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RV1909 Reina-Valera 1909
1 Brothers, my heart's desire and my prayer to God for them is, that they may get salvation.
1 HERMANOS, ciertamente la voluntad de mi corazón y mi oración á Dios sobre Israel, es para salud.
2 For I give witness of them that they have a strong desire for God, but not with knowledge.
2 Porque yo les doy testimonio que tienen celo de Dios, mas no conforme á ciencia.
3 Because, not having knowledge of God's righteousness, and desiring to give effect to their righteousness, they have not put themselves under the righteousness of God.
3 Porque ignorando la justicia de Dios, y procurando establecer la suya propia, no se han sujetado á la justicia de Dios.
4 For Christ is the end of the law for righteousness to everyone who has faith.
4 Porque el fin de la ley es Cristo, para justicia á todo aquel que cree.
5 For Moses says that the man who does the righteousness which is of the law will get life by it.
5 Porque Moisés describe la justicia que es por la ley: Que el hombre que hiciere estas cosas, vivirá por ellas.
6 But the righteousness which is of faith says these words, Say not in your heart, Who will go up to heaven? (that is, to make Christ come down:)
6 Mas la justicia que es por la fe dice así: No digas en tu corazón: ¿Quién subirá al cielo? (esto es, para traer abajo á Cristo:)
7 Or, Who will go down into the deep? (that is, to make Christ come again from the dead:)
7 O, ¿quién descenderá al abismo? (esto es, para volver á traer á Cristo de los muertos.)
8 But what does it say? The word is near you, in your mouth and in your heart: that is, the word of faith of which we are the preachers:
8 Mas ¿qué dice? Cercana está la palabra, en tu boca y en tu corazón. Esta es la palabra de fe, la cual predicamos:
9 Because, if you say with your mouth that Jesus is Lord, and have faith in your heart that God has made him come back from the dead, you will have salvation:
9 Que si confesares con tu boca al Señor Jesús, y creyeres en tu corazón que Dios le levantó de los muertos, serás salvo.
10 For with the heart man has faith to get righteousness, and with the mouth he says that Jesus is Lord to get salvation.
10 Porque con el corazón se cree para justicia; mas con la boca se hace confesión para salud.
11 Because it is said in the holy Writings, Whoever has faith in him will not be shamed.
11 Porque la Escritura dice: Todo aquel que en él creyere, no será avergonzado.
12 And the Jew is not different from the Greek: for there is the same Lord of all, who is good to all who have hope in his name:
12 Porque no hay diferencia de Judío y de Griego: porque el mismo que es Señor de todos, rico es para con todos los que le invocan:
13 Because, Whoever will give worship to the name of the Lord will get salvation.
13 Porque todo aquel que invocare el nombre del Señor, será salvo.
14 But how will they give worship to him in whom they have no faith? and how will they have faith in him of whom they have not had news? and how will they have news without a preacher?
14 ¿Cómo, pues invocarán á aquel en el cual no han creído? ¿y cómo creerán á aquel de quien no han oído? ¿y cómo oirán sin [haber] quien [les] predique?
15 And how will there be preachers if they are not sent? As it is said, How beautiful are the feet of those who give the glad news of good things.
15 ¿Y cómo predicarán si no fueren enviados? Como está escrito: ¡Cuán hermosos son los pies de los que anuncian el evangelio de la paz, de los que anuncian el evangelio de los bienes!
16 But they have not all given ear to the good news. For Isaiah says, Lord, who has had faith in our word?
16 Mas no todos obedecen al evangelio; pues Isaías dice: Señor, ¿quién ha creído á nuestro anuncio?
17 So faith comes by hearing, and hearing by the word of Christ.
17 Luego la fe es por el oir; y el oir por la palabra de Dios.
18 But I say, Did not the word come to their ears? Yes, certainly: Their sound has gone out into all the earth, and their words to the ends of the world.
18 Mas digo: ¿No han oído? Antes bien, por toda la tierra ha salido la fama de ellos, y hasta los cabos de la redondez de la tierra las palabras de ellos.
19 But I say, Had Israel no knowledge? First Moses says, You will be moved to envy by that which is not a nation, and by a foolish people I will make you angry.
19 Mas digo: ¿No ha conocido [esto] Israel? Primeramente Moisés dice: Yo os provocaré á celos con gente que no es [mía]; con gente insensata os provocaré á ira.
20 And Isaiah says without fear, Those who were not searching for me made discovery of me; and I was seen by those whose hearts were turned away from me.
20 E Isaías determinadamente dice: Fuí hallado de los que no me buscaban; manifestéme á los que no preguntaban por mí.
21 But about Israel he says; All the day my hands have been stretched out to a people whose hearts were turned away, and who put themselves against my word.
21 Mas acerca de Israel dice: Todo el día extendí mis manos á un pueblo rebelde y contradictor.
Cross references (21)

Related passages for each verse, from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge as collected and ranked by readers at OpenBible.info.

