Romans 10
Holman Christian Standard Bible
Righteousness by Faith Alone
10 Brothers, 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 Because they disregarded the righteousness from God(B) and attempted to establish their own righteousness, they have not submitted themselves to God’s righteousness. 4 For Christ is the end[b] of the law for righteousness(C) to everyone who believes.(D) 5 For Moses writes about the righteousness that is from the law: The one who does these things will live by them.(E)[c] 6 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 7 or, “Who will go down into the abyss?”(H)[e] 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.(J)[f] 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 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:
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]
Footnotes
- Romans 10:1 Other mss read God for Israel
- Romans 10:4 Or goal
- Romans 10:5 Lv 18:5
- Romans 10:6 Dt 9:4; 30:12
- Romans 10:7 Dt 30:13
- Romans 10:8 Dt 30:14
- Romans 10:11 Is 28:16
- Romans 10:13 Jl 2:32
- Romans 10:15 Or welcome, or timely
- Romans 10:15 Other mss read feet of those who announce the gospel of peace, of those
- Romans 10:15 Is 52:7; Nah 1:15
- Romans 10:16 Is 53:1
- Romans 10:17 Other mss read God
- Romans 10:18 Ps 19:4
- Romans 10:19 Dt 32:21
- Romans 10:20 Is 65:1
- Romans 10:21 Is 65:2
Roemer 10
Luther Bibel 1545
10 Liebe Brüder, meines Herzens Wunsch ist, und ich flehe auch zu Gott für Israel, daß sie selig werden.
2 Denn ich gebe ihnen das Zeugnis, daß sie eifern um Gott, aber mit Unverstand.
3 Denn sie erkennen die Gerechtigkeit nicht, die vor Gott gilt, und trachten, ihre eigene Gerechtigkeit aufzurichten, und sind also der Gerechtigkeit, die vor Gott gilt, nicht untertan.
4 Denn Christus ist des Gesetzes Ende; wer an den glaubt, der ist gerecht.
5 Mose schreibt wohl von der Gerechtigkeit, die aus dem Gesetz kommt: "Welcher Mensch dies tut, der wird dadurch leben."
6 Aber die Gerechtigkeit aus dem Glauben spricht also: "Sprich nicht in deinem Herzen: Wer will hinauf gen Himmel fahren?" (Das ist nichts anderes denn Christum herabholen.)
7 Oder: "Wer will hinab in die Tiefe fahren?" (Das ist nichts anderes denn Christum von den Toten holen.)
8 Aber was sagt sie? "Das Wort ist dir nahe, in deinem Munde und in deinem Herzen." Dies ist das Wort vom Glauben, das wir predigen.
9 Denn so du mit deinem Munde bekennst Jesum, daß er der HERR sei, und glaubst in deinem Herzen, daß ihn Gott von den Toten auferweckt hat, so wirst du selig.
10 Denn so man von Herzen glaubt, so wird man gerecht; und so man mit dem Munde bekennt, so wird man selig.
11 Denn die Schrift spricht: "Wer an ihn glaubt, wird nicht zu Schanden werden."
12 Es ist hier kein Unterschied unter Juden und Griechen; es ist aller zumal ein HERR, reich über alle, die ihn anrufen.
13 Denn "wer den Namen des HERRN wird anrufen, soll selig werden."
14 Wie sollen sie aber den anrufen, an den sie nicht glauben? Wie sollen sie aber an den glauben, von dem sie nichts gehört haben? wie sollen sie aber hören ohne Prediger?
15 Wie sollen sie aber predigen, wo sie nicht gesandt werden? Wie denn geschrieben steht: "Wie lieblich sich die Füße derer, die den Frieden verkündigen, die das Gute verkündigen!"
16 Aber sie sind nicht alle dem Evangelium gehorsam. Denn Jesaja sagt: "HERR, wer glaubt unserm Predigen?"
17 So kommt der Glaube aus der Predigt, das Predigen aber aus dem Wort Gottes.
18 Ich sage aber: Haben sie es nicht gehört? Wohl, es ist ja in alle Lande ausgegangen ihr Schall und in alle Welt ihre Worte.
19 Ich sage aber: Hat es Israel nicht erkannt? Aufs erste spricht Mose: "Ich will euch eifern machen über dem, das nicht ein Volk ist; und über ein unverständiges Volk will ich euch erzürnen."
20 Jesaja aber darf wohl so sagen: "Ich bin gefunden von denen, die mich nicht gesucht haben, und bin erschienen denen, die nicht nach mir gefragt haben."
21 Zu Israel aber spricht er: "Den ganzen Tag habe ich meine Hände ausgestreckt zu dem Volk, das sich nicht sagen läßt und widerspricht."
Romans 10
King James Version
10 Brethren, my heart's desire and prayer to God for Israel is, that they might be saved.
2 For I bear them record that they have a zeal of God, but not according to knowledge.
3 For they being ignorant of God's righteousness, and going about to establish their own righteousness, have not submitted themselves unto the righteousness of God.
4 For Christ is the end of the law for righteousness to every one that believeth.
5 For Moses describeth the righteousness which is of the law, That the man which doeth those things shall live by them.
6 But the righteousness which is of faith speaketh on this wise, Say not in thine heart, Who shall ascend into heaven? (that is, to bring Christ down from above:)
7 Or, Who shall descend into the deep? (that is, to bring up Christ again from the dead.)
8 But what saith it? The word is nigh thee, even in thy mouth, and in thy heart: that is, the word of faith, which we preach;
9 That if thou shalt confess with thy mouth the Lord Jesus, and shalt believe in thine heart that God hath raised him from the dead, thou shalt be saved.
10 For with the heart man believeth unto righteousness; and with the mouth confession is made unto salvation.
11 For the scripture saith, Whosoever believeth on him shall not be ashamed.
12 For there is no difference between the Jew and the Greek: for the same Lord over all is rich unto all that call upon him.
13 For whosoever shall call upon the name of the Lord shall be saved.
14 How then shall they call on him in whom they have not believed? and how shall they believe in him of whom they have not heard? and how shall they hear without a preacher?
15 And how shall they preach, except they be sent? as it is written, How beautiful are the feet of them that preach the gospel of peace, and bring glad tidings of good things!
16 But they have not all obeyed the gospel. For Esaias saith, Lord, who hath believed our report?
17 So then faith cometh by hearing, and hearing by the word of God.
18 But I say, Have they not heard? Yes verily, their sound went into all the earth, and their words unto the ends of the world.
19 But I say, Did not Israel know? First Moses saith, I will provoke you to jealousy by them that are no people, and by a foolish nation I will anger you.
20 But Esaias is very bold, and saith, I was found of them that sought me not; I was made manifest unto them that asked not after me.
21 But to Israel he saith, All day long I have stretched forth my hands unto a disobedient and gainsaying people.
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