10:1Brothers, the will of my heart indeed, and my entreaty to God, is made for them unto salvation. 10:2For I bear testimony to them that they have a zeal for God, but not according to knowledge. 10:3For, being ignorant of the justice of God, and seeking to establish their own, they have not been subject to the justice of God. 10:4For the end of the law is Christ, unto justice for everyone believing. 10:5For Moses wrote that the man who has done the justice which is from the law, will live in it. 10:6But the justice which is from faith speaks thus: "Do not say in your heart: 'Who will go up into heaven?'"
10:6That is, to bring Christ down: or, "Who will go down into the abyss?" 10:7That is, to call Christ back from the dead. 10:8But what does Scripture say? 10:8"Near is the word, in your mouth, and in your heart": this is the word of faith, which we preach. 10:9Because if you confess with your mouth the Lord Jesus, and believe in your heart that God raised him from the dead, you will be safe. 10:10For with the heart there is believing unto justice: but with the mouth confession is made unto salvation. 10:11For Scripture says: "Everyone who believes in him will not be put to shame." 10:12For there is no distinction of Jew and Greek: for the same is Lord of all, rich towards all who call upon him.
10:13For everyone, whoever has called upon the name of the Lord, will be safe. 10:14How then will they call upon him in whom they have not believed? 10:14Or how will they believe him whom they have not heard? 10:14And how will they hear without one preaching? 10:15And how will they preach unless they are sent? 10:15Just as it has been written: "How beautiful are the feet of those bringing good news of peace, bringing good news of good things!" 10:16But not all obey the Gospel. 10:16For Isaiah says: "Lord, who has believed our hearing?" 10:17Therefore faith is from hearing, and hearing through the word of Christ. 10:18But I say: Have they not heard?
10:18And indeed into all the earth their sound has gone out, and into the ends of the round world their words. 10:19But I say: Has Israel not known? 10:19First Moses says: "I will lead you to rivalry with a non-nation: with an unwise nation I will send you into anger." 10:20But Isaiah dares, and says: "I have been found by those not seeking me: openly I have appeared to those who were not asking for me." 10:21But to Israel he says: "All the day I have spread out my hands to a people not believing, and speaking against me."