The Word of Faith Brings Salvation

10 Brothers and sisters, my heart’s desire and my prayer to God for them is for their salvation. ² For I testify about them that they have ^(A)a zeal for God, but not in accordance with knowledge. ³ For not knowing about ^(B)God’s righteousness and ^(C)seeking to establish their own, they did not subject themselves to the righteousness of God. ⁴ For ^(D)Christ is the ^[a]end of the Law for righteousness to ^(E)everyone who believes.

⁵ For Moses writes of the righteousness that is ^[b]based on the Law, that the person who performs ^[c]them ^(F)will live by ^[d]them. ⁶ But ^(G)the righteousness ^[e]based on faith speaks as follows: “^(H)Do not say in your heart, ‘Who will go up into heaven?’ (that is, to bring Christ down), ⁷ or ‘Who will descend into the ^(I)abyss?’ (that is, to ^(J)bring Christ up from the dead).” ⁸ But what does it say? “^(K)The word is near you, in your mouth and in your heart”—that is, the word of faith which we are preaching, ^9 [f]that ^(L)if you confess with your mouth Jesus as Lord, and ^(M)believe in your heart that ^(N)God raised Him from the dead, you will be saved; ¹⁰ for with the heart a person believes, ^[g]resulting in righteousness, and with the mouth he confesses, ^[h]resulting in salvation. ¹¹ For the Scripture says, “^(O)Whoever believes in Him will not be ^[i]put to shame.” ¹² For ^(P)there is no distinction between Jew and Greek; for the same Lord is ^(Q)Lord of ^(R)all, abounding in riches for all who call on Him; ¹³ for “^(S)Everyone who calls on the name of the Lord will be saved.”