Romans 9:30-10:21
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Romans 9:30 --- 10:1-21
Israel’s Unbelief
30 What
then shall we say? That the
Gentiles,
who did not pursue
righteousness,
have obtained it, a righteousness
that is by faith; 31 but
the people of
Israel,
who pursued the law as the way of
righteousness, have not attained their goal. 32 Why
not? Because they
pursued it not by faith
but as if it were by works. They
stumbled over the stumbling stone. 33 As it is written:
“See,
I lay in Zion a
stone that causes people to stumble
and a rock that makes them fall,
and the one
who believes in him will never be put to shame.”[m]
Chapter 10
1Brothers
and sisters, my heart’s
desire and prayer to God for the Israelites is
that they may be saved. 2For
I can testify about them that they are zealous for God, but
their zeal is not based on
knowledge. 3Since
they did not know the righteousness of God and sought to establish their own, they
did not submit to God’s righteousness. 4Christ is
the culmination of
the law so that there
may be righteousness for everyone who believes.
5Moses writes this about the
righteousness that is by the law: “The person who does these things will live
by them.” a 6But
the righteousness
that is by faith says: “Do not say in
your heart, ‘Who will ascend into heaven?’ ” b (that is, to bring Christ down) 7“or
‘Who will descend into the deep?’ ” c (that is, to bring Christ up
from the dead). 8But
what does it say? “The word is
near you; it is in your
mouth and in your heart,” d that
is, the message concerning faith that we proclaim: 9If you declare with your mouth, “Jesus is Lord,” and believe in your heart that
God raised him from the dead,
you will be saved. 10For it is with your
heart that you believe and are justified, and it is with your mouth that you profess your faith and are
saved. 11As Scripture says, “Anyone who believes in him will never be
put to shame.” e 12For
there is no difference
between Jew and Gentile—the
same Lord is Lord of
all and richly blesses all who call on him, 13for,
“Everyone who calls on the name of the Lord will be saved.” f
14How, then, can they call on
the one they have not believed in? And how can they believe in the one of whom they have not heard? And
how can they hear without someone preaching to
them? 15And
how can anyone preach
unless they are sent? As it is written: “How beautiful are the feet of those who bring good news!” g
16But
not all the Israelites accepted the good news. For
Isaiah
says, “Lord, who
has believed our
message?” h 17Consequently,
faith comes from hearing the
message, and the message is heard through the word about Christ. 18But I
ask: Did they not hear? Of course they did:
“Their voice has gone out into all the
earth,
their words to the ends of the world.” i
19Again
I ask: Did Israel not
understand? First, Moses
says,
“I
will make you envious by those who are not a nation;
I
will make you angry by a nation that has no understanding.” j
20And Isaiah
boldly says,
“I
was found by those who did not seek me;
I
revealed myself to those who did not ask for me.” k
21But
concerning Israel he
says,
“All
day long I have held out my hands
to a
disobedient and obstinate people.” l
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