Revised Common Lectionary (Semicontinuous)

The Law Requires Performance; True Righteousness Comes By Faith In Christ

⁵ For Moses writes [in Lev 18:5] as to the righteousness of the Law that “The person having done them will live by them”. ⁶ But the righteousness of faith speaks^[a] as follows: “Do not say in your heart, “Who will go up into heaven?”, that is, to bring^[b] Christ down, ⁷ or “who will go down into the abyss?”, that is, to bring^[c] Christ up from the dead. ⁸ But what does it say? “The word is near you, in your mouth and in your heart”, that is, the word of ^[d] faith which we are proclaiming, ⁹ that^[e] if you confess with your mouth Jesus as Lord and you believe in your heart that God raised Him from the dead, you will be saved. ¹⁰ For it is believed with the heart resulting-in righteousness, and it is confessed with the mouth resulting in salvation.

The Scripture Says Faith Leads To Salvation For Both Jew And Greek

¹¹ For the Scripture says [in Isa 28:16] “everyone putting-faith upon Him will not be put-to-shame”. ¹² For there is no distinction between both Jew and Greek— for the same Lord is Lord of all, being rich toward all the ones calling-upon Him. ¹³ For “everyone who calls-upon the name of the Lord will be saved” [Joel 2:32].