Brothers, my heart's desire and my prayer to God is for Israel, that they may be saved.
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For I testify about them that they have a zeal for God, but not according to knowledge.ACT:21:20 ACT:22:3
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For being ignorant of God's righteousness, and seeking to establish their own righteousness, they didn't subject themselves to the righteousness of God.ROM:3:21 DEU:6:25 MAT:5:20 PHL:3:9
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For Christ is the fulfillment of the law for righteousness to everyone who believes.HEB:11:7 ACT:13:39 MAT:5:17 ACT:24:14 GAL:3:24
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For Moses writes about the righteousness of the law, "The one who does them will live by them."LUK:10:28 ROM:7:10 EZE:18:9 EZE:20:11 EZE:20:21 DEU:4:1 LEV:18:5 GAL:3:12
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But the righteousness which is of faith says this, "Don't say in your heart, 'Who will ascend into heaven?' (that is, to bring Christ down);DEU:30:12
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or, 'Who will descend into the abyss?' (that is, to bring Christ up from the dead.)"LUK:8:31 PS:107:26
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But 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:DEU:30:14
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that if you will confess with your mouth that Jesus is Lord, and believe in your heart that God raised him from the dead, you will be saved.ACT:5:30 ACT:2:24 ACT:13:30 ACT:2:32 ACT:13:33 ACT:10:40 ACT:13:34 ACT:17:31 ACT:13:37 1CO:12:3 ACT:4:10 2CO:4:5 PHL:2:11 COL:2:6 ROM:4:24 ACT:3:15 ACT:2:36
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For with the heart, one believes unto righteousness; and with the mouth confession is made unto salvation.ROM:1:4
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For the Scripture says, "Whoever believes in him will not be disappointed."ISA:49:23 ROM:9:33 ISA:28:16
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For there is no distinction between Jew and Greek; for the same Lord is Lord of all, and is rich to all who call on him.ROM:3:22 ROM:3:29 ACT:15:9 ROM:9:33
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For, "Whoever will call on the name of the Lord will be saved."JOE:2:32 ACT:2:21
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How then will they call on him in whom they have not believed? How will they believe in him whom they have not heard? How will they hear without a preacher?JHN:17:20 ROM:10:17 HEB:11:6
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And how will they preach unless they are sent? As it is written: "How beautiful are the feet of those who preach the Good News of peace, who bring glad tidings of good things!"ISA:52:7 NAH:1:15 EPH:6:15
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But they didn't all listen to the glad news. For Isaiah says, "Lord, who has believed our report?"ROM:1:5 ISA:53:1
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So faith comes by hearing, and hearing by the word of God.JOB:42:5 ROM:10:14
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But I say, didn't they hear? Yes, most certainly, "Their sound went out into all the earth, their words to the ends of the world."MAT:24:14 PS:19:4 ACT:1:8
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But I ask, didn't Israel know? First Moses says, "I will provoke you to jealousy with that which is no nation, with a nation void of understanding I will make you angry."DEU:32:21 ROM:11:11
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Isaiah is very bold, and says, "I was found by those who didn't seek me. I was revealed to those who didn't ask for me."ISA:65:1 ROM:9:30
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But as to Israel he says, "All day long I stretched out my hands to a disobedient and contrary people."ISA:65:2