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¹ Brethren, my hearty desire and prayer to God for Israel is, that they may be saved. ² for I bear them witness, that they have a zeal for God, but not guided by true knowledge. ³ because being ignorant of the justice which is of God, and going about to establish a justification of their own, they have not submitted themselves to that which is of God. ⁴ for the end of the law was to bring men to Christ, that every one who believeth, might be justified. ⁵ For Moses describes the justice that was to be had by the law, thus : "the man who performeth the things here required, shall have life thereby." ⁶ but the justification which is by faith, speaks in this manner; "say not in thine heart, who shall ascend into heaven, in order to bring Christ down from above? ⁷ or, who shall descend into the deep, in order to bring up Christ again from the dead?" ⁸ what does it say "more? the word is nigh thee, let it be in thy mouth and in thy heart:" that is the word of faith which we preach. ⁹ for if you openly confess, that Jesus is the Lord, and sincerely believe, that God has raised him from the dead, you shall be saved. ¹⁰ for with the heart man believeth unto righteousness, and with the mouth confession is made unto salvation. ¹¹ for the scripture saith , "whosoever believeth on him, shall not be ashamed."

¹² In reality there is no difference between the Jew and the Gentile: they have all the same Lord, who is bountiful to all that call upon him. ¹³ "whoever shall call upon the name of the Lord, shall be saved." ¹⁴ But how, say you, shall they call on him on whom they have not believed? and how shall they believe in him of whom they have not heard? ¹⁵ and how shall they hear without a preacher? and how shall they preach except they be sent? as it is written , "how beautiful are the feet of those who preach the gospel of peace, and bring glad tidings of good things!" ¹⁶ 'tis true, faith comes by preaching, and preaching is by the divine appointment. ¹⁷ but all do not obey the gospel. for Esaias saith, "Lord, who hath believed our report?" ¹⁸ I reply, have they not heard? on the contrary, "their voice spread thro' all the earth, and their words to the remotest inhabitants thereof ." ¹⁹ but still I ask, did not Israel know this? first, Moses saith, "I will provoke you to jealousy, by those that are no people, and by a foolish nation I will anger you." ²⁰ but Esaias is more express, and says, "I was found of them that sought me not; I was made manifest to them that asked not after me. ²¹ and to Israel he says, "all day long I have stretched forth my hands to an incredulous and rebellious people."