1 Brethren, mine hearts desire and prayer to God for Israel is, that they might be saued. 2 For I beare them record, that they haue the zeale of God, but not according to knowledge. 3 For they, being ignorant of the righteousnes of God, and going about to stablish their owne righteousnes, haue not submitted themselues to the righteousnes of God. 4 For Christ is the end of the Law for righteousnes vnto euery one that beleeueth. 5 For Moses thus describeth the righteousnes which is of the Lawe, That the man which doeth these things, shall liue thereby. 6 But the righteousnes which is of faith, speaketh on this wise, Say not in thine heart, Who shall ascend into heauen? (that is to bring Christ from aboue) 7 Or, Who shall descend into the deepe? (that is to bring Christ againe from the dead) 8 But what sayth it? The worde is neere thee, euen in thy mouth, and in thine heart. This is the worde of faith which we preach. 9 For if thou shalt confesse with thy mouth the Lord Iesus, and shalt beleeue in thine heart, that God raised him vp from the dead, thou shalt be saued: 10 For with the heart man beleeueth vnto righteousnes, and with the mouth man confesseth to saluation. 11 For the Scripture saith, Whosoeuer beleeueth in him, shall not be ashamed. 12 For there is no difference betweene the Iewe and the Grecian: for he that is Lord ouer all, is rich vnto all, that call on him. 13 For whosoeuer shall call vpon the Name of the Lord, shalbe saued. 14 But how shall they call on him, in whome they haue not beleeued? and how shall they beleeue in him, of whom they haue not heard? and howe shall they heare without a preacher? 15 And how shall they preach, except they be sent? as it is written, Howe beautifull are the feete of them which bring glad tidings of peace, and bring glad tidings of good things! 16 But they haue not all obeyed ye Gospel: for Esaias saith, Lord, who hath beleeued our report? 17 Then faith is by hearing, and hearing by the worde of God. 18 But I demaund, Haue they not heard? No doubt their sound went out through all the earth, and their wordes into the endes of the worlde. 19 But I demaund, Did not Israel knowe God? First Moses sayth, I will prouoke you to enuie by a nation that is not my nation, and by a foolish nation I will anger you. 20 And Esaias is bolde, and saith, I was found of them that sought me not, and haue bene made manifest to them that asked not after me. 21 And vnto Israel hee sayth, All the day long haue I stretched foorth mine hand vnto a disobedient, and gainesaying people.
Romans 10 Geneva Bible (1599)
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Related passages for each verse, from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge as collected and ranked by readers at OpenBible.info.
- 1 1 Corinthians 9:20–22; John 5:34; Romans 9:1–3; Exodus 32:13; Jeremiah 18:20
- 2 Acts 21:20; Romans 9:31–32; Proverbs 19:2; Philippians 1:9; Philippians 3:6
- 3 Luke 16:15; Philippians 3:9; 2 Corinthians 5:21; Revelation 3:17–18; Romans 5:19
- 4 Galatians 3:24; Romans 8:3–4; Matthew 5:17–18; Acts 13:38–39; John 1:17
- 5 Leviticus 18:5; Nehemiah 9:29; Ezekiel 20:11; Ezekiel 20:13; Ezekiel 20:21
- 6 Deuteronomy 30:11–14; Proverbs 30:4; Ephesians 4:8–10; John 3:12–13; John 6:58
- 7 Hebrews 13:20; Revelation 1:18; Romans 4:25
- 8 Deuteronomy 30:14; Romans 1:16–17; 1 Timothy 4:6; 1 Peter 1:25; Galatians 3:2
- 9 Luke 12:8; Acts 16:31; Philippians 2:11; Matthew 10:32–33; 1 John 4:2–3
- 10 1 John 4:15; Romans 10:9; Galatians 2:16; John 1:12–13; John 3:19–21
- 11 Isaiah 28:16; Romans 9:33; 1 Peter 2:6; Isaiah 49:23; Jeremiah 17:7
- 12 Philippians 4:19; Revelation 17:14; Galatians 3:28; Romans 3:22; Colossians 3:11
- 13 Acts 2:21; Joel 2:32
- 14 Mark 16:15–16; Acts 26:17–18; Titus 1:3; Acts 8:31; Hebrews 11:6
- 15 Isaiah 52:7; Nahum 1:15; Ephesians 2:17; Matthew 28:18–20; Isaiah 61:1
- 16 Isaiah 53:1; Romans 3:3; John 12:38–40; Hebrews 4:2; Galatians 5:7
- 17 Galatians 3:2; Galatians 3:5; Colossians 3:16; Luke 11:28; 1 Thessalonians 2:13
- 18 Psalm 19:4; Matthew 24:14; Romans 1:8; 1 Thessalonians 1:8; Colossians 1:23
- 19 Deuteronomy 32:21; Romans 11:11; Romans 11:14; 1 Peter 2:10; Titus 3:3
- 20 Isaiah 65:1–2; Romans 9:30; Isaiah 55:4–5; Matthew 22:9–10; Isaiah 49:6
- 21 Isaiah 65:2–5; Proverbs 1:24; Jeremiah 35:15; Matthew 21:33–43; Nehemiah 9:26
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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)
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.
"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)
… 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)
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)