1弟兄姊妹，我心里切望并向上帝祈求的，就是以色列人能够得救。 2我可以作证：他们对上帝有热心，但不是基于真知。 3因为他们不知道上帝的义，想努力建立自己的义，不肯服从上帝的义。 4其实基督是律法的终极目的，使所有相信的人都可以得到义。
求告主名的都必得救
5关于律法的义，摩西写道：“遵行律法的人必因此而活。”10:5 利未记18:5。 6但是关于以信心为本的义，圣经上说：“不要心里说，‘谁要升到天上去呢？’10:6 申命记30:12。意思是谁要把基督领下来， 7或说，‘谁要下到阴间去呢？’10:7 申命记30:13。意思是谁要把基督从死人中领上来。” 8其实这里是说：“这话语近在咫尺，就在你口里，在你心中。”10:8 申命记30:14。这话语就是我们所传的信主之道。 9你若口里承认耶稣是主，心里相信上帝使祂从死里复活，就必得救。 10因为人心里相信就可以被称为义人，口里承认就可以得救。 11圣经上说：“信靠祂的人必不会蒙羞。”10:11 以赛亚书28:16。 12犹太人和希腊人并没有分别，主是所有人的主，祂厚待所有求告祂的人， 13因为“凡求告主名的人都必得救”10:13 约珥书2:32。。
14可是，人还没信祂，怎能求告祂呢？还没听说过祂，怎能信祂呢？没有人传道，怎能听说过祂呢？ 15人没有受差遣，怎能传道呢？正如圣经上说：“那传福音之人的脚踪是何等佳美！”10:15 以赛亚书52:7。 16只是并非人人都信福音，就像以赛亚先知所说的：“主啊！谁相信我们所传的呢？”10:16 以赛亚书53:1。
17由此可见，听了道，才会信道；有了基督的话，才有道可听。 18但我要问，以色列人没有听过吗？当然听过。因为
“他们的声音传遍天下，
他们的话语传到地极。”10:18 诗篇19:4。
19我再问，难道以色列人不知道吗？首先，摩西说：
“我要借无名之民挑起你们的嫉妒，
用愚昧的国民激起你们的怒气。”10:19 申命记32:21。
20后来，以赛亚先知又放胆地说：
“我让没有寻找我的人寻见，
我向没有求问我的人显现。”10:20 以赛亚书65:1。
21至于以色列人，他说：
“我整天伸出双手招呼那悖逆顽固的子民。”10:21 以赛亚书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