  1. 1 1 Corinthians 9:20–22; John 5:34; Romans 9:1–3; Exodus 32:13; Jeremiah 18:20
  2. 2 Acts 21:20; Romans 9:31–32; Proverbs 19:2; Philippians 1:9; Philippians 3:6
  3. 3 Luke 16:15; Philippians 3:9; 2 Corinthians 5:21; Revelation 3:17–18; Romans 5:19
  4. 4 Galatians 3:24; Romans 8:3–4; Matthew 5:17–18; Acts 13:38–39; John 1:17
  5. 5 Leviticus 18:5; Nehemiah 9:29; Ezekiel 20:11; Ezekiel 20:13; Ezekiel 20:21
  6. 6 Deuteronomy 30:11–14; Proverbs 30:4; Ephesians 4:8–10; John 3:12–13; John 6:58
  7. 7 Hebrews 13:20; Revelation 1:18; Romans 4:25
  8. 8 Deuteronomy 30:14; Romans 1:16–17; 1 Timothy 4:6; 1 Peter 1:25; Galatians 3:2
  9. 9 Luke 12:8; Acts 16:31; Philippians 2:11; Matthew 10:32–33; 1 John 4:2–3
  10. 10 1 John 4:15; Romans 10:9; Galatians 2:16; John 1:12–13; John 3:19–21
  11. 11 Isaiah 28:16; Romans 9:33; 1 Peter 2:6; Isaiah 49:23; Jeremiah 17:7
  12. 12 Philippians 4:19; Revelation 17:14; Galatians 3:28; Romans 3:22; Colossians 3:11
  13. 13 Acts 2:21; Joel 2:32
  14. 14 Mark 16:15–16; Acts 26:17–18; Titus 1:3; Acts 8:31; Hebrews 11:6
  15. 15 Isaiah 52:7; Nahum 1:15; Ephesians 2:17; Matthew 28:18–20; Isaiah 61:1
  16. 16 Isaiah 53:1; Romans 3:3; John 12:38–40; Hebrews 4:2; Galatians 5:7
  17. 17 Galatians 3:2; Galatians 3:5; Colossians 3:16; Luke 11:28; 1 Thessalonians 2:13
  18. 18 Psalm 19:4; Matthew 24:14; Romans 1:8; 1 Thessalonians 1:8; Colossians 1:23
  19. 19 Deuteronomy 32:21; Romans 11:11; Romans 11:14; 1 Peter 2:10; Titus 3:3
  20. 20 Isaiah 65:1–2; Romans 9:30; Isaiah 55:4–5; Matthew 22:9–10; Isaiah 49:6
  21. 21 Isaiah 65:2–5; Proverbs 1:24; Jeremiah 35:15; Matthew 21:33–43; Nehemiah 9:26

Cross references: OpenBible.info (CC BY), drawn mainly from the public-domain Treasury of Scripture Knowledge. · Sources & licences

What the Fathers said

Passages from the Church Fathers that expound or quote this chapter, verbatim from the public-domain Schaff edition (19th-century English translations).

How these were chosen

“Commentary” is the opening of a homily or exposition on this chapter (John Chrysostom’s homilies, Augustine’s tractates, sermons and expositions of the Psalms). “Quotes” are sentences where the edition’s own footnotes identify a quotation of a verse here, kept only when the wording matches the verse. Only works whose authorship is not in doubt are used. Psalms follow the Hebrew/English numbering (Augustine numbers them as the Septuagint does: his Psalm 50 is Psalm 51 here).

  1. Commentary 10:1 John Chrysostom, Homilies on Romans (Homily XVII)

    He is now going again to rebuke them more vehemently than before. Wherefore he again does away with every suspicion of hatred, and makes a great effort beforehand to correct misapprehension. Do not then, he says, mind words or accusations, but observe that it is not in any hostile spirit that I say this.

    Read in context · Nicene and Post-Nicene Fathers, series 1, vol. 11 (1889)

  2. Quotes verse 10:15 Irenaeus of Lyons, Against Heresies (Book III, Chapter XIII)

    And again, when Paul says, "How beautiful are the feet of those bringing glad tidings of good things, and preaching the Gospel of peace," he shows clearly that it was not merely one, but there were many who used to preach the truth.

    Read in context · Ante-Nicene Fathers, vol. 1 (1885)

  3. Quotes verse 10:14 Augustine of Hippo, Confessions (Book I)

    "But how shall they call on Him in whom they have not believed? or how shall they believe without a preacher?" And those who seek the Lord shall praise Him.

    Read in context · Nicene and Post-Nicene Fathers, series 1, vol. 1 (1886)

  4. Quotes verse 10:2 John Chrysostom, Homilies on the Gospel of Matthew (Homily VI)

    … I know nothing by myself," saith one, "yet am I not hereby justified:" --both for what we have done in ignorance, and what in knowledge; "For I bear them record," it is said, "that they have a zeal of God, but not according to knowledge;" but yet this doth not suffice for an excuse for them.

    Read in context · Nicene and Post-Nicene Fathers, series 1, vol. 10 (1888)

  5. Quotes verse 10:6 Cyril of Jerusalem, Catechetical Lectures (Lecture XIV)

    And again he aims at them, and speaks thus, Say not in thine heart, who shall ascend into heaven; or who shall descend into the deep? that is, to bring up Christ from the dead; and in like manner warning as he has elsewhere written again, Remember Jesus Christ raised from the dead; and again, And if Christ be …

    Read in context · Nicene and Post-Nicene Fathers, series 2, vol. 7 (1894)