1 Ἀδελφοί, ἡ μὲν εὐδοκία τῆς ἐμῆς καρδίας καὶ ἡ ⸀δέησις πρὸς τὸν θεὸν ὑπὲρ ⸀αὐτῶν εἰς σωτηρίαν. 2 μαρτυρῶ γὰρ αὐτοῖς ὅτι ζῆλον θεοῦ ἔχουσιν· ἀλλʼ οὐ κατʼ ἐπίγνωσιν, 3 ἀγνοοῦντες γὰρ τὴν τοῦ θεοῦ δικαιοσύνην, καὶ τὴν ⸀ἰδίαν ζητοῦντες στῆσαι, τῇ δικαιοσύνῃ τοῦ θεοῦ οὐχ ὑπετάγησαν· 4 τέλος γὰρ νόμου Χριστὸς εἰς δικαιοσύνην παντὶ τῷ πιστεύοντι. 5 Μωϋσῆς γὰρ γράφει ⸂ὅτι τὴν δικαιοσύνην τὴν ἐκ ⸀τοῦ νόμου ὁ ⸀ποιήσας ἄνθρωπος ζήσεται ἐν ⸀αὐτῇ. 6 ἡ δὲ ἐκ πίστεως δικαιοσύνη οὕτως λέγει· Μὴ εἴπῃς ἐν τῇ καρδίᾳ σου· Τίς ἀναβήσεται εἰς τὸν οὐρανόν; τοῦτʼ ἔστιν Χριστὸν καταγαγεῖν· 7 ἤ· Τίς καταβήσεται εἰς τὴν ἄβυσσον; τοῦτʼ ἔστιν Χριστὸν ἐκ νεκρῶν ἀναγαγεῖν. 8 ἀλλὰ τί λέγει; Ἐγγύς σου τὸ ῥῆμά ἐστιν, ἐν τῷ στόματί σου καὶ ἐν τῇ καρδίᾳ σου, τοῦτʼ ἔστιν τὸ ῥῆμα τῆς πίστεως ὃ κηρύσσομεν. 9 ὅτι ἐὰν ⸀ὁμολογήσῃς ἐν τῷ στόματί ⸀σου κύριον Ἰησοῦν, καὶ πιστεύσῃς ἐν τῇ καρδίᾳ σου ὅτι ὁ θεὸς αὐτὸν ἤγειρεν ἐκ νεκρῶν, σωθήσῃ· 10 καρδίᾳ γὰρ πιστεύεται εἰς δικαιοσύνην, στόματι δὲ ὁμολογεῖται εἰς σωτηρίαν· 11 λέγει γὰρ ἡ γραφή· Πᾶς ὁ πιστεύων ἐπʼ αὐτῷ οὐ καταισχυνθήσεται. 12 οὐ γάρ ἐστιν διαστολὴ Ἰουδαίου τε καὶ Ἕλληνος, ὁ γὰρ αὐτὸς κύριος πάντων, πλουτῶν εἰς πάντας τοὺς ἐπικαλουμένους αὐτόν· 13 Πᾶς γὰρ ὃς ἂν ἐπικαλέσηται τὸ ὄνομα κυρίου σωθήσεται. 14 Πῶς οὖν ⸀ἐπικαλέσωνται εἰς ὃν οὐκ ἐπίστευσαν; πῶς δὲ ⸀πιστεύσωσιν οὗ οὐκ ἤκουσαν; πῶς δὲ ⸀ἀκούσωσιν χωρὶς κηρύσσοντος; 15 πῶς δὲ ⸀κηρύξωσιν ἐὰν μὴ ἀποσταλῶσιν; ⸀καθὼς γέγραπται· Ὡς ὡραῖοι οἱ πόδες τῶν ⸀εὐαγγελιζομένων ⸀τὰ ἀγαθά. 16 ἀλλʼ οὐ πάντες ὑπήκουσαν τῷ εὐαγγελίῳ· Ἠσαΐας γὰρ λέγει· Κύριε, τίς ἐπίστευσεν τῇ ἀκοῇ ἡμῶν; 17 ἄρα ἡ πίστις ἐξ ἀκοῆς, ἡ δὲ ἀκοὴ διὰ ῥήματος ⸀Χριστοῦ 18 Ἀλλὰ λέγω, μὴ οὐκ ἤκουσαν; μενοῦνγε· Εἰς πᾶσαν τὴν γῆν ἐξῆλθεν ὁ φθόγγος αὐτῶν, καὶ εἰς τὰ πέρατα τῆς οἰκουμένης τὰ ῥήματα αὐτῶν. 19 ἀλλὰ λέγω, μὴ ⸂Ἰσραὴλ οὐκ ἔγνω ; πρῶτος Μωϋσῆς λέγει· Ἐγὼ παραζηλώσω ὑμᾶς ἐπʼ οὐκ ἔθνει, ἐπʼ ἔθνει ἀσυνέτῳ παροργιῶ ὑμᾶς. 20 Ἠσαΐας δὲ ἀποτολμᾷ καὶ λέγει· Εὑρέθην ⸀ἐν τοῖς ἐμὲ μὴ ζητοῦσιν, ἐμφανὴς ⸀ἐγενόμην τοῖς ἐμὲ μὴ ἐπερωτῶσιν. 21 πρὸς δὲ τὸν Ἰσραὴλ λέγει· Ὅλην τὴν ἡμέραν ἐξεπέτασα τὰς χεῖράς μου πρὸς λαὸν ἀπειθοῦντα καὶ ἀντιλέγοντα.
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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 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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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).
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“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).
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)