1 BRETHREN, my heart’s desire and prayer to God for Israel is, that they might be saved.
2 For I bear them record that they have a zeal of God, but not according to knowledge.
3 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.
4 For Christ is the end of the law for righteousness to every one that believeth.
5 For Moses describeth the righteousness which is of the law, That the man which doeth those things shall live by them.
6 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:)
7 Or, Who shall descend into the deep? (that is, to bring up Christ again from the dead.)
8 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;
9 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.
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 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.
13 For whosoever shall call upon the name of the Lord shall be saved.
14 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?
15 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!
16 But they have not all obeyed the gospel. For Esaias saith, Lord, who hath believed our report?
17 So then faith cometh by hearing, and hearing by the word of God.
18 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.
19 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.
20 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.
21 But to Israel he saith, All day long I have stretched forth my hands unto a disobedient and gainsaying people.

1Brethren, my hearts desire and prayer to God for Israel is, that they might be saued.

2For I beare them record, that they haue a zeale of God, but not according to knowledge.

3For they being ignorant of Gods righteousnesse, and going about to establish their owne righteousnesse, haue not submitted themselues vnto the righteousnesse of God.

4For Christ is the end of the Law for righteousnes to euery one that beleeueth.

5For Moses describeth the righteousnesse which is of the Law, that the man which doeth those things shall liue by them.

6But the righteousnesse which is of faith, speaketh on this wise: Say not in thine heart, Who shall ascend into heauen? That is to bring Christ down from aboue.

7Or, Who shall descend into the deepe? That is to bring vp Christ againe from the dead.

8But what saith it? The word is nigh thee, euen in thy mouth, and in thy heart, that is the word of faith which we preach,

9That if thou shalt confesse with thy mouth the Lord Iesus, and shalt beleeue in thine heart, that God hath raised him from the dead, thou shalt be saued.

10For with the heart man beleeueth vnto righteousnesse, and with the mouth confession is made vnto saluation.

11For the Scripture saith, Whosoeuer beleeueth on him, shall not bee ashamed.

12For there is no difference betweene the Iew and the Greeke: for the same Lord ouer all, is rich vnto all, that call vpon him.

13For whosoeuer shall call vpon the Name of the Lord, shall be saued.

14How then shall they call on him in whom they haue not beleeued? and how shal they beleeue in him, of whom they haue not heard? and how shall they heare without a Preacher?

15And how shall they preach, except they be sent? as it is written: How beautifull are the feete of them that preach the Gospel of peace, and bring glad tidings of good things!

16But they haue not all obeyed the Gospel. For Esaias saith, Lord, who hath beleeued our report?

17So then, faith commeth by hearing, and hearing by the word of God.

18But I say, haue they not heard? yes verely, their sound went into all the earth, and their words vnto the ends of the world.

19But I say, Did not Israel know? First Moses saith, I will prouoke you to iealousie by them that are no people, & by a foolish nation I will anger you.

20But Esaias is very bold, and saith, I was found of them that sought me not: I was made manifest vnto them, that asked not after me.

21But to Israel he sayth, All day long I haue stretched foorth my hands vnto a disobedient and gainesaying people.

