Romans 10:5-21

The Message of Salvation to All

5 For f Moses writes about the righteousness that is based on the law, that g the person who does the commandments shall live by them. 6 But h the righteousness based on faith says, i "Do not say in your heart, 'Who will ascend into heaven?'" (that is, to bring Christ down) 7 or "'Who will descend into the j abyss?'" (that is, k to bring Christ up from the dead). 8 But what does it say? l "The word is near you, in your mouth and in your heart" (that is, the word of faith that we proclaim); 9 because, if m you confess with your mouth that Jesus is Lord and n believe in your heart o that God raised him from the dead, you will be saved. 10 For with the heart one believes and is justified, and with the mouth one confesses and is saved. 11 For the Scripture says, p "Everyone who believes in him will not be put to shame." 12 q For there is no distinction between Jew and Greek; r for the same Lord is Lord of all, s bestowing his riches on all who call on him. 13 For t "everyone who calls on the name of the Lord will be saved."

14 How then will they call on him in whom they have not believed? And how are they to believe in him u of whom they have never heard? 1 And how are they to hear v without someone preaching? 15 And how are they to preach unless they are sent? As it is written, w "How beautiful are the feet of those who preach the good news!" 16 But x they have not all obeyed the gospel. For Isaiah says, y "Lord, who has believed what he has heard from us?" 17 So z faith comes from hearing, and hearing through the word of Christ.

18 But I ask, have they not heard? Indeed they have, for
a "Their voice has gone out b to all the earth,
and their words to the ends of the world."

19 But I ask, did Israel not understand? First Moses says,
c "I will d make you jealous of those who are not a nation;
with a e foolish nation I will make you angry."

20 Then Isaiah is so bold as to say,
f "I have been found by those who did not seek me;
I have shown myself to those who did not ask for me."

