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1. My brethren, my heart's desire and prayer
to God on their behalf, is that they should Live.
2. For I testify over them, that there are those who are zealous for God among them,
except not through knowledge.
3. The righteousness of God, however, they know not, except they want to uphold their
own righteousness. Because of this they did not submit to the righteousness of God.
4. For the binding post of the Law is Christ, onto righteousness, for whoever believes.
5. For Moses thus wrote of the righteousness through the Law, that whoever performs
these [commandments] shall Live through them.
6. Righteousness through faith, however, says thus, that you shall not say in your
heart, "Who goes up to heaven and is with* Christ?
7. "And who goes to sheol's abyss and is raised by Christ from the Dead*?"
8. Except what does it say? Hold close this answer to your lips* and in your heart,
this is the Manifestation of Faith that we preach,
9. And if you confess with your mouth our Lord Jesus And believe in your heart that
God raised him from the Dead,* you shall Live.
10. For the heart that believes in him, is sanctified, and the lips that confess
in him, Live.
11. For Scriptures says,
"Whoever believes in him shall not perish."
12. And through this, He does not differentiate,
neither the Jews, nor the Aramaic speaking people.* For One is He, Lord of all, who
is bountiful to all who call on Him.
13. For whoever calls on the name of the Lord shall Live.
14. How will they thus call upon whom they do not believe? Or how will they believe
in whom they did not listen to? Or how will they hear [about him] without someone
preaching [to them.]
15. Or how can they preach if they are not sent as apostles? As it is written [in
Scriptures,]
"How graceful the feet of those who proffer
peace and blessings!"
16. Except not all were receptive to the preaching
of God's Revelation* For Isaiah said,
"My Lord, who believes in our echoing
[Your Voice?]"
17. Therefore, faith is in whoever lends an ear, and to lend an ear is from the Manifestation
of God.
18. Except I say, why did they not listen?
And, behold, in all the earth
His echo has been heard through their voices.
And to the outskirts* of the universe their words.
19. Except, I say, why did not Israel know
it? First Moses said thus,
"I will give you a people that are not
together,
And I will anger you by a nation that is not faithful."
20. Isaiah, however, proclaimed and said,
"I appeared among those that wanted me
not,
...and was found by those who did not ask about me."
21. About Israel he said,
"I extended my hand all day long
...to a people that were destructive and unappeased."
*10:6 Lit. Ar. id. figure of speech: "Under."
*10:7 Lit. Ar. id.: "House of Dead."
*10:8 Lit. Ar. id.: "Mouth."
*10: 9 Lit. Ar. id.: "House of Dead."
*10:12 Lit. Ar. id.: Aramaeans."
*10:16 Lit. Ar. id.: "Awon-galeeun," or Scriptures.
*10:18 Lit. Ar. id.: "Lips."
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