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Romans 10

Paul longs for Israel to be saved and explains that righteousness comes by faith, not by keeping the law. If you confess with your mouth that Jesus is Lord and believe in your heart that God raised him from the dead, you will be saved. Faith comes by hearing, so messengers must be sent.

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Key verses

  • Verse 9Confess Jesus as Lord and believe God raised him.
  • Verse 13Whoever calls on the Lord will be saved.
  • Verse 17Faith comes from hearing God's word.

Brethren, my heart’s desire and prayer to God for Israel is, that they might be saved.SelectedRomans 10:1Ask

For I bear them record that they have a zeal of God, but not according to knowledge.SelectedRomans 10:2Ask

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.SelectedRomans 10:3Ask

For Christ is the end of the law for righteousness to every one that believeth.SelectedRomans 10:4Ask

For Moses describeth the righteousness which is of the law, That the man which doeth those things shall live by them.SelectedRomans 10:5Ask

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:)SelectedRomans 10:6Ask

Or, Who shall descend into the deep? (that is, to bring up Christ again from the dead.)SelectedRomans 10:7Ask

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;SelectedRomans 10:8Ask

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.SelectedRomans 10:9Ask

For with the heart man believeth unto righteousness; and with the mouth confession is made unto salvation.SelectedRomans 10:10Ask

For the scripture saith, Whosoever believeth on him shall not be ashamed.SelectedRomans 10:11Ask

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.SelectedRomans 10:12Ask

For whosoever shall call upon the name of the Lord shall be saved.SelectedRomans 10:13Ask

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?SelectedRomans 10:14Ask

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!SelectedRomans 10:15Ask

But they have not all obeyed the gospel. For Esaias saith, Lord, who hath believed our report?SelectedRomans 10:16Ask

So then faith cometh by hearing, and hearing by the word of God.SelectedRomans 10:17Ask

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.SelectedRomans 10:18Ask

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.SelectedRomans 10:19Ask

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.SelectedRomans 10:20Ask

But to Israel he saith, All day long I have stretched forth my hands unto a disobedient and gainsaying people.SelectedRomans 10:21Ask

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