Romans 10:1-13

Christian Standard Bible

Righteousness by Faith Alone

10 Brothers and sisters, my heart’s desire and prayer to God concerning them^[a] is for their salvation. ² I can testify about them that they have zeal for God,^(A) but not according to knowledge. ³ Since they are ignorant of the righteousness of God^(B) and attempted to establish their own righteousness, they have not submitted to God’s righteousness. ⁴ For Christ is the end^[b] of the law for righteousness^(C) to everyone who believes,^{(D) 5} since Moses writes about the righteousness that is from the law: The one who does these things will live by them.^{[c](E) 6} But the righteousness that comes from faith^(F) speaks like this: Do not say in your heart, “Who will go up to heaven?”^[d](G) that is, to bring Christ down ⁷ or, “Who will go down into the abyss?”^[e](H) that is, to bring Christ up from the dead.^{(I) 8} On the contrary, what does it say? The message is near you, in your mouth and in your heart.^[f](J) This is the message of faith that we proclaim: ⁹ If you confess with your mouth, “Jesus is Lord,”^(K) and believe in your heart^(L) that God raised him from the dead,^(M) you will be saved. ¹⁰ One believes with the heart, resulting in righteousness, and one confesses with the mouth, resulting in salvation. ¹¹ For the Scripture says, Everyone who believes on him will not be put to shame,^{[g](N) 12} since there is no distinction between Jew and Greek,^(O) because the same Lord^(P) of all^(Q) richly blesses all who call on him. ¹³ For everyone who calls on the name of the Lord will be saved.^[h](R)