1Brothers, my heart's desire and my supplication to God is for them, that they may be saved. 2For I bear them witness that they have a zeal for God, but not according to knowledge. 3For being ignorant of God's righteousness, and seeking to establish their own righteousness, they did not subject themselves to the righteousness of God. 4For Christ is the end of the law to righteousness to everyone who believes. 5For Moses describes the righteousness which is of the law, That the man who does those things will live by them. 6But the righteousness which is of faith says thus, Don't say in your heart, Who will ascend into heaven? (that is, to bring Christ down:) 7or, Who will descend into the abyss? (That is, to bring Christ up from the dead.) 8But what does it say? The word is near you, in your mouth, and in your heart: that is, the word of faith, which we preach: 9that if you will confess with your mouth the Lord Jesus, and will believe in your heart that God raised him from the dead, you will be saved. 10For with the heart man believes to righteousness; and with the mouth confession is made to salvation. 11For the Scripture says, Whoever believes on him will not be put to shame. 12For there is no distinction between Jew and Greek: for the same [Lord] is Lord of all, and is rich to all who call on him: 13for, Whoever will call 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 a preacher? 15And how will they preach, except they be sent? According to as it is written, How beautiful are the feet of those who bring good news of good things! 16But they did not all listen to the good news. For Isaiah says, Lord, who has believed our report? 17So belief [comes] of hearing, and hearing by the word of Christ. 18But I say, Is it the case that they have not heard? On the contrary, Their sound went out into all the earth, And their words to the ends of the world. 19But I say, Did Israel not know? First Moses says, I will provoke you{+} to jealousy with that which is no nation, With a nation void of understanding I will anger you{+}. 20And Isaiah is very bold, and says, I was found by those who did not seek me; I became manifest to those who did not ask of me. 21But as to Israel he says, All the day long I spread out my hands to a disobedient and opposing people.