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Brothers and sisters, my heart's desire and my prayer to God for them is for their salvation.

Brethren, my heart's desire and prayer to God for Israel is, that they might be saved.

For I testify about them that they have a zeal for God, but not in accordance with knowledge.

For I bear them record that they have a zeal of God, but not according to knowledge.

For not knowing about God's righteousness and seeking to establish their own, they did not subject themselves to the righteousness of God.

For they being ignorant of God's righteousness, and going about to establish their own righteousness, have not submitted themselves unto the righteousness of God.

For Christ is the end of the Law for righteousness to everyone who believes.

For Christ is the end of the law for righteousness to every one that believeth.

For Moses writes of the righteousness that is based on the Law, that the person who performs them will live by them.

For Moses describeth the righteousness which is of the law, That the man which doeth those things shall live by them.

But the righteousness based on faith speaks as follows: "DO NOT SAY IN YOUR HEART, 'WHO WILL GO UP INTO HEAVEN?' (that is, to bring Christ down),

But the righteousness which is of faith speaketh on this wise, Say not in thine heart, Who shall ascend into heaven? (that is, to bring Christ down from above:)

or 'Who will descend into the abyss?' (that is, to bring Christ up from the dead)."

Or, Who shall descend into the deep? (that is, to bring up Christ again from the dead.)

But 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,

But what saith it? The word is nigh thee, even in thy mouth, and in thy heart: that is, the word of faith, which we preach;

that 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;

That if thou shalt confess with thy mouth the Lord Jesus, and shalt believe in thine heart that God hath raised him from the dead, thou shalt be saved.

for with the heart a person believes, resulting in righteousness, and with the mouth he confesses, resulting in salvation.

For with the heart man believeth unto righteousness; and with the mouth confession is made unto salvation.

For the Scripture says, "WHOEVER BELIEVES IN HIM WILL NOT BE PUT TO SHAME."

For the scripture saith, Whosoever believeth on him shall not be ashamed.

For 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;

For there is no difference between the Jew and the Greek: for the same Lord over all is rich unto all that call upon him.

for "EVERYONE WHO CALLS ON THE NAME OF THE LORD WILL BE SAVED."

For whosoever shall call upon the name of the Lord shall be saved.

How then are they to call on Him in whom they have not believed? How are they to believe in Him whom they have not heard? And how are they to hear without a preacher?

How then shall they call on him in whom they have not believed? and how shall they believe in him of whom they have not heard? and how shall they hear without a preacher?

But how are they to preach unless they are sent? Just as it is written: "HOW BEAUTIFUL ARE THE FEET OF THOSE WHO BRING GOOD NEWS OF GOOD THINGS!"

And how shall they preach, except they be sent? as it is written, How beautiful are the feet of them that preach the gospel of peace, and bring glad tidings of good things!

However, they did not all heed the good news; for Isaiah says, "LORD, WHO HAS BELIEVED OUR REPORT?"

But they have not all obeyed the gospel. For Esaias saith, Lord, who hath believed our report?

So faith comes from hearing, and hearing by the word of Christ.

So then faith cometh by hearing, and hearing by the word of God.

But I say, surely they have never heard, have they? On the contrary: "THEIR VOICE HAS GONE OUT INTO ALL THE EARTH, AND THEIR WORDS TO THE ENDS OF THE WORLD."

But I say, Have they not heard? Yes verily, their sound went into all the earth, and their words unto the ends of the world.

But I say, surely Israel did not know, did they? First Moses says, "I WILL MAKE YOU JEALOUS WITH THOSE WHO ARE NOT A NATION, WITH A FOOLISH NATION I WILL ANGER YOU."

But I say, Did not Israel know? First Moses saith, I will provoke you to jealousy by them that are no people, and by a foolish nation I will anger you.

And Isaiah is very bold and says, "I WAS FOUND BY THOSE WHO DID NOT SEEK ME, I REVEALED MYSELF TO THOSE WHO DID NOT ASK FOR ME."

But Esaias is very bold, and saith, I was found of them that sought me not; I was made manifest unto them that asked not after me.

But as for Israel, He says, "I HAVE SPREAD OUT MY HANDS ALL DAY LONG TO A DISOBEDIENT AND OBSTINATE PEOPLE."

But to Israel he saith, All day long I have stretched forth my hands unto a disobedient and gainsaying people.