Rom 10
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Brothers, the good pleasure of my heart and my supplication to God on behalf of Israel,
is for [their] salvation.
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For I testify concerning them, that they have a zeal for God, but not according to
knowledge.
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For they, being ignorant of the righteousness of God, and seeking to establish their
own righteousness, have not submitted themselves unto the righteousness of God.
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For Christ is the end of [the] law for righteousness to everyone that believes.
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For Moses writes about the righteousness which [is] of the law, "That the man who
does those things shall live by them."
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But the righteousness of faith says, "Do not say in your heart, 'Who shall ascend
into heaven?' "(that is, to bring Christ down)
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or, "'Who shall descend into the abyss?' "(that is, to bring up Christ from the dead).
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But 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):
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that if you confess with your mouth the Lord Jesus and you believe in your heart that
God has raised Him from the dead, you shall be saved.
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For with the heart one believes and is justified, and with the mouth one confesses
and is saved.
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For the Scripture says, "Whoever believes on Him shall not be put to shame."
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For there is no distinction between Jew and Greek, for the same Lord of all is rich
to all who call on Him.
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For "whosoever shall call upon the name of the LORD shall be saved."
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How then shall they call on Him in[ ]whom they have not believed? And how shall they
believe in Him of whom they have not heard? And how shall they hear apart from a preacher?
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And how shall they preach unless they are sent? Just as it is written: "How beautiful
are the feet of those who preach the gospel of peace, of those preaching the gospel
of good things!"
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But they have not all obeyed the gospel. For Isaiah says, "Lord, who has believed
our report?"
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So then faith [comes] by hearing, and hearing by [the] word of God.
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But I say, have they not heard? Yes, indeed [they have]: "Their voice went out to
all the earth, and their words to the ends of the world."
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But 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."
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But Isaiah is very bold and says: "I was found by those who did not seek Me; I was
made manifest to those who did not ask for Me."
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But to Israel he says: "the whole day long I have stretched out My hands to a disobedient
and obstinate people."