137Gk. good pleasure
10: 2 For I bear them witness that they have a zeal for God, but not according to knowledge.
10: 3 For being ignorant of God’s righteousness, and seeking to establish their own, they did not subject themselves to the righteousness of God.
10: 4 For Christ is the end of the law unto righteousness to everyone that believeth.
10: 5 For Moses writeth that 138the man that doeth the righteousness which is of the law shall live thereby.
138Lv 18:5.
10: 6 But the righteousness which is of faith saith thus, 139Say not in thy heart, Who shall ascend into heaven? (that is, to bring Christ down:)
139Dt 30:12f.
10: 7 or, Who shall descend into the abyss? (that is, to bring Christ up from the dead.)
10: 8 But what saith it? 140The word is nigh thee, in thy mouth, and in thy heart: that is, the word of faith, which we preach:
140Dt 30:14.
10: 9 141because if thou shalt 142confess with thy mouth Jesus as Lord, and shalt believe in thy heart that God raised him from the dead, thou shalt be saved:
141Or, that
142So ℵ 1739 33 (p46A) and most, copbo vg. B (81) copsa read confess the word with thy mouth that Jesus is Lord,
10: 10 for with the heart man believeth unto righteousness; and with the mouth confession is made unto salvation.
10: 11 For the scripture saith, 143Whosoever believeth on him shall not be put to shame.
143Is 28:16.
10: 12 For there is no distinction between Jew and Greek: for the same Lord is Lord of all, and is rich unto all that call upon him:
10: 13 for, 144Whosoever shall call upon the name of the Lord shall be saved.
144Joel 2:32.
10: 14 How then shall they call on him in whom they have not believed? and how shall they hear without a preacher?
10: 15 and how shall they preach, except they be sent? even as it is written, 145How beautiful are the feet of them that bring 146glad tidings of good things!
145Is 52:7.
146Or, a gospel of good things!
10: 16 But they did not all hearken to the 147glad tidings. For Isaiah saith, 148Lord, who hath believed our report?
147Or, gospel.
148Is 53:1.
10: 17 So belief cometh of hearing, and hearing by the word of Christ.
10: 18 But I say, Did they not hear? Yes, truly, 149Their sound went out into all the earth, And their words unto the ends of 150the world.
149Ps 19:4.
150Gk. the inhabited earth.
10: 19 But I say, Did Israel not know? First Moses saith, 151I will provoke you to jealousy with that which is no nation, With a nation void of understanding will I anger you.
151Dt 32:21.
10: 20 And Isaiah is very bold, and saith, 152I was found of them that sought me not; I became manifest unto them that asked not of me.
152Is 65:1.
10: 21 But as to Israel he saith, 153All the day long did I spread out my hands unto a disobedient and gainsaying people.
153Is 65:2.
