Romans

1弟兄们，我心里所愿的，向 神所求的，是要以色列人得救。

2我可以证明，他们向 神有热心，但不是按着真知识；

3因为不知道 神的义，想要立自己的义，就不服 神的义了。

4律法的总结就是基督，使凡信他的都得着义。

求告主名的必要得救

5摩西写着说：「人若行那出于律法的义，就必因此活着。」

6惟有出于信心的义如此说：「你不要心里说：谁要升到天上去呢？（就是要领下基督来；）

7谁要下到阴间去呢？（就是要领基督从死里上来。）」

8他到底怎么说呢？他说：这道离你不远， 正在你口里，在你心里—（就是我们所传信主的道。）

9你若口里认耶稣为主，心里信 神叫他从死里复活，就必得救。

10因为，人心里相信就可以称义，口里承认就可以得救。

11经上说：「凡信他的人必不至于羞愧。」

12犹太人和希腊人并没有分别，因为众人同有一位主；他也厚待一切求告他的人。

13因为「凡求告主名的就必得救」。

14然而，人未曾信他，怎能求他呢？未曾听见他，怎能信他呢？没有传道的，怎能听见呢？

15若没有奉差遣，怎能传道呢？如经上所记：「报福音、传喜信的人，他们的脚踪何等佳美！」

16只是人没有都听从福音，因为以赛亚说：「主啊，我们所传的有谁信呢？」

17可见，信道是从听道来的，听道是从基督的话来的。

18但我说，人没有听见吗？诚然听见了。他们的声音传遍天下； 他们的言语传到地极。

19我再说，以色列人不知道吗？先有摩西说：我要用那不成子民的惹动你们的愤恨； 我要用那无知的民触动你们的怒气。

20又有以赛亚放胆说：没有寻找我的，我叫他们遇见； 没有访问我的，我向他们显现。

21至于以色列人，他说：「我整天伸手招呼那悖逆顶嘴的百姓。」

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.”