¹ Brothers, my heart's desire and my prayer to God is for them¹, that they may be saved.

1. NU Vg. M TR read "Israel" instead of "them"

² For I testify about them that they have a zeal for God, but not according to knowledge.

³ For being ignorant of God's righteousness, and seeking to establish their own righteousness, they did not subject themselves to the righteousness of God.

⁴ For Christ is the end¹ of the law for righteousness to everyone who believes.

1. Or, "fulfillment," "goal," "aim," "completion"

⁵ For Moses writes about the righteousness of the law, "The one who does them will live by them."¹

1. Leviticus 18:5

⁶ But the righteousness which is of faith says this, "Do not say in your heart, 'Who will ascend into heaven?'¹ (that is, to bring Christ down);

1. Deuteronomy 30:12

⁷ or, 'Who will descend into the abyss?'¹ (that is, to bring Christ up from the dead.)"

1. Deuteronomy 30:13

⁸ But what does it say? "The word is near you, in your mouth, and in your heart;"¹ that is, the word of faith, which we proclaim:

1. Deuteronomy 30:14

⁹ that if you will confess with your mouth that Jesus is Lord¹, and believe in your heart that God raised him from the dead, you will be saved.

1. Or, "the Lord"

¹⁰ For with the heart, one believes unto righteousness; and with the mouth confession is made unto salvation.

¹¹ For the Scripture says, "Whoever believes in him will not be disappointed."¹

1. Isaiah 28:16

¹² For there is no distinction between Jew and Greek; for the same Lord of all is rich to all who call on him.

¹³ For, "Whoever will call on the name of the Lord will be saved."¹

1. Joel 2:32

¹⁴ How then will they call on him in whom they have not believed? How will they believe in him whom they have not heard? How will they hear without a proclaimer?

¹⁵ And how will they proclaim unless they are sent? As it is written: "How beautiful are the feet of those who bring glad tidings of good things!"¹

1. Isaiah 52:7

¹⁶ But they did not all listen to the glad news. For Isaiah says, "Lord, who has believed our report?"¹

1. Isaiah 53:1

¹⁷ So faith comes by hearing, and hearing by the word of Christ¹.

1. NU Vg. M TR read "God" instead of "Christ"

¹⁸ But I say, did they not hear? Yes, truly, "Their sound went out into all the earth, their words to the ends of the world."¹

1. Psalm 19:4

¹⁹ But I ask, did not Israel know? First Moses says, "I will provoke you to jealousy with that which is no nation, with a nation void of understanding I will make you angry."¹

1. Deuteronomy 32:31

²⁰ Isaiah is very bold, and says, "I was found by those who did not seek me. I was revealed to those who did not ask for me."¹

1. Isaiah 65:1

²¹ But as to Israel he says, "All day long I stretched out my hands to a disobedient and contrary people."¹

1. Isaiah 65:2