21 But of Israel he says, g "All day long I have held out my hands to a disobedient and contrary people."

  1. Cross References
    Leviticus 18:5
    You shall therefore keep my statutes and my rules; if a person does them, he shall live by them: I am the Lord.
  2. Cross References
    Nehemiah 9:29
    And you warned them in order to turn them back ...
    Ezekiel 20:11
    I gave them my statutes and made known to them ...
    Ezekiel 20:13
    But the house of Israel rebelled against me in ...
    Ezekiel 20:21
    But the children rebelled against me. They did ...
    Matthew 19:17
    And he said to him, "Why do you ask me about wh...
    Luke 10:28
    And he said to him, "You have answered correctl...
    Galatians 3:12
    But the law is not of faith, rather "The one wh...
    Romans 7:10
    The very commandment that promised life proved ...
  3. Cross References
    Romans 9:30
    What shall we say, then? That Gentiles who did not pursue righteousness have attained it, that is, a righteousness that is by faith.
  4. Cross References
    Deuteronomy 30:12 - 13
    It is not in heaven, that you should say, 'Who will ascend to heaven for us and bring it to us, that we may hear it and do it?
  5. Cross References
    Revelation 9:1
    And the fifth angel blew his trumpet, and I saw a star fallen from heaven to earth, and he was given the key to the shaft of the bottomless pit.
  6. Cross References
    Hebrews 13:20
    Now may the God of peace who brought again from the dead our Lord Jesus, the great shepherd of the sheep, by the blood of the eternal covenant.
  7. Cross References
    Deuteronomy 30:14
    But the word is very near you. It is in your mouth and in your heart, so that you can do it.
  8. Cross References
    Deuteronomy 30:14
    But the word is very near you. It is in your mouth and in your heart, so that you can do it.
  9. Cross References
    Matthew 10:32
    So everyone who acknowledges me before men, I also will acknowledge before my Father who is in heaven.
    Luke 12:8
    And I tell you, everyone who acknowledges me before men, the Son of Man also will acknowledge before the angels of God.
    1 Corinthians 12:3
    Therefore I want you to understand that no one speaking in the Spirit of God ever says "Jesus is accursed!" and no one can say "Jesus is Lord" except in the Holy Spirit.
    Philippians 2:11
    And every tongue confess that Jesus Christ is Lord, to the glory of God the Father.
  10. Cross References
    Acts 16:31
    And they said, "Believe in the Lord Jesus, and you will be saved, you and your household.
  11. Cross References
    1 Peter 1:21
    Who through him are believers in God, who raised him from the dead and gave him glory, so that your faith and hope are in God.
    Acts 2:24
    God raised him up, loosing the pangs of death, because it was not possible for him to be held by it.
  12. Cross References
    Romans 9:33
    As it is written, "Behold, I am laying in Zion a stone of stumbling, and a rock of offense; and whoever believes in him will not be put to shame.
  13. Cross References
    Romans 3:22
    The righteousness of God through faith in Jesus Christ for all who believe. For there is no distinction:
    Romans 3:29
    Or is God the God of Jews only? Is he not the God of Gentiles also? Yes, of Gentiles also.
  14. Cross References
    Acts 10:36
    As for the word that he sent to Israel, preaching good news of peace through Jesus Christ ( he is Lord of all).
  15. Cross References
    Romans 2:4
    Or do you presume on the riches of his kindness and forbearance and patience, not knowing that God's kindness is meant to lead you to repentance?
  16. Cross References
    Acts 2:21
    And it shall come to pass that everyone who calls upon the name of the Lord shall be saved.
    Joel 2:32
    And it shall come to pass that everyone who calls on the name of the Lord shall be saved. For in Mount Zion and in Jerusalem there shall be those who escape, as the Lord has said, and among the survivors shall be those whom the Lord calls.
  17. Cross References
    Joel 2:32
    And it shall come to pass that everyone who calls on the name of the Lord shall be saved. For in Mount Zion and in Jerusalem there shall be those who escape, as the Lord has said, and among the survivors shall be those whom the Lord calls.
  18. Cross References
    Ephesians 4:21
    Assuming that you have heard about him and were taught in him, as the truth is in Jesus.
    John 9:36
    He answered, "And who is he, sir, that I may believe in him?
    John 17:20
    I do not ask for these only, but also for those who will believe in me through their word.
  19. Cross References
    Acts 8:31
    And he said, "How can I, unless someone guides me?" And he invited Philip to come up and sit with him.
    Titus 1:3
    And at the proper time manifested in his word through the preaching with which I have been entrusted by the command of God our Savior.
  20. Cross References
    Isaiah 52:7
    How beautiful upon the mountains are the feet of him who brings good news, who publishes peace, who brings good news of happiness, who publishes salvation, who says to Zion, "Your God reigns.
    Nahum 1:15
    Behold, upon the mountains, the feet of him who brings good news, who publishes peace! Keep your feasts, O Judah; fulfill your vows, for never again shall the worthless pass through you; he is utterly cut off.
    Ephesians 6:15
    And, as shoes for your feet, having put on the readiness given by the gospel of peace.
  21. Cross References
    Isaiah 52:7
    How beautiful upon the mountains are the feet of him who brings good news, who publishes peace, who brings good news of happiness, who publishes salvation, who says to Zion, "Your God reigns.
  22. Cross References
    Romans 3:3
    What if some were unfaithful? Does their faithlessness nullify the faithfulness of God?
    Hebrews 4:2
    For good news came to us just as to them, but the message they heard did not benefit them, because they were not united by faith with those who listened.
  23. Cross References
    John 12:38
    So that the word spoken by the prophet Isaiah might be fulfilled: "Lord, who has believed what he heard from us, and to whom has the arm of the Lord been revealed?
    Isaiah 53:1
    Who has believed what he has heard from us? And to whom has the arm of the Lord been revealed?
  24. Cross References
    Isaiah 53:1
    Who has believed what he has heard from us? And to whom has the arm of the Lord been revealed?
  25. Cross References
    Galatians 3:2
    Let me ask you only this: Did you receive the Spirit by works of the law or by hearing with faith?
    Galatians 3:5
    Does he who supplies the Spirit to you and works miracles among you do so by works of the law, or by hearing with faith -
  26. Cross References
    Psalms 19:4
    Their voice goes out through all the earth, and their words to the end of the world. In them he has set a tent for the sun.
    1 Thessalonians 1:8
    For not only has the word of the Lord sounded forth from you in Macedonia and Achaia, but your faith in God has gone forth everywhere, so that we need not say anything.
  27. Cross References
    Mark 16:15
    And he said to them, "Go into all the world and proclaim the gospel to the whole creation.
    Matthew 24:14
    And this gospel of the kingdom will be proclaimed throughout the whole world as a testimony to all nations, and then the end will come.
  28. Cross References
    Psalms 19:4
    Their voice goes out through all the earth, and their words to the end of the world. In them he has set a tent for the sun.
  29. Cross References
    Deuteronomy 32:21
    They have made me jealous with what is no god; they have provoked me to anger with their idols. So I will make them jealous with those who are no people; I will provoke them to anger with a foolish nation.
  30. Cross References
    Romans 11:11
    So I ask, did they stumble in order that they might fall? By no means! Rather through their trespass salvation has come to the Gentiles, so as to make Israel jealous.
    Romans 11:14
    In order somehow to make my fellow Jews jealous, and thus save some of them.
  31. Cross References
    Titus 3:3
    For we ourselves were once foolish, disobedient, led astray, slaves to various passions and pleasures, passing our days in malice and envy, hated by others and hating one another.
  32. Cross References
    Deuteronomy 32:21
    They have made me jealous with what is no god; they have provoked me to anger with their idols. So I will make them jealous with those who are no people; I will provoke them to anger with a foolish nation.
  33. Cross References
    Isaiah 65:1
    I was ready to be sought by those who did not ask for me; I was ready to be found by those who did not seek me. I said, "Here am I, here am I," to a nation that was not called by my name.
    Romans 9:30
    What shall we say, then? That Gentiles who did not pursue righteousness have attained it, that is, a righteousness that is by faith.
  34. Cross References
    Isaiah 65:1
    I was ready to be sought by those who did not ask for me; I was ready to be found by those who did not seek me. I said, "Here am I, here am I," to a nation that was not called by my name.
  35. Cross References
    Isaiah 65:2
    I spread out my hands all the day to a rebellious people, who walk in a way that is not good, following their own devices.
  36. Cross References
    Isaiah 65:2
    I spread out my hands all the day to a rebellious people, who walk in a way that is not good, following their own devices.
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