Righteousness by Faith Alone

10 Brothers and sisters, 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. Since they are ignorant of the righteousness of God(B) and attempted to establish their own righteousness, they have not submitted to God’s righteousness. For Christ is the end[b] of the law for righteousness(C) to everyone who believes,(D)

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  1. 10:1 Other mss read God for Israel
  2. 10:4 Or goal

10 Brothers and sisters, my heart’s desire and prayer to God for them is that they may be saved. For I can testify that they have a zeal for God, but it is not based on knowledge.(A) Not knowing the righteousness of God and seeking to establish their own, they have not submitted to God’s righteousness.(B) For Christ is the culmination of the law so that there may be righteousness for everyone who believes.(C)

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