| New American Standard Bible 1995 | English Standard Version |
| 1Brethren, my heart's desire and my prayer to God for them is for their salvation. | 1Brothers, my heart’s desire and prayer to God for them is that they may be saved. |
| 2For I testify about them that they have a zeal for God, but not in accordance with knowledge. | 2For I bear them witness that they have a zeal for God, but not according to knowledge. |
| 3For not knowing about God's righteousness and seeking to establish their own, they did not subject themselves to the righteousness of God. | 3For, being ignorant of the righteousness of God, and seeking to establish their own, they did not submit to God’s righteousness. |
| 4For Christ is the end of the law for righteousness to everyone who believes. | 4For Christ is the end of the law for righteousness to everyone who believes. |
| 5For Moses writes that the man who practices the righteousness which is based on law shall live by that righteousness. | 5For Moses writes about the righteousness that is based on the law, that the person who does the commandments shall live by them. |
| 6But the righteousness based on faith speaks as follows: "DO NOT SAY IN YOUR HEART, 'WHO WILL ASCEND INTO HEAVEN?' (that is, to bring Christ down), | 6But the righteousness based on faith says, “Do not 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)." | 7“or ‘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 are preaching, | 8But what does it say? “The word is near you, in your mouth and in your heart” (that is, the word of faith that we proclaim); |
| 9that if you confess with your mouth Jesus as Lord, and believe in your heart that God raised Him from the dead, you will be saved; | 9because, if you confess with your mouth that Jesus is Lord and believe in your heart that God raised him from the dead, you will be saved. |
| 10for with the heart a person believes, resulting in righteousness, and with the mouth he confesses, resulting in salvation. | 10For with the heart one believes and is justified, and with the mouth one confesses and is saved. |
| 11For the Scripture says, "WHOEVER BELIEVES IN HIM WILL NOT BE DISAPPOINTED." | 11For the Scripture says, “Everyone who believes in him will not be put to shame.” |
| 12For there is no distinction between Jew and Greek; for the same Lord is Lord of all, abounding in riches for all who call on Him; | 12For there is no distinction between Jew and Greek; for the same Lord is Lord of all, bestowing his riches on all who call on him. |
| 13for "WHOEVER WILL CALL ON THE NAME OF THE LORD WILL BE SAVED." | 13For “everyone who calls on the name of the Lord will be saved.” |
| 14How then will they call on Him in whom they have not believed? How will they believe in Him whom they have not heard? And how will they hear without a preacher? | 14How then will they call on him in whom they have not believed? And how are they to believe in him of whom they have never heard? And how are they to hear without someone preaching? |
| 15How will they preach unless they are sent? Just as it is written, "HOW BEAUTIFUL ARE THE FEET OF THOSE WHO BRING GOOD NEWS OF GOOD THINGS!" | 15And how are they to preach unless they are sent? As it is written, “How beautiful are the feet of those who preach the good news!” |
| 16However, they did not all heed the good news; for Isaiah says, "LORD, WHO HAS BELIEVED OUR REPORT?" | 16But they have not all obeyed the gospel. For Isaiah says, “Lord, who has believed what he has heard from us?” |
| 17So faith comes from hearing, and hearing by the word of Christ. | 17So faith comes from hearing, and hearing through the word of Christ. |
| 18But I say, surely they have never heard, have they? Indeed they have; "THEIR VOICE HAS GONE OUT INTO ALL THE EARTH, AND THEIR WORDS TO THE ENDS OF THE WORLD." | 18But I ask, have they not heard? Indeed they have, for “Their voice has gone out to all the earth, and their words to the ends of the world.” |
| 19But I say, surely Israel did not know, did they? First Moses says, "I WILL MAKE YOU JEALOUS BY THAT WHICH IS NOT A NATION, BY A NATION WITHOUT UNDERSTANDING WILL I ANGER YOU." | 19But I ask, did Israel not understand? First Moses says, “I will make you jealous of those who are not a nation; with a foolish nation I will make you angry.” |
| 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 FOR ME." | 20Then Isaiah is so bold as to say, “I have been found by those who did not seek me; I have shown myself to those who did not ask for me.” |
| 21But as for Israel He says, "ALL THE DAY LONG I HAVE STRETCHED OUT MY HANDS TO A DISOBEDIENT AND OBSTINATE PEOPLE." | 21But of Israel he says, “All day long I have held out my hands to a disobedient and contrary people.” |
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