Romans 10:1-21 CEB

[1] Brothers and sisters, my heart’s desire is for Israel’s salvation. That’s my prayer to God for them. [2] I can vouch for them: they are enthusiastic about God. However, it isn’t informed by knowledge. [3] They don’t submit to God’s righteousness because they don’t understand his righteousness, and they try to establish their own righteousness. [4] Christ is the goal of the Law, which leads to righteousness for all who have faith in God. [5] Moses writes about the righteousness that comes from the Law: “The person who does these things will live by them.” [6] But the righteousness that comes from faith talks like this: “Don’t say in your heart”, “Who will go up into heaven?” (that is, to bring Christ down) [7] or “Who will go down into the region below?” (that is, to bring 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 message of faith that we preach). [9] Because if you confess with your mouth “Jesus is Lord” and in your heart you have faith that God raised him from the dead, you will be saved. [10] Trusting with the heart leads to righteousness, and confessing with the mouth leads to salvation. [11] The scripture says, “All who have faith in him won’t be put to shame”. [12] There is no distinction between Jew and Greek, because the same Lord is Lord of all, who gives richly to all who call on him. [13] “All who call on the Lord’s name will be saved.” [14] So how can they call on someone they don’t have faith in? And how can they have faith in someone they haven’t heard of? And how can they hear without a preacher? [15] And how can they preach unless they are sent? As it is written, “How beautiful are the feet of those who announce the good news.” [16] But everyone hasn’t obeyed the good news. As Isaiah says, “Lord, who has had faith in our message?” [17] So, faith comes from listening, but it’s listening by means of Christ’s message. [18] But I ask you, didn’t they hear it? Definitely! “Their voice has gone out into the entire earth, and their message has gone out to the corners of the inhabited world.” [19] But I ask you again, didn’t Israel understand? First, Moses says, “I will make you jealous of those who aren’t a people, of a people without understanding.” [20] And Isaiah even dares to say, “I was found by those who didn’t look for me; I revealed myself to those who didn’t ask for me.” [21] But he says about Israel, “All day long I stretched out my hands to a disobedient and contrary people.”