Present Condition of Israel

³⁰ What shall we say then? ^(A)That Gentiles, who did not pursue righteousness, have attained to righteousness, ^(B)even the righteousness of faith; ³¹ but Israel, ^(C)pursuing the law of righteousness, ^(D)has not attained to the law ^[a]of righteousness. ³² Why? Because they did not seek it by faith, but as it were, ^[b]by the works of the law. For ^(E)they stumbled at that stumbling stone. ³³ As it is written:

Israel Needs the Gospel

10 Brethren, my heart’s desire and prayer to God for ^[c]Israel is that they may be saved. ² For I bear them witness ^(H)that they have a zeal for God, but not according to knowledge. ³ For they being ignorant of ^(I)God’s righteousness, and seeking to establish their own ^(J)righteousness, have not submitted to the righteousness of God. ⁴ For ^(K)Christ is the end of the law for righteousness to everyone who believes.

⁵ For Moses writes about the righteousness which is of the law, ^(L)“The man who does those things shall live by them.” ⁶ But the righteousness of faith speaks in this way, ^(M)“Do not say in your heart, ‘Who will ascend into heaven?’ ” (that is, to bring Christ down from above) ⁷ or, ^(N)“ ‘Who will descend into the abyss?’ ” (that is, to bring Christ up from the dead). ⁸ But what does it say? ^(O)“The word is near you, in your mouth and in your heart” (that is, the word of faith which we preach): ⁹ that ^(P)if you confess with your mouth the Lord Jesus and believe in your heart that God has raised Him from the dead, you will be saved. ¹⁰ For with the heart one believes unto righteousness, and with the mouth confession is made unto salvation. ¹¹ For the Scripture says, ^(Q)“Whoever believes on Him will not be put to shame.” ¹² For ^(R)there is no distinction between Jew and Greek, for ^(S)the same Lord over all ^(T)is rich to all who call upon Him. ¹³ For ^(U)“whoever calls ^(V)on the name of the Lord shall be saved.”