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Brothers, my
heart's desire and my prayer to God is for
Israel, that they may be saved.
{10:2} For I testify about them that they have a zeal for God, but not according to knowledge.
{10:3} For being ignorant of God's righteousness, and seeking to establish their own righteousness, they didn't subject themselves to the righteousness of God.
{10:4} For
Christ is the
fulfillment of the
law for righteousness to everyone who believes.
{10:5} For Moses writes about the righteousness of the law, "The one who does them will live by them."[
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{10:6} But the righteousness which is of faith says this, "Don't say in your heart, 'Who will ascend into
heaven?'[
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{10:7} or, 'Who will descend into the abyss?'[
Ref] (that is, to bring Christ up from the dead.)"
{10:8} But what does it say? "The word is near you, in your mouth, and in your heart";[
Ref] that is, the word of faith, which we preach:
{10:9} 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.
{10:10} For with the heart, one believes unto righteousness; and with the mouth
confession is made unto salvation.
{10:11} For the Scripture says, "Whoever believes in him will not be disappointed."[
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{10:12} For there is no distinction between
Jew and
Greek; for the same Lord is Lord of all, and is rich to all who
call on him.
{10:13} For, "Whoever will call on the name of the Lord will be saved."[
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{10:14} 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 preacher?
{10:15} And 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!"[
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{10:16} But they didn't all listen to the glad news. For
Isaiah says, "Lord, who has believed our report?"[
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{10:17} So faith comes by hearing, and hearing by the word of God.
{10:18} But 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."[
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{10:19} But I ask, didn't 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."[
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{10:20} Isaiah 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."[
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{10:21} But as to Israel he says, "All day long I stretched out my hands to a disobedient and contrary people."[
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