The Bible
Romans Chapter 10
1Brothers, my heart's desire and my prayer to God is for Israel, that they may be saved. 2For I testify about them that they have a zeal for God, but not according to knowledge. 3For being ignorant of God's righteousness, and seeking to establish their own righteousness, they didn't subject themselves to the righteousness of God. 4For AnointedOne is the fulfillment of the law for righteousness to everyone who believes.
5For Moses writes about the righteousness of the law, "The person who does them will live by them." 6But the righteousness which is of faith says this, "Don't say in your heart, 'Who will ascend into heaven?' (that is, to bring AnointedOne down); 7or, 'Who will descend into the abyss?' (that is, to bring AnointedOne up from the dead.)" 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: 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. 10For with the heart one believes resulting in righteousness; and with the mouth confession is made resulting in salvation. 11For the Scripture says, "Whoever believes in him will not be disappointed."
12For there is no difference between Jew and Gentile for he is Lord of all, making all who call on him rich. 13For, "All who call on the name of ForeverOne will be saved." 14So how will they call on [someone] they don't trust? And how will they trust [someone] they've never heard of? How will they hear without someone preaching [to them]? 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!"
16But they didn't all listen to the glad news. For Isaiah says, "ForeverOne, who has believed our report?" 17So faith comes by hearing, and hearing by the word of God. 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."
19But I ask, didn't Israel know? First Moses says,
"I will provoke you-all to jealousy of what is no nation.
I will make you-all angry with a nation void of understanding."
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."
21But about Israel he says, "All day long I stretched out my hands to a disobedient and contrary people."
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