The Concordant Literal New Testament

Paul To The Romans

The Concordant Version

The King James Version

Chapter 10 (CV)

¹ Indeed, brethren, the delight of my heart and my petition to God for their sake is for salvation.
² For I am testifying to them that they have a zeal of God, but not in accord with recognition.
³ For they, being ignorant of the righteousness of God, and seeking to establish their own righteousness, were not subjected to the righteousness of God.
⁴ For Christ is the consummation of law for righteousness to everyone who is believing.
⁵ For Moses is writing of the righteousness which is of law, that a man who does the same shall be living in it.
⁶ Yet the righteousness of faith is saying thus: You may not be saying in your heart, Who will be ascending into heaven? -- that is, to be leading Christ down --
⁷ or Who will be descending into the submerged chaos? -- that is, to be leading Christ up from among the dead.
⁸ But what is it saying? Near you is the declaration, in your mouth and in your heart -- that is, the declaration of faith which we are heralding
⁹ that, if ever you should be avowing with your mouth the declaration that Jesus is Lord, and should be believing in your heart that God rouses Him from among the dead, you shall be saved.
¹⁰ For with the heart it is believed for righteousness, yet with the mouth it is avowed for salvation.
¹¹ For the scripture is saying: Everyone who is believing on Him shall not be disgraced.
¹² For there is no distinction between Jew and Greek, for the same One is Lord of all, being rich for all who are invoking Him.
¹³ For everyone, whoever should be invoking the name of the Lord, shall be saved.
¹⁴ How, then, should they be invoking One in Whom they do not believe? Yet how should they be believing One of Whom they do not hear? Yet how should they be hearing apart from one heralding?
¹⁵ Yet how should they be heralding if ever they should not be commissioned? According as it is written: How beautiful are the feet of those bringing an evangel of good!
¹⁶ But not all obey the evangel, for Isaiah is saying, "Lord, who believes our tidings?"
¹⁷ Consequently, faith is out of tidings, yet the tidings through a declaration of Christ.
¹⁸ But, I am saying, Do they not hear at all? To be sure! "Into the entire earth came out their utterance, And into the ends of the inhabited earth their declarations."
¹⁹ But, I am saying, Did not Israel know at all? First Moses is saying, I shall be provoking you to jealousy over those not a nation; Over an unintelligent nation shall I be vexing you.
²⁰ Yet Isaiah is very daring and is saying, I was found by those who are not seeking Me; I became disclosed to those who are not inquiring for Me.
²¹ Now to Israel He is saying, The whole day I spread out My hands to a stubborn and contradicting people!

Chapter 10 (KJV)

¹ Brethren, my heart's desire and prayer to God for Israel is, that they might be saved.
² For I bear them record that they have a zeal of God, but not according to knowledge.
³ For they being ignorant of God's righteousness, and going about to establish their own righteousness, have not submitted themselves unto the righteousness of God.
⁴ For Christ is the end of the law for righteousness to every one that believeth.
⁵ For Moses describeth the righteousness which is of the law, That the man which doeth those things shall live by them.
⁶ But the righteousness which is of faith speaketh on this wise, Say not in thine heart, Who shall ascend into heaven? (that is, to bring Christ down from above:)
⁷ Or, Who shall descend into the deep? (that is, to bring up Christ again from the dead.)
⁸ But what saith it? The word is nigh thee, even in thy mouth, and in thy heart: that is, the word of faith, which we preach;
⁹ That if thou shalt confess with thy mouth the Lord Jesus, and shalt believe in thine heart that God hath raised him from the dead, thou shalt be saved.
¹⁰ For with the heart man believeth unto righteousness; and with the mouth confession is made unto salvation.
¹¹ For the scripture saith, Whosoever believeth on him shall not be ashamed.
¹² For there is no difference between the Jew and the Greek: for the same Lord over all is rich unto all that call upon him.
¹³ For whosoever shall call upon the name of the Lord shall be saved.
¹⁴ How then shall they call on him in whom they have not believed? and how shall they believe in him of whom they have not heard? and how shall they hear without a preacher?
¹⁵ And how shall they preach, except they be sent? as it is written, How beautiful are the feet of them that preach the gospel of peace, and bring glad tidings of good things!
¹⁶ But they have not all obeyed the gospel. For Esaias saith, Lord, who hath believed our report?
¹⁷ So then faith cometh by hearing, and hearing by the word of God.
¹⁸ But I say, Have they not heard? Yes verily, their sound went into all the earth, and their words unto the ends of the world.
¹⁹ But I say, Did not Israel know? First Moses saith, I will provoke you to jealousy by them that are no people, and by a foolish nation I will anger you.
²⁰ But Esaias is very bold, and saith, I was found of them that sought me not; I was made manifest unto them that asked not after me.
²¹ But to Israel he saith, All day long I have stretched forth my hands unto a disobedient and gainsaying people.

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