1Brothers, my heart’s desire and my supplication to God is for them, that they may be saved. 2For I bear them witness that they have a zeal for God, but not according to knowledge. 3For being ignorant of God’s righteousness, and seeking to establish their own, they did not subject themselves to the righteousness of God. 4For Messiah is the goal of the Torah to righteousness to everyone believing. 5For Moses writes that the man who does the righteousness which is of the Torah shall live by it. 6But the righteousness which is of faith says this, Do not say in your heart, Who shall ascend into heaven? (that is, to bring Messiah down:) 7or, Who shall descend into the abyss? (that is, to bring Messiah up from the dead.) 8But what does it say? The word is near you, in your mouth, and in your heart: that is, the word of faith, which we preach: 9because if you confess with your mouth Yeshua as Lord, and believe in your heart that God raised him from the dead, you shall be saved: 10for with the heart man believes to righteousness; and with the mouth confession is made to salvation. 11For the scripture says, Everyone believing in him shall not be put to shame. 12For there is no distinction between Jew and Greek: for the same Lord is Lord of all, and is rich to all who call upon him: 13for, Whoever shall call upon the name of Yehovah shall be saved. 14How then shall they call on him in whom they have not believed? and how shall they believe in him whom they have not heard? and how shall they hear without a preacher? 15and how shall they preach, unless they are sent? even as it is written, How beautiful are the feet of those who bring glad tidings of good things! 16But they did not all hearken to the glad tidings. For Isaiah says, Lord, who has believed our report? 17So belief comes of hearing, and hearing by the word of Messiah. 18But I say, Did they not hear? Yes, truly, Their sound went out into all the earth, And their words to the ends of the world. 19But I say, Did Israel not know? First Moses says, I will provoke you to jealousy with that which is no nation, With a nation void of understanding I will anger you. 20And Isaiah is very bold, and says, I was found by those who did not seek me; I became manifest to those who did not ask for me. 21But as to Israel he says, All the day long I spread out my hands to a disobedient and contrary people.