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1Brothers, my heart’s desire and my prayer to YAHWEH is for Israel, that they may be saved. 2For I testify about them that they have a zeal for YAHWEH, but not according to knowledge. 3For being ignorant of YAHWEH’S righteousness, and seeking to establish their own righteousness, they didn’t subject themselves to the righteousness of God. 4For Christ is the fulfillment#10:4 or, completion, or end of the law for righteousness to everyone who believes. 5For Moses writes about the righteousness of the law, “You shall therefore keep my statutes and my ordinances; which if a man does, he shall live in them. I am YAHWEH.”#10:5 Leviticus 18:5 6But the righteousness which is of faith says this, “Who will go up for us to heaven, bring it to us, and proclaim it to us, that we may do it?’#10:6 Deuteronomy 30:12 (that is, to bring Christ down); 7or, ‘Who will go over the sea for us, bring it to us, and proclaim it to us, that we may do it?’#10:7 Deuteronomy 30:13 (that is, to bring Christ up from the dead.)” 8But what does it say? “But the WORD is very near to you, in your mouth and in your heart, that you may do it;”#10:8 Deuteronomy 30:14 that is, the WORD of faith which we preach: 9that if you will confess with your mouth that Jesus is Lord, and believe in your heart that God raised him from the dead, you will be saved. 10For with the heart, one believes resulting in righteousness; and with the mouth confession is made resulting in salvation. 11For the Scripture says, “He who believes shall not act hastily.”#10:11 Isaiah 28:16
12For there is no distinction between Jew and Greek; for the same Lord is Lord of all, and is rich to all who call on him. 13For, “It will happen that whoever will call on YAHWEH’S name shall be saved.”#10:13 Joel 2:32 14How then will they call on him in whom they have not believed? How will they believe in him whom they have not heard? How will they hear without a preacher? 15And how will they preach unless they are sent? As it is written:
“How beautiful on the mountain are the feet of him who brings good news,
who publishes peace, who brings good news, who proclaims salvation!” # 10:15 Isaiah 52:7
16But they didn’t all listen to the glad news. For Isaiah says, “Who has believed our message?”#10:16 Isaiah 53:1 17So faith comes by hearing, and hearing by the WORD of YAHWEH. 18But I say, didn’t they hear? Yes, most certainly,
“Their voice has gone out through all the earth,
their words to the end of the world.” # 10:18 Psalm 19:4
19But I ask, didn’t Israel know? First Moses says,
“I will move them to jealousy with those who are not a people.
I will provoke them to anger with a foolish nation.” # 10:19 Deuteronomy 32:21
20Isaiah is very bold and says,
“I am found by those who didn’t seek me.
I said, ‘See me, see me,’ to a nation that was not called bymyname.” # 10:20 Isaiah 65:1
21But about Israel he says, “I have spread out my hands all day to a rebellious people, who walk in a way that is not good, after their own thoughts.” #10:21 Isaiah 65:2
