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is the end of the law for righteousness to every one that believes.
[10:5]For Moses describes the righteousness of the law, that the man
that does these things shall live by them. [10:6]But the righteousness
by faith speaks thus; Say not in your mind, who shall ascend into
heaven?--that is, to bring Christ down,-- [10:7]or who shall descend
into the abyss?--that is, to bring Christ up from the dead. [10:8]But
what does it say? The word is nigh you, in your mouth and in your mind;
that is, the word of the faith which we preach. [10:9]For if you
confess with your mouth the Lord Jesus, and believe with your mind that
God raised him from the dead, you shall be saved; [10:10]for with the
mind we believe to righteousness, and with the mouth we confess to
salvation. [10:11]For the Scripture says, No one that believes in him
shall be ashamed. [10:12]For there is no difference between Jew and
Greek; for the same Lord of all is rich to all that call upon him.
[10:13]For every one that calls on the name of the Lord shall be saved.
[10:14]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 one preaching? [10:15]and how shall they preach
unless they have been sent? as it is written, How beautiful are the
feet of those that publish good news of peace, that publish good news
of good things.
5 [10:16]But all did not obey the gospel; for Isaiah says, Lord, who
believed our report? [10:17]Faith therefore comes by the report, and
the report by the word of God. [10:18]But I say, Did they not hear? Yes
indeed; their voice went into all the earth, and their words to the
ends of the world. [10:19]But I say, did not Israel know? First, Moses
says, I will provoke you by that which is not a nation, and by a
foolish nation will I excite you to anger. [10:20]But Isaiah is more
bold and says, I was found by them that sought me not, I was made
manifest to them that inquired not after me. [10:21]But in respect to
Israel he says, All the day I stretched out my hands to a disobedient
and contradicting people.
CHAPTER VIII.
THE SALVATION OF BELIEVING JEWS AND THE CALLING OF THE GENTILES.
1 [11:1]I SAY then, has God cast away his people? By no means; for I
also am an Israelite, of the race of Abraham, of the tribe of Benjamin.
[11:2]God has not cast away his people whom he foreknew. Know you not
what the Scripture says in Elijah,
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