Romans

1弟兄們，我心裏所願的，向上帝所求的，是要以色列人得救。

2我可以證明，他們向上帝有熱心，但不是按着真知識；

3因為不知道上帝的義，想要立自己的義，就不服上帝的義了。

4律法的總結就是基督，使凡信他的都得着義。

求告主名的必要得救

5摩西寫着說：「人若行那出於律法的義，就必因此活着。」

6惟有出於信心的義如此說：「你不要心裏說：誰要升到天上去呢？（就是要領下基督來；）

7誰要下到陰間去呢？（就是要領基督從死裏上來。）」

8他到底怎麼說呢？他說：這道離你不遠， 正在你口裏，在你心裏－（就是我們所傳信主的道。）

9你若口裏認耶穌為主，心裏信上帝叫他從死裏復活，就必得救。

10因為，人心裏相信就可以稱義，口裏承認就可以得救。

11經上說：「凡信他的人必不至於羞愧。」

12猶太人和希臘人並沒有分別，因為眾人同有一位主；他也厚待一切求告他的人。

13因為「凡求告主名的就必得救」。

14然而，人未曾信他，怎能求他呢？未曾聽見他，怎能信他呢？沒有傳道的，怎能聽見呢？

15若沒有奉差遣，怎能傳道呢？如經上所記：「報福音、傳喜信的人，他們的腳蹤何等佳美！ 」

16只是人沒有都聽從福音，因為以賽亞說：「主啊，我們所傳的有誰信呢？」

17可見，信道是從聽道來的，聽道是從基督的話來的。

18但我說，人沒有聽見嗎？誠然聽見了。他們的聲音傳遍天下； 他們的言語傳到地極。

19我再說，以色列人不知道嗎？先有摩西說：我要用那不成子民的惹動你們的憤恨； 我要用那無知的民觸動你們的怒氣。

20又有以賽亞放膽說：沒有尋找我的，我叫他們遇見； 沒有訪問我的，我向他們顯現。

21至於以色列人，他說：「我整天伸手招呼那悖逆頂嘴的百姓。」

The Word Brings Salvation

1Brothers, my heart’s desire and prayer to God for the Israelites is for their salvation.

2For I testify about them that they are zealous for God, but not on the basis of knowledge.

3Because they were ignorant of God’s righteousness and sought to establish their own, they did not submit to God’s righteousness.

4For Christ is the end of the law, to bring righteousness to everyone who believes.

5For concerning the righteousness that is by the law, Moses writes: “The man who does these things will live by them.”

6But the righteousness that is by faith says: “Do not say in your heart, ‘Who will ascend into heaven?’(that is, to bring Christ down)

7or, ‘Who will descend into the Abyss?’(that is, to bring Christ up from the dead).”

8But 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:

9that 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.

10For with your heart you believe and are justified, and with your mouth you confess and are saved.

11It is just as the Scripture says: “Anyone who believes in Him will never be put to shame.”

12For there is no difference between Jew and Greek: The same Lord is Lord of all, and gives richly to all who call on Him,

13for, “Everyone who calls on the name of the Lord will be saved.”

14How then can they call on the One in whom they have not believed? And how can they believe in the One of whom they have not heard? And how can they hear without someone to preach?

15And how can they preach unless they are sent? As it is written: “How beautiful are the feet of those who bring good news!”

16But not all of them welcomed the good news. For Isaiah says, “Lord, who has believed our message?”

17Consequently, faith comes by hearing, and hearing by the word of Christ.

18But I ask, did they not hear? Indeed they did: “Their voice has gone out into all the earth,their words to the ends of the world.”

19I 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.”

20And Isaiah boldly says: “I was found by those who did not seek Me;I revealed Myself to those who did not ask for Me.”

21But as for Israel he says: “All day long I have held out My handsto a disobedient and obstinate people.”