Romans 10 - 1599 Geneva Bible (GNV)

10 1 He handleth the effects of election, 3 that some refuse, and some embrace. 4 Christ, who is the end of the Law. 15 He showeth that Moses foretold the calling of the Gentiles,  20 and Isaiah the hardening of the Jews.

¹ Brethren, ^[a]mine hearts desire and prayer to God for Israel is, that they might be saved.

² For I bear them record that they have the zeal of God, but not according to knowledge.

^{3 [b]}For they, ^[c]being ignorant of the righteousness of God, and going about to ^[d]establish their own righteousness, have not submitted themselves to the righteousness of God.

^{4 (A)[e]}For Christ is the ^[f]end of the Law for righteousness unto ^[g]everyone that believeth.

^{5 [h]}For Moses thus describeth the righteousness which is of the Law, ^(B)That the man which doeth these things, shall live thereby.

⁶ But the righteousness which is of faith, speaketh on this wise, ^(C)[i]Say not in thine heart, Who shall ascend into heaven? (that is to bring Christ from above.)

⁷ Or, Who shall descend into the deep? (that is to bring Christ again from the dead.)

^{8 [j]}But what saith it? ^(D)The ^[k]word is near thee, even in thy mouth, and in thine heart. This is the word of faith which we preach.

^{9 [l]}For if thou shalt ^[m]confess with thy mouth the Lord Jesus, and shalt believe in thine heart, that ^[n]God raised him up from the dead, thou shalt be saved:

¹⁰ For with the heart man ^[o]believeth unto righteousness, and with the mouth man confesseth to salvation.

^{11 [p]}For the Scripture saith, ^(E)Whosoever ^[q]believeth in him, shall not be ashamed.

¹² For there is no difference between the Jew and the Grecian: for he that is Lord over all, is rich unto all that call on him.

^{13 (F)[r]}For whosoever shall call upon the Name of the Lord, shall be saved.

¹⁴ But how shall they call on him, in whom they have not believed? ^[s]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, ^(G)How beautiful are the feet of them which bring glad tidings of peace, and bring glad tidings of good things!

^{16 [t]}But they have not ^[u]all obeyed the Gospel: for Isaiah saith, ^(H)Lord, who hath believed our report?

^{17 [v]}Then faith is by hearing, and hearing by the ^[w]word of God.

^{18 [x]}But I demand, Have they not heard? ^(I)No doubt their sound went out through all the earth, and their words into the ends of the world.

^{19 [y]}But I demand, Did not Israel know God? First Moses saith, ^(J)I will provoke you to envy by a ^[z]nation that is not my nation, and by a foolish nation I will anger you.

^{20 (K)}And Isaiah is ^[aa]bold, and saith, I was found of them that sought me not, and have been made manifest to them that asked not after me.

²¹ And unto Israel he saith, All the day long have I stretched forth mine hand unto a disobedient, and gainsaying people.

