1 B rethren, my heart's desire and my supplication to God is for them, that they may be saved.

2 F or I bear them witness that they have a zeal for God, but not according to knowledge.

3 F or being ignorant of God's righteousness, and seeking to establish their own, they did not subject themselves to the righteousness of God.

4 F or Christ is the end of the law unto righteousness to every one that believeth.

5 F or Moses writeth that the man that doeth the righteousness which is of the law shall live thereby.

6 B ut the righteousness which is of faith saith thus, Say not in thy heart, Who shall ascend into heaven? (that is, to bring Christ down:)

7 o r, Who shall descend into the abyss? (That is, to bring Christ up from the dead.)

8 B ut what saith it? The word is nigh thee, in thy mouth, and in thy heart: that is, the word of faith, which we preach:

9 b ecause if thou shalt confess with thy mouth Jesus as Lord, and shalt believe in thy heart that God raised him from the dead, thou shalt be saved:

10 f or with the heart man believeth unto righteousness; and with the mouth confession is made unto salvation.

11 F or the scripture saith, Whosoever believeth on him shall not be put to shame.

12 F or there is no distinction between Jew and Greek: for the same Lord is Lord of all, and is rich unto all that call upon him:

13 f or, Whosoever shall call upon the name of the Lord shall be saved.

14 H ow then shall they call on him in whom they have not believed? and how shall they believe in him whom they have not heard? and how shall they hear without a preacher?

15 a nd how shall they preach, except they be sent? even as it is written, How beautiful are the feet of them that bring glad tidings of good things!

16 B ut they did not all hearken to the glad tidings. For Isaiah saith, Lord, who hath believed our report?

17 S o belief cometh of hearing, and hearing by the word of Christ.

18 B ut I say, Did they not hear? Yea, verily, Their sound went out into all the earth, And their words unto the ends of the world.

19 B ut I say, Did Israel not know? First Moses saith, I will provoke you to jealousy with that which is no nation, With a nation void of understanding will I anger you.

20 A nd Isaiah is very bold, and saith, I was found of them that sought me not; I became manifest unto them that asked not of me.

21 B ut as to Israel he saith, All the day long did I spread out my hands unto a disobedient and gainsaying people.