25 as He also says in Hosea:

(A)I will call those who were not My people, ‘My people,’
And her who was not beloved, ‘beloved.’”
26 (B)And it shall be that in the place where it was said to them, ‘you are not My people,’
There they shall be called sons of (C)the living God.”

27 Isaiah cries out concerning Israel, “(D)Though the number of the sons of Israel may be (E)like the sand of the sea, only (F)the remnant will be saved; 28 (G)for the Lord will execute His word on the earth, [a]thoroughly and [b]quickly.” 29 And just as Isaiah foretold:

(H)If (I)the Lord [c]of armies had not left us [d](J)descendants,
(K)We would have become like Sodom, and would have [e]been like Gomorrah.”

30 (L)What shall we say then? That Gentiles, who did not pursue righteousness, attained righteousness, but (M)the righteousness that is [f]by faith; 31 however, Israel, (N)pursuing a law of righteousness, did not (O)arrive at that law. 32 Why? Because they did not pursue it [g]by faith, but as though they could [h]by works. They stumbled over (P)the stumbling stone, 33 just as it is written:

(Q)Behold, I am laying in Zion (R)a stone of stumbling and a rock of offense,
(S)And the one who believes in Him (T)will not be [i]put to shame.”

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. For I testify about them that they have (U)a zeal for God, but not in accordance with knowledge. For not knowing about (V)God’s righteousness and (W)seeking to establish their own, they did not subject themselves to the righteousness of God. For (X)Christ is the [j]end of the Law for righteousness to (Y)everyone who believes.

For Moses writes of the righteousness that is [k]based on the Law, that the person who performs [l]them (Z)will live by [m]them. But (AA)the righteousness [n]based on faith speaks as follows: “(AB)Do not say in your heart, ‘Who will go up into heaven?’ (that is, to bring Christ down), or ‘Who will descend into the (AC)abyss?’ (that is, to (AD)bring Christ up from the dead).” But what does it say? “(AE)The word is near you, in your mouth and in your heart”—that is, the word of faith which we are preaching, [o]that (AF)if you confess with your mouth Jesus as Lord, and (AG)believe in your heart that (AH)God raised Him from the dead, you will be saved; 10 for with the heart a person believes, [p]resulting in righteousness, and with the mouth he confesses, [q]resulting in salvation. 11 For the Scripture says, “(AI)Whoever believes in Him will not be [r]put to shame.” 12 For (AJ)there is no distinction between Jew and Greek; for the same Lord is (AK)Lord of (AL)all, abounding in riches for all who call on Him; 13 for “(AM)Everyone who calls on the name of the Lord will be saved.”

Footnotes

  1. Romans 9:28 Lit finishing it
  2. Romans 9:28 Lit cutting it short
  3. Romans 9:29 Gr sabaoth, for Heb tsebaoth (armies)
  4. Romans 9:29 Lit seed
  5. Romans 9:29 Lit been made like
  6. Romans 9:30 Lit out of
  7. Romans 9:32 Lit out of
  8. Romans 9:32 Lit out of
  9. Romans 9:33 Or disappointed
  10. Romans 10:4 Or goal
  11. Romans 10:5 Lit out of, from
  12. Romans 10:5 I.e., the statutes of the Law
  13. Romans 10:5 I.e., the statutes of the Law
  14. Romans 10:6 Lit out of, from
  15. Romans 10:9 Or because
  16. Romans 10:10 Lit to righteousness
  17. Romans 10:10 Lit to salvation
  18. Romans 10:11 Or disappointed

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