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Romans 10
1Brothers, the desire of my heart and my prayer to God on behalf of Israel is for Salvation.
2For I bear witness to them that they have zeal for God, but not according to complete knowledge.
3For not knowing the righteousness of God and seeking to establish their own righteousness, they did not submit to the righteousness of God.
4For Messiah is the goal of the law for righteousness to everyone who believes.
5For Moses writes concerning the righteousness that is by the law: "The person who does these things shall live by them."
6But the righteousness that is by faith speaks thus: "Do not say in your heart, 'Who will ascend into heaven?'" — that is, to bring Messiah down —
7"or, 'Who will descend into the abyss?'" — that is, to bring Messiah 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 proclaim:
9that if you confess with your mouth the Lord Yeshua 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 one confesses resulting in Salvation.
11For the scripture says: "Everyone who believes in Him will not be put to shame."
12For there is no distinction between Jew and Greek, for the same Lord is Lord over all, abounding in riches to all who call upon Him;
13for "everyone who calls upon the name of the Lord will be saved."
14How then will they call upon the One in whom they have not believed? And how will they believe in the One of whom they have not heard? And how will they hear without someone proclaiming?
15And how will they proclaim unless they are sent? Just as it is written: "How beautiful are the feet of those who proclaim good news of peace, of those who proclaim good things."
16But not all obeyed the good news, for Isaiah says: "Lord, who believed our report?"
17So faith comes from hearing, and hearing through the word of God.
18But I say — did they not hear? On the contrary: "Their voice went out into all the earth, and their words to the ends of the inhabited world."
19But I say — did Israel not know? First Moses says: "I will provoke you to jealousy by those who are not a nation; by a foolish nation I will anger you."
20And Isaiah is bold and says: "I was found by those who did not seek Me; I became manifest to those who did not ask for Me."
21But to Israel He says: "All day long I stretched out My hands to a disobedient and contradicting people."