1Draga braćo, želja je mojega srca i moja molitva Bogu da se svi Židovi spase. 2Svjedok sam njihova revnovanja za Boga, ali ono se ne temelji na pravom razumijevanju 3jer ne shvaćaju na koji način Bog opravdava ljude. Umjesto toga drže se vlastitih običaja i nastoje se pred Bogom opravdati vršeći Zakon—te se tako odbijaju podložiti Božjoj volji. 4Jer Krist je u potpunosti ispunio svrhu Zakona. Tko vjeruje u njega, opravdan je pred Bogom.
Spasenje je za svakoga
5O pravednosti koja dolazi po Zakonu Mojsije piše: “Tko je vrši, u njoj će naći život.”10:5 Levitski zakonik 18:5.
6A o pravednosti koja dolazi po vjeri kaže: “Nemoj se u srcu upitati: ‘Tko će uzići na nebo’” (da dovede Krista), 7“niti: ‘Tko će sići u bezdan’” (da dovede Krista od mrtvih)?10:6-8 Ponovljeni zakon 30:12-14. 8Što to zapravo znači?
“Riječ je sasvim blizu tebe,
u tvojim ustima i u tvojem srcu.”
To je riječ vjere koju propovijedamo.
9Jer ako ustima priznaješ da je Isus Krist Gospodin i ako u srcu vjeruješ da ga je Bog uskrisio od mrtvih, bit ćeš spašen. 10Naime, vjera u srcu nas opravdava, a priznanje usnama spašava. 11Jer u Svetome pismu piše: “Tko u njega vjeruje, neće se postidjeti.” 12To vrijedi za Židove, kao i za ostale ljude: svi imaju istoga Gospodina, koji izobilno daje svoja bogatstva svima koji ga zazivaju. 13Jer “Tko god zazove ime Gospodnje, bit će spašen.”10:13 Joel 3:5.
14Ali kako će ga zazvati da ih spasi ako u njega ne vjeruju? A kako će u njega vjerovati ako nikada nisu za njega čuli? A kako će čuti za njega ako im nitko o njemu ne propovijeda? 15A kako će im tko propovijedati ako nije poslan da propovijeda? O tomu Sveto pismo kaže:
“Kako su divne noge onih
koji donose Radosnu vijest!”10:15 Izaija 52:7.
16Ali svatko tko čuje Radosnu vijest neće ju i prihvatiti. Izaija je o tome rekao: “Gospodine, tko je povjerovao našoj poruci?”10:16 Izaija 53:1. 17Vjera dakle dolazi upravo slušanjem Radosne vijesti o Kristu.
18Ali što je sa Židovima? Jesu li oni zapravo čuli tu poruku? Jesu:
“Poruka o Božjemu stvaranju
raširila se po svoj zemlji,
a njezine riječi sežu do kraja svijeta.”10:18 Psalam 19:5.
19Ali, ja pitam: Jesu li Izraelci zaista razumjeli? Jesu, jer je još u Mojsijevo vrijeme Bog rekao:
“Učinit ću vas ljubomornima
blagoslivljajući druge narode.
Razgnjevit ću vas blagoslivljajući
nerazumne pogane.”
20Poslije je Izaija u Božje ime hrabro rekao:
“Našli su me oni
koji me nisu tražili.
Objavio sam se onima
koji me to nisu molili.”10:20 Izaija 65:1.
21A za Izrael je Bog rekao:
“Svagda sam pružao ruke
nepokornom i buntovnom narodu.”10:21 Izaija 65:2.
1Brothers and sisters, my heart’s desire and prayer to God for the Israelites is that they may be saved. 2For I can testify about them that they are zealous for God, but their zeal is not based on knowledge. 3Since they did not know the righteousness of God and sought to establish their own, they did not submit to God’s righteousness. 4Christ is the culmination of the law so that there may be righteousness for everyone who believes.
5Moses writes this about the righteousness that is by the law: “The person who does these things will live by them.”10:5 Lev. 18:5 6But the righteousness that is by faith says: “Do not say in your heart, ‘Who will ascend into heaven?’ ”10:6 Deut. 30:12 (that is, to bring Christ down) 7“or ‘Who will descend into the deep?’ ”10:7 Deut. 30:13 (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,”10:8 Deut. 30:14 that is, the message concerning faith that we proclaim: 9If you declare with your mouth, “Jesus is Lord,” and believe in your heart that God raised him from the dead, you will be saved. 10For it is with your heart that you believe and are justified, and it is with your mouth that you profess your faith and are saved. 11As Scripture says, “Anyone who believes in him will never be put to shame.”10:11 Isaiah 28:16 (see Septuagint) 12For there is no difference between Jew and Gentile—the same Lord is Lord of all and richly blesses all who call on him, 13for, “Everyone who calls on the name of the Lord will be saved.”10:13 Joel 2:32
14How, then, can they call on the one they have not believed in? And how can they believe in the one of whom they have not heard? And how can they hear without someone preaching to them? 15And how can anyone preach unless they are sent? As it is written: “How beautiful are the feet of those who bring good news!”10:15 Isaiah 52:7
16But not all the Israelites accepted the good news. For Isaiah says, “Lord, who has believed our message?”10:16 Isaiah 53:1 17Consequently, faith comes from hearing the message, and the message is heard through the word about Christ. 18But I ask: Did they not hear? Of course they did:
“Their voice has gone out into all the earth,
their words to the ends of the world.”10:18 Psalm 19:4
19Again I ask: Did Israel not understand? First, Moses says,
“I will make you envious by those who are not a nation;
I will make you angry by a nation that has no understanding.”10:19 Deut. 32:21
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.”10:20 Isaiah 65:1
21But concerning Israel he says,
“All day long I have held out my hands
to a disobedient and obstinate people.”10:21 Isaiah 65:2
