Romans 10:1–13

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.”^{a 6}But the righteousness that is by faith says: “Do not say in your heart, ‘Who will ascend into heaven?’^b (that is, to bring Christ down) ⁷or, ‘Who will descend into the Abyss?’^c (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,”^d 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.”^{e 12}For 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.”^f