Romans 10:1-21 - The Righteousness Of God Through Faith In Christ

¹ Brothers, my heart's desire and my prayer to God is for them, that they may be saved. ² For I testify about them that they have a zeal for God, but not according to knowledge. ³ For being ignorant of God's righteousness, and seeking to establish their own righteousness, they did not subject themselves to the righteousness of God. ⁴ For Christ is the end of the law for righteousness to everyone who believes. ⁵ For Moses writes about the righteousness of the law, "The one who does them will live by them." ⁶ But the righteousness which is of faith says this, "Do not say in your heart, 'Who will ascend into heaven?' (that is, to bring Christ down); ⁷ or, 'Who will descend into the abyss?' (that is, to bring Christ up from the dead.)" 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 proclaim: 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 For with the heart one believes, resulting in righteousness, and with the mouth confession is made, resulting in salvation. ¹¹ For the Scripture says, "Whoever believes in him will not be put to shame." ¹² For there is no distinction between Jew and Greek; for the same Lord of all is rich to all who call on him. ¹³ For, "Whoever will call on the name of the Lord will be saved."

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 proclaimer? ¹⁵ And how will they proclaim unless they are sent? As it is written: "How beautiful are the feet of those who bring good news of good things." ¹⁶ But they did not all listen to the glad news. For Isaiah says, "Lord, who has believed our report?" ¹⁷ So faith comes by hearing, and hearing by the word of God. ¹⁸ But I say, did they not hear? Yes, truly, "Their sound went out into all the earth, their words to the ends of the world."

¹⁹ But I ask, did not 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."

²⁰ Isaiah is very bold, and says, "I was found by those who did not seek me. I was revealed to those who did not ask for me."

²¹ But as to Israel he says, "All day long I stretched out my hands to a disobedient and contrary people."