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1 Brothers and sisters, my heart's desire and prayer to God on behalf of the Jewish people is that they would be saved. 2 I can assure you that they are deeply devoted to God, but they are misguided. 3 They don't understand [how to receive] God's approval. So they try to set up their own way to get it, and they have not accepted God's way for receiving his approval. 4 Christ is the fulfillment of Moses' Teachings so that everyone who has faith may receive God's approval. 5 Moses writes about receiving God's approval by following his laws. He says, |The person who obeys laws will live because of the laws he obeys.| 6 However, Scripture says about God's approval which is based on faith, |Don't ask yourself who will go up to heaven,| (that is, to bring Christ down). 7 |Don't ask who will go down into the depths,| (that is, to bring Christ back from the dead). 8 However, what else does it say? |This message is near you. It's in your mouth and in your heart.| This is the message of faith that we spread. Romans 10:1-8, God's Word Translation. Copyright © 1995 by God's Word to the Nations.
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