Brothers , - my - heart’s - desire and - prayer to - God for (the Israelites) (is) for (their) salvation.
For I testify about them that they are zealous for God , but not on the basis of knowledge.
Because they were ignorant - - of God’s righteousness and sought to establish (their) own - , vvv they did not submit to - God’s righteousness.
For Christ (is) (the) end of the law , to bring righteousness to everyone who believes.
For - concerning the righteousness that is by the law , Moses writes - : “ The man (who) does these things will live by them.”
But the righteousness that is by faith says - : “ vvv Do not say in your - heart , ‘ Who will ascend into - heaven ?’ (that is , to bring Christ down ... )
or , ‘ Who will descend into the Abyss ?’ (that is , to bring Christ up from (the) dead ). ”
But what does it say ? “ The word is near you ; (it is) in your - mouth and in your - heart ,” that is , the word - of faith - we are proclaiming :
that if you confess with your - mouth , “ Jesus (is) Lord , ” and believe in your - heart that - God raised Him from (the) dead , you will be saved.
For with (your) heart (you) believe (and are) justified , and with (your) mouth (you) confess (and are) saved.
(It is) just as the Scripture says : “ Anyone who believes in Him will never be put to shame.”
For there is no difference between Jew and Greek : - The same Lord (is Lord) of all , (and) gives richly to all who call on Him ,
for , “ Everyone who ... ... calls on the name of (the) Lord will be saved.”
How then can they call on (the One) vvv in whom they have not believed ? And how can they believe in (the One) of whom vvv they have not heard ? And how can they hear without (someone) to preach ?
And how can they preach unless ... they are sent ? As it is written : “ How beautiful (are) the feet of those who bring good news ... ... !”
But not all of them welcomed the good news. For Isaiah - says , “ Lord , who has believed our - message ?”
Consequently , - faith (comes) by hearing , and - hearing by (the) word of Christ.
But I ask , vvv did they not hear ... ? Indeed (they did) : “ Their - voice has gone out into all the earth , - their - words to the ends of the world.”
I ask instead , {did} Israel not ... understand ? First , Moses says : “ I will make you jealous ... by (those who are) not a nation ; I will make you angry ... by a nation without understanding.”
And Isaiah - boldly - says : “ I was found by those who vvv did not seek Me ; vvv I revealed Myself to those who vvv did not ask for Me.”
But as for - Israel he says : “ All - day long I have held out My - hands to (a) disobedient and obstinate people.”