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Romans

Righteousness by Faith and Israel's Unbelief

Romans 9:30-10:21
30What then shall we say? That Gentiles, who did not pursue righteousness, obtained righteousness—righteousness that is out from faith. 31But Israel, pursuing a law of righteousness, did not arrive at the law. 32Why? Because it was not out from faith but as out from works that they struck against the stone of stumbling. 33Just as it is written: Behold, I place in Zion a stone of stumbling and a rock of stumbling block, and the one who trusts in him will not be dishonored.
Chapter 10
1Brothers, my heart's desire and my prayer to God for them is toward salvation. 2For I bear witness to them that they have zeal for God, but not according to knowledge. 3For being ignorant of the righteousness of God and seeking to establish their own, they were not subjected to the righteousness of God. 4For the goal of the law is Christ toward righteousness to everyone who trusts. 5For Moses writes that the human who does the righteousness that is out from the law will live in it. 6But the righteousness out from faith speaks thus: 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). 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 the Lord Jesus and trust in your heart that God raised him out from the dead, you will be saved. 10For with the heart one believes resulting in righteousness, and with the mouth one confesses resulting in salvation. 11For the writing says, Everyone who trusts upon him will not be dishonored. 12For there is no distinction of Jew and Greek, for the same one is Lord of all, being rich toward all who call upon him. 13For everyone who calls on the name of the Lord will be saved. 14How then may they call upon one in whom they have not trusted? And how may they trust in one of whom they have not heard? And how may they hear without one preaching? 15And how may they preach unless they are sent? Just as it is written: How beautiful are the feet of those who bring good news! 16But not all have obeyed the gospel. For Isaiah says, Lord, who has believed our message? 17So faith comes from hearing, and hearing comes through the word of Christ. 18But I ask, Have they not heard? Indeed they have: Their voice has gone out to all the earth, and their words to the ends of the world. 19But I say, Did Israel not know? First Moses says, I will make you envious by a nation that is not, by a senseless nation I will make you angry. 20Then Isaiah is bold and says, I was found by those who do not seek me; I became revealed to those who do not question me. 21But to Israel he says, All the day I stretched out my hands to a people who disobey and dispute.
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