¹Brothers, my heart's desire and supplication to God for Israel is for salvation. ²For I testify to them that they have a zeal for God, but not according to knowledge. ³For they are ignorant of God's righteousness, and, seeking to establish their own righteousness, they have not submitted to God's righteousness. ⁴For Christ is the objective of the law leading to righteousness to everyone who believes. ⁵For Moses describes the righteousness which is of the law, that the man who does the requirements will live by them. ⁶But the righteousness which is of faith speaks like this: “Do not say in your heart, ‘Who will go up to heaven?’ ” – that is, to bring Christ down – ⁷“or, ‘Who will go down to the abyss?’ ” – that is, to bring Christ up from the dead. ⁸But what does it say? “The word is near to you, in your mouth and in your heart” – that is, the word of faith which we proclaim, ⁹that if you confess the Lord Jesus with your mouth, and you believe in your heart that God raised him from the dead, you will be saved. ¹⁰For one believes with the heart leading to righteousness, and confesses with the mouth leading to salvation. ¹¹For the scripture says, “No-one who believes in him will be put to shame.” ¹²For there is no distinction between Jew and Greek; for the same one is Lord of all, being rich towards all those who call on him. ¹³For everyone who calls on the name of the Lord will be saved. ¹⁴How, then, will they call on him in whom they have not believed? And how will they believe in him whom they have not heard? And how will they hear without one who does the proclaiming? ¹⁵And how will they do the proclaiming if they are not sent? As it stands written: ¹⁶But not all have responded to the gospel. For Isaiah says, ¹⁷So faith comes from an announcement heard, and the announcement comes through the word of God. ¹⁸But I say, “Have they not heard?” They certainly have – ¹⁹But I say, “Did Israel not know?” Firstly, Moses says, ²⁰But Isaiah shows boldness and says, ²¹But to Israel he says,

Reference(s) in Chapter 10: v.5 ↔ Leviticus 18:5 ● v.6 ↔ Deuteronomy 30:12 ● v.7 ↔ Deuteronomy 30:13 ● v.8 ↔ Deuteronomy 30:14 ● v.11 ↔ Isaiah 28:16 ● v.13 ↔ Joel 3:5^MT (Joel 2:32^AV) ● v.15 ↔ Isaiah 52:7 ● v.16 ↔ Isaiah 53:1 ● v.18 ↔ Psalm 19:5^MT (Psalm 19:4^AV) ● v.19 ↔ Deuteronomy 32:21 ● v.20 ↔ Isaiah 65:1 ● v.21 ↔ Isaiah 65:2.