Romans 10:1-8 ▼

1 Brethren, my heartes desire & prayer to God for Israel, is, that they myght be saued.

2 For I beare them recorde, that they haue a zeale of God: but not accordyng to knowledge.

3 For they beyng ignoraunt of Gods ryghteousnesse, and goyng about to stablyshe their owne righteousnesse, haue not ben obedient vnto the ryghteousness of God.

4 For Christe is the ende of the lawe, for ryghteousnesse to all that beleue.

5 For Moyses writeth, of the ryghteousnesse which is of the lawe, howe that the man which doth those thinges, shall lyue by them.

6 But the ryghteousnesse which is of fayth, speaketh on this wise: Say not thou in thyne heart, who shall ascende into heauen? That is, to fetch Christe downe from aboue.

7 Either who shall descende into the deepe? That is, to fetch vp Christe agayne from the dead.

8 But what sayth he? The worde is nye thee, euen in thy mouth, and in thy heart. This same is the worde of faith, which we preache