Footnotes

1. Romans 10:1 Purposing to set forth in the Jews an example of marvelous obstinacy, he useth an insinuation.
2. Romans 10:3 The first entrance into the vocation unto salvation, is to renounce our own righteousness: the next is, to embrace that righteousness by faith, which God freely offereth us the Gospel.
3. Romans 10:3 The ignorance of the Law which we ought to know, excuseth none before God, especially it excuseth not them that are of his household.
4. Romans 10:3 Ignorance hath always pride joined with it.
5. Romans 10:4 The proof: The Law itself hath respect unto Christ, that such as believe in him should be saved. Therefore the calling to salvation by the works of the law is vain and foolish, but Christ is offered for salvation to every believer.
6. Romans 10:4 The end of the Law is to justify them that keep the Law: but seeing we do not observe the Law through the fault of our flesh, we attain not unto this end: but Christ salveth this disease, for he fulfilled the Law for us.
7. Romans 10:4 Not only to the Jews, but also to the Gentiles.
8. Romans 10:5 That the Law regardeth and tendeth to Christ, that is a manifest proof, for that is propoundeth such a condition, as can be and is fulfilled of none but Christ only: which being imputed unto us by faith, our conscience is quieted, so that now no man can ask, Who can ascend up into heaven, or bring us from hell, seeing the Gospel teacheth that both of these is done by Christ, and that for their sakes, which with true faith embrace him which calleth them.
9. Romans 10:6 Think not with thyself, as men that are staggering use to do.
10. Romans 10:8 Vocation cometh by the word preached.
11. Romans 10:8 By the word, Moses understood the Law which the Lord published with his own voice: and Paul applied it to the preaching of the Gospel which was the perfection of the Law.
12. Romans 10:9 That is indeed true faith which is settled not only in the head, but also in the heart of man, whereof also we give testimony, by our outward life, and which tendeth to Christ as to our alone and only Savior, even as he setteth forth himself in his word.
13. Romans 10:9 If thou profess plainly, sincerely, and openly, that thou takest Jesus only to be thy Lord and Savior.
14. Romans 10:9 The Father, who is said to have raised the Son from the dead: and this is not spoken to shut out the divinity of the Son, but to set forth the Father’s counsel touching our redemption in the resurrection of the Son.
15. Romans 10:10 Faith is said to justify, and furthermore seeing the confession of the mouth is an effect of faith, and confession is the way to come to salvation, it followeth that faith is also said to save.
16. Romans 10:11 Now he proveth the other part which he propounded afore in the fourth verse, to wit, that Christ calleth whomsoever he listeth without any difference, and this he confirmeth by a double testimony.
17. Romans 10:11 To believe in God is to yield and consent to God’s promise of our salvation by Christ, and that not only in general, but when we know that the promises pertain to us whereupon riseth a sure trust.
18. Romans 10:13 True calling upon the Name of God is the testimony of true faith, and true faith of true vocation or calling, and true calling, of true election.
19. Romans 10:14 That is, true faith which seeketh God in his word, and that preached according as God hath appointed in the Church.
20. Romans 10:16 Wheresover faith is, there is also the word, but not contrariwise, wheresoever the word is, there is faith also: for many refuse and reject the word.
21. Romans 10:16 He speaketh this because of the Jews.
22. Romans 10:17 A conclusion of the former gradation: we must ascend from faith, to our vocation, as by our vocation we came to the testimony of our election.
23. Romans 10:17 By God’s Commandment.
24. Romans 10:18 An objection: If calling be a testimony of election, were not the Jews called? why should I not … that, saith the Apostle, seeing that there is no nation which hath not been called? much less can I say, that the Jews were not called.
25. Romans 10:19 The defender and maintainer of the Jews’ cause goeth on still to ask, whether the Jews also knew not God which called them. Isaiah (saith the Apostle) denieth it: and witnesseth that the Gospel was translated from them to the Gentiles, because the Jews neglected it. And therewithall the Apostle teacheth, that that outward and universal calling, which is set forth by the creation of the world, sufficeth not to the knowledge of God: yea, and that the particular also which is by the word of God, is of itself of small or no efficacy, unless it be apprehended or laid hold on by faith, by the gift of God: otherwise by unbelief it is made unprofitable, and that by the only fault of man, who can pretend no ignorance.
26. Romans 10:19 He calleth all profane people, a nation that is no nation, that they are not said to live but to die, which are appointed for everlasting condemnation.
27. Romans 10:20 Speaketh without fear.

Cross references

1. Romans 10:4 : Gal. 3:24
2. Romans 10:5 : Lev. 18:5; Ezek. 20:11; Gal. 3:12
3. Romans 10:6 : Deut. 30:12
4. Romans 10:8 : Deut. 30:14
5. Romans 10:11 : Isa. 28:16
6. Romans 10:13 : Joel 2:32
7. Romans 10:15 : Isa. 52:7; Nah. 1:15
8. Romans 10:16 : Isa. 53:1; John 12:38
9. Romans 10:18 : Ps. 19:3
10. Romans 10:19 : Deut. 32:21
11. Romans 10:20 : Isa. 65:1