring Christ up from the dead.)
10:8 But 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:
10:9 that 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.
10:10 For with the heart, one believes unto righteousness; and with the mouth confession is made unto salvation.
10:11 For the Scripture says, Whoever believes in him will not be disappointed.
10:12 For 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.
10:13 For, Whoever will call on the name of the Lord will be saved.
10:14 How 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?
10:15 And 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!
10:16 But they didnt all listen to the glad news. For Isaiah says, Lord, who has believed our report?
10:17 So faith comes by hearing, and hearing by the word of God.
10:18 But I say, didnt they hear? Yes, most certainly, Their sound went out into all the earth, their words to the ends of the world.
10:19 But I ask, didnt 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.
10:20 Isaiah is very bold, and says, I was found by those who didnt seek me. I was revealed to those who didnt ask for me.
10:21 But as to Israel he says, All day long I stretched out my hands to a disobedient and contrary people.