Brethren,
my heart's desire and prayer to God for Israel
is, that they might be saved.
02 For I bear them record that they have a zeal
of God, but not according to knowledge.
03 For they being ignorant of God's
righteousness, and going about to establish their
own righteousness, have not submitted themselves
unto the righteousness of God.
04 For Christ is the end of the law for
righteousness to every one that believeth.
05 For Moses describeth the righteousness which
is of the law, That the man which doeth those
things shall live by them.
06 But the righteousness which is of faith
speaketh on this wise, Say not in thine heart,
Who shall ascend into heaven? (that is, to bring
Christ down from above:)
07 Or, Who shall descend into the deep? (that is,
to bring up Christ again from the dead.)
08 But what saith it? The word is nigh thee, even
in thy mouth, and in thy heart: that is, the word
of faith, which we preach;
09 That if thou shalt confess with thy mouth the
Lord Jesus, and shalt believe in thine heart that
God hath raised him from the dead, thou shalt be
saved.
10 For with the heart man believeth unto
righteousness; and with the mouth confession is
made unto salvation.
11 For the scripture saith, Whosoever believeth
on him shall not be ashamed.
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12 For there is no difference between the Jew and
the Greek: for the same Lord over all is rich
unto all that call upon him.
13 For whosoever shall call upon the name of the
Lord shall be saved.
14 How then shall they call on him in whom they
have not believed? and how shall they believe in
him of whom they have not heard? and how shall
they hear without a preacher?
15 And how shall they preach, except they be
sent? as it is written, How beautiful are the
feet of them that preach the gospel of peace, and
bring glad tidings of good things!
16 But they have not all obeyed the gospel. For
Esaias saith, Lord, who hath believed our report?
17 So then faith cometh by hearing, and hearing
by the word of God.
18 But I say, Have they not heard? Yes verily,
their sound went into all the earth, and their
words unto the ends of the world.
19 But I say, Did not Israel know? First Moses
saith, I will provoke you to jealousy by them
that are no people, and by a foolish nation I
will anger you.
20 But Esaias is very bold, and saith, I was
found of them that sought me not; I was made
manifest unto them that asked not after me.
21 But to Israel he saith, All day long I have
stretched forth my hands unto a disobedient and
gainsaying people.
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