10 弟兄姊妹,我心里切望并向上帝祈求的,就是以色列人能够得救。 我可以证明,他们对上帝有热心,但不是基于真知。 他们不知道上帝所赐的义,想努力建立自己的义,不肯服从上帝的义。 其实基督是律法的终极目的,使所有信靠祂的人都可以得到义。

求告主名的都必得救

关于律法的义,摩西写道:“人若遵行律法的诫命,就必活着。” 但是论到以信心为基础的义,圣经上说:“不要心里说,‘谁要升到天上去呢?’意思是谁要把基督领下来, 或说,‘谁要下到阴间去呢?’意思是谁要把基督从死人中领上来。” 其实这里是说:“这道近在咫尺,就在你口里,在你心中。”这道就是我们所传的信主之道。 你若口里承认耶稣是主,心里相信上帝使祂从死里复活,就必得救。 10 因为人心里相信,就可以被称为义人,口里承认,就可以得救。 11 正如圣经上说:“信靠祂的人必不致蒙羞。” 12 犹太人和希腊人并没有分别,因为主是所有人的主,祂厚待所有求告祂的人, 13 因为“凡求告主名的都必得救。”

14 可是,人还没信祂,怎能求告祂呢?还没听说过祂,怎能信祂呢?没有人传道,怎能听说过祂呢? 15 人没有受差遣,怎能传道呢?正如圣经上说:“那传福音之人的脚踪是何等佳美!” 16 只是并非人人都信福音,就像以赛亚先知所说的:“主啊!谁相信我们所传的呢?”

17 由此可见,听了道,才会信道;有了基督的话,才有道可听。 18 但我要问,以色列人没有听过吗?当然听过。因为

“他们的声音传遍天下,
他们的话语传到地极。”

19 我再问,难道以色列人不知道吗?首先,摩西说:

“我要借无名之民挑起你们的嫉妒,
用愚昧的国民激起你们的怒气。”

20 后来,以赛亚先知又放胆地说:

“我让没有寻找我的人寻见,
我向没有求问我的人显现。”

21 至于以色列人,他说:

“我整天伸出双手招呼那悖逆顽固的百姓。”

10 弟兄姊妹,我心裡切望並向上帝祈求的,就是以色列人能夠得救。 我可以證明,他們對上帝有熱心,但不是基於真知。 他們不知道上帝所賜的義,想努力建立自己的義,不肯服從上帝的義。 其實基督是律法的終極目的,使所有信靠祂的人都可以得到義。

求告主名的都必得救

關於律法的義,摩西寫道:「人若遵行律法的誡命,就必活著。」 但是論到以信心為基礎的義,聖經上說:「不要心裡說,『誰要升到天上去呢?』意思是誰要把基督領下來, 或說,『誰要下到陰間去呢?』意思是誰要把基督從死人中領上來。」 其實這裡是說:「這道近在咫尺,就在你口裡,在你心中。」這道就是我們所傳的信主之道。 你若口裡承認耶穌是主,心裡相信上帝使祂從死裡復活,就必得救。 10 因為人心裡相信,就可以被稱為義人,口裡承認,就可以得救。 11 正如聖經上說:「信靠祂的人必不致蒙羞。」 12 猶太人和希臘人並沒有分別,因為主是所有人的主,祂厚待所有求告祂的人, 13 因爲「凡求告主名的都必得救。」

14 可是,人還沒信祂,怎能求告祂呢?還沒聽說過祂,怎能信祂呢?沒有人傳道,怎能聽說過祂呢? 15 人沒有受差遣,怎能傳道呢?正如聖經上說:「那傳福音之人的腳蹤是何等佳美!」 16 只是並非人人都信福音,就像以賽亞先知所說的:「主啊!誰相信我們所傳的呢?」

17 由此可見,聽了道,才會信道;有了基督的話,才有道可聽。 18 但我要問,以色列人沒有聽過嗎?當然聽過。因爲

「他們的聲音傳遍天下,
他們的話語傳到地極。」

19 我再問,難道以色列人不知道嗎?首先,摩西說:

「我要藉無名之民挑起你們的嫉妒,
用愚昧的國民激起你們的怒氣。」

20 後來,以賽亞先知又放膽地說:

「我讓沒有尋找我的人尋見,
我向沒有求問我的人顯現。」

21 至於以色列人,他說:

「我整天伸出雙手招呼那悖逆頑固的百姓。」

Righteousness by Faith Alone

10 Brothers, my heart’s desire and prayer to God concerning them[a] is for their salvation! I can testify about them that they have zeal for God,(A) but not according to knowledge. Because they disregarded the righteousness from God(B) and attempted to establish their own righteousness, they have not submitted themselves to God’s righteousness. For Christ is the end[b] of the law for righteousness(C) to everyone who believes.(D) For Moses writes about the righteousness that is from the law: The one who does these things will live by them.(E)[c] But the righteousness that comes from faith(F) speaks like this: Do not say in your heart, “Who will go up to heaven?”(G)[d] that is, to bring Christ down or, “Who will go down into the abyss?”(H)[e] that is, to bring Christ up from the dead.(I) On the contrary, what does it say? The message is near you, in your mouth and in your heart.(J)[f] This is the message of faith that we proclaim: 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 Now the Scripture says, Everyone who believes on Him will not be put to shame,(N)[g] 12 for there is no distinction between Jew and Greek,(O) since the same Lord(P) of all(Q) is rich to all who call on Him. 13 For everyone who calls on the name of the Lord will be saved.(R)[h]

Israel’s Rejection of the Message

14 But how can they call on Him they have not believed in? And how can they believe without hearing about Him?(S) And how can they hear without a preacher?(T) 15 And how can they preach unless they are sent? As it is written: How beautiful[i] are the feet of those[j] who announce the gospel of good things!(U)[k] 16 But all did not obey the gospel.(V) For Isaiah says, Lord, who has believed our message?(W)[l] 17 So faith comes from what is heard,(X) and what is heard comes through the message about Christ.[m](Y) 18 But I ask, “Did they not hear?” Yes, they did:

Their voice has gone out to all the earth,
and their words to the ends of the inhabited world.(Z)[n]

19 But I ask, “Did Israel not understand?” First, Moses said:

I will make you jealous
of those who are not a nation;(AA)
I will make you angry by a nation
that lacks understanding.(AB)[o]

20 And Isaiah says boldly:

I was found
by those who were not looking for Me;
I revealed Myself
to those who were not asking for Me.(AC)[p]

21 But to Israel he says: All day long I have spread out My hands to a disobedient and defiant people.(AD)[q]