I == Rom 9"31

III == Phil 3:9

IV == Matt 5:17 ; Gal 3:24

V == Lev 18:5 ; Gal 3:12

VI == deut 30:12-13

IX == Acts 8:37

XI == Isa 28:16 ; 49:23 ; Jer 17:7

XII == Rom 3:22 , 29 ; Gal 3:28

XIII == Joel 2:32 ; Acts 2:21 ; 9:14

XIV == Titus 1:3

XV == Isa 52:7 ; Nah 1:15

XVI == Isa 53:1 ; John 12:38 , Rom 3:3 ; Heb 4:2

XVIII == Matt 4:8 ; 24:14 ; 28:19

XIX == Deut 32:21

XX == Isa 65:1 ; Rom 9:30

XXI == Isa 65:2

1 Brothers, my heart's desire and prayer to God on their behalf is for salvation. 2 I testify with regard to them that they have zeal for God, but it is not discerning. 3 For, in their unawareness of the righteousness that comes from God and their attempt to establish their own (righteousness), they did not submit to the righteousness of God. 4 For Christ is the end of the law for the justification of everyone who has faith. 5 Moses writes about the righteousness that comes from (the) law, "The one who does these things will live by them." 6 But the righteousness that comes from faith says, "Do not say in your heart, 'Who will go up into heaven?' (that is, to bring Christ down)7 or 'Who will go down into the abyss?' (that is, to bring Christ up from the dead)." 8 But what does it say? "The word is near you, in your mouth and in your heart" (that is, the word of faith that we preach), 9 for, 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. 10 For one believes with the heart and so is justified, and one confesses with the mouth and so is saved. 11 For the scripture says, "No one who believes in him will be put to shame." 12 For there is no distinction between Jew and Greek; the same Lord is Lord of all, enriching all who call upon him. 13 For "everyone who calls on the name of the Lord will be saved." 14 But how can they call on him in whom they have not believed? And how can they believe in him of whom they have not heard? And how can they hear without someone to preach? 15 And how can people preach unless they are sent? As it is written, "How beautiful are the feet of those who bring (the) good news!" 16 But not everyone has heeded the good news; for Isaiah says, "Lord, who has believed what was heard from us?" 17 Thus faith comes from what is heard, and what is heard comes through the word of Christ. 18 But I ask, did they not hear? Certainly they did; for "Their voice has gone forth to all the earth, and their words to the ends of the world." 19 But I ask, did not Israel understand? First Moses says: "I will make you jealous of those who are not a nation; with a senseless nation I will make you angry." 20 Then Isaiah speaks boldly and says: "I was found (by) those who were not seeking me; I revealed myself to those who were not asking for me." 21 But regarding Israel he says, "All day long I stretched out my hands to a disobedient and contentious people."

v.1 Though Paul was sent to the Gentiles, his overwhelming desire was

that his own people, the

Jews, would be saved. He backed this up with prayer.
v.2-4 The Jews had zeal for God, but were relying on

their own righteousness instead of the

righteousness that can only come through Christ, who fulfilled the law.
v.5-8  The appearance was that Moses taught a form of righteousness different

from what Paul taught, but justification is always

through faith. Man can not

be perfect enough. Paul quotes from Deut. 30:11-14. The Jews looked for the Messiah and wished

someone could go above

or below to bring Him, but

that is not necessary,  H

has been incarnated, dead and resurrected. That us to word Paul preached and

leads to the following

verses.
v 9-13  Before either Jew or Gentile can be saved, they must confess with their

mouth the Lord Jesus and believe in their heart that God has raised Him from the dead. This is not mere knowledge of the Word and mental assent, but appropriating it to

ourselves. The confessing

is not mere professing, but

as in Ps. 1116:10, “I believed, therefore I have spoken.” This is the key to the “Romans’ Road” of soul winning. Any one who believes and calls upon God for salvation will be saved. They need to confess for their own strengthening as well as to witness.
v.14-17  Jews thought they had a monopoly on God and objected to  preaching to Gentiles. Similar to Jonah. This objection is simply

over ruled. They can’t call

on God if they don’t believe. They can’t believe if they haven’t heard. Heard means hearkened to it. They can’t hear unless someone tells them. No one will tell them unless they are sent (whether  someone sent

as a missionary, or just

some individual by leading

of Holy Spirit, or someone gives them the Word and

they

read it.) In any event, faith can

only come from the Word of God. The feet of the messenger who leads one

to the Lord are, figuratively speaking, more beautiful

than the best architecture

or stained

glass windows.
v.18-21 The Jews had the Word and were to be the missionaries. They consistently disobeyed and made God jealous by their turning from Him, so God turned to the Gentiles to reach the world and make

the Jews jealous (Deut. 32:21

and Isa. 65:1,2. God continued though, to

stretch out His hands to welcome the Jews.