Romans 10:5-21
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5 since Moses writes about the righteousness that is from the law: The one who does these things will live by them.[a](A) 6 But the righteousness that comes from faith(B) speaks like this: Do not say in your heart, “Who will go up to heaven?”[b](C) that is, to bring Christ down 7 or, “Who will go down into the abyss?”[c](D) that is, to bring Christ up from the dead.(E) 8 On the contrary, what does it say? The message is near you, in your mouth and in your heart.[d](F) This is the message of faith that we proclaim: 9 If you confess with your mouth, “Jesus is Lord,”(G) and believe in your heart(H) that God raised him from the dead,(I) 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,[e](J) 12 since there is no distinction between Jew and Greek,(K) because the same Lord(L) of all(M) richly blesses all who call on him. 13 For everyone who calls on the name of the Lord will be saved.[f](N)
Israel’s Rejection of the Message
14 How, then, can they call on him they have not believed in? And how can they believe without hearing about him?(O) And how can they hear without a preacher?(P) 15 And how can they preach unless they are sent? As it is written: How beautiful[g] are the feet of those who bring good news.[h](Q) 16 But not all obeyed the gospel.(R) For Isaiah says, Lord, who has believed our message?[i](S) 17 So faith comes from what is heard,(T) and what is heard comes through the message about Christ.[j](U) 18 But I ask, “Did they not hear?” Yes, they did:
19 But I ask, “Did Israel not understand?” First, Moses said,
I will make you jealous
of those who are not a nation;(W)
I will make you angry by a nation
that lacks understanding.[l](X)
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.[m](Y)
21 But to Israel he says, All day long I have held out my hands to a disobedient and defiant people.[n](Z)
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Romans 11:1-10
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Israel’s Rejection Not Total
11 I ask, then, has God rejected his people?(A) Absolutely not!(B) For I too am an Israelite, a descendant of Abraham,(C) from the tribe of Benjamin. 2 God has not rejected his people whom he foreknew.(D) Or don’t you know(E) what the Scripture says in the passage about Elijah—how he pleads with God against Israel? 3 Lord, they have killed your prophets and torn down your altars. I am the only one left, and they are trying to take my life 4 But what was God’s answer to him? I have left seven thousand for myself who have not bowed down to Baal.[b](G) 5 In the same way, then, there is also at the present time a remnant chosen by grace.(H) 6 Now if by grace,(I) then it is not by works; otherwise grace ceases to be grace.[c]
7 What then? Israel did not find what it was looking for,(J) but the elect did find it. The rest were hardened,(K) 8 as it is written,
9 And David says,
Let their table become a snare and a trap,
a pitfall and a retribution to them.
10 Let their eyes be darkened so that they cannot see,
and their backs be bent continually.[e](M)
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