| Holman Christian Standard Bible | International Standard Version |
| 1Brothers, my heart's desire and prayer to God concerning them is for their salvation! | 1Brothers, my heart's desire and prayer to God about the Jews is that they would be saved. |
| 2I can testify about them that they have zeal for God, but not according to knowledge. | 2For I can testify on their behalf that they have a zeal for God, but it is not in keeping with full knowledge. |
| 3Because they disregarded the righteousness from God and attempted to establish their own righteousness, they have not submitted themselves to God's righteousness. | 3For they are ignorant of the righteousness that comes from God while they try to establish their own, and they have not submitted to God's means to attain righteousness. |
| 4For Christ is the end of the law for righteousness to everyone who believes. | 4For the Messiah is the culmination of the Law as far as righteousness is concerned for everyone who believes. |
| 5For Moses writes about the righteousness that is from the law: The one who does these things will live by them. | 5For Moses writes about the righteousness that comes from the Law as follows: "The person who obeys these things will find life by them." |
| 6But the righteousness that comes from faith speaks like this: Do not say in your heart, "Who will go up to heaven?" that is, to bring Christ down | 6But the righteousness that comes from faith says, "Do not say in your heart, 'Who will go up to heaven?' (that is, to bring the Messiah down), |
| 7or, "Who will go down into the abyss?" that is, to bring Christ up from the dead. | 7or 'Who will go down into the depths?' (that is, to bring the Messiah back from the dead)." |
| 8On the contrary, what does it say? The message is near you, in your mouth and in your heart. This is the message of faith that we proclaim: | 8But what does it say? "The message is near you. It is in your mouth and in your heart." This is the message about faith that we are proclaiming: |
| 9If you confess with your mouth, "Jesus is Lord," and believe in your heart that God raised Him from the dead, you will be saved. | 9If you declare with your mouth that Jesus is Lord, and believe in your heart that God raised him from the dead, you will be saved. |
| 10One believes with the heart, resulting in righteousness, and one confesses with the mouth, resulting in salvation. | 10For one believes with his heart and is justified, and declares with his mouth and is saved. |
| 11Now the Scripture says, Everyone who believes on Him will not be put to shame, | 11The Scripture says, "Everyone who believes in him will never be ashamed." |
| 12for there is no distinction between Jew and Greek, since the same Lord of all is rich to all who call on Him. | 12There is no difference between Jew and Greek, because they all have the same Lord, who gives richly to all who call on him. |
| 13For everyone who calls on the name of the Lord will be saved. | 13"Everyone who calls on the name of the Lord will be saved." |
| 14But how can they call on Him they have not believed in? And how can they believe without hearing about Him? And how can they hear without a preacher? | 14How, then, can people call on someone they have not believed? And how can they believe in someone they have not heard about? And how can they hear without someone preaching? |
| 15And how can they preach unless they are sent? As it is written: How beautiful are the feet of those who announce the gospel of good things! | 15And how can people preach unless they are sent? As it is written, "How beautiful are those who bring the good news!" |
| 16But all did not obey the gospel. For Isaiah says, Lord, who has believed our message? | 16But not everyone has obeyed the gospel, for Isaiah asks, "Lord, who has believed our message?" |
| 17So faith comes from what is heard, and what is heard comes through the message about Christ. | 17Consequently, faith results from listening, and listening results through the word of the Messiah. |
| 18But I ask, "Did they not hear?" Yes, they did: Their voice has gone out to all the earth, and their words to the ends of the inhabited world. | 18But I ask, "Didn't they hear?" Certainly they did! In fact, "Their voice has gone out into the whole world, and their words to the ends of the earth." |
| 19But I ask, "Did Israel not understand?" First, Moses said: I will make you jealous of those who are not a nation; I will make you angry by a nation that lacks understanding. | 19Again I ask, "Did Israel not understand?" Moses was the first to say, "I will make you jealous by those who are not a nation; I will make you angry by a nation that doesn't understand." |
| 20And Isaiah says boldly: I was found by those who were not looking for Me; I revealed Myself to those who were not asking for Me. | 20And Isaiah boldly says, "I was found by those who were not looking for me; I was revealed to those who were not asking for me." |
| 21But to Israel he says: All day long I have spread out My hands to a disobedient and defiant people. | 21But about Israel he says, "All day long I have held out my hands to a disobedient and rebellious people." |
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