Rom 10
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Brethren, my heart`s desire and my supplication to God is for them, that they may
be saved.
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For I bear them witness that they have a zeal for God, but not according to knowledge.
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For being ignorant of God`s righteousness, and seeking to establish their own, they
did not subject themselves to the righteousness of God.
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For Christ is the end of the law to righteousness to every one that believes.
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For Moses writes that the man that does the righteousness which is of the law shall
live thereby.
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But the righteousness which is of faith says thus, Say not 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 Christ up from the dead.)
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But what says it? The word is nigh you, in your mouth, and in your heart: that is,
the word of faith, which we preach:
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because if you shall confess with your mouth Jesus [as] Lord, and shall believe in
your heart that God raised him from the dead, you shall be saved:
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for with the heart man believes to righteousness; and with the mouth confession is
made to salvation.
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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] is Lord of
all, and is rich to all that call upon him:
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for, Whoever 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 whom they have not heard? and how shall they hear without a preacher?
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and how shall they preach, except they be sent? even as it is written, How beautiful
are the feet of them that bring glad tidings of good things!
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But they did not all hearken to the glad tidings. For Isaiah says, Lord, who has believed
our report?
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So belief [comes] of hearing, and hearing by the word of Christ.
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But I say, Did they not hear? Yea, truly, Their sound went out into 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 with
that which is no nation, With a nation void of understanding will I anger you.
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And Isaiah is very bold, and says, I was found of them that sought me not; I became
manifest to them that asked not of me.
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But as to Israel he says, All the day long did I spread out my hands to a disobedient
and gainsaying people.