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1 Brothers, my heart’s desire and prayer to God for them is that they may be saved.
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Brothers and sisters, my heart’s desire and prayer to God for the Israelites is that they may be saved.
2 For I bear them witness that they have a zeal for God, but not according to knowledge.
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For I can testify about them that they are zealous for God, but their zeal is not based on knowledge.
3 For, being ignorant of the righteousness of God, and seeking to establish their own, they did not submit to God’s righteousness.
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Since they did not know the righteousness of God and sought to establish their own, they did not submit to God’s righteousness.
4 For Christ is the end of the law for righteousness to everyone who believes.
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Christ is the culmination of the law so that there may be righteousness for everyone who believes.
5 For Moses writes about the righteousness that is based on the law, that the person who does the commandments shall live by them.
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Moses writes this about the righteousness that is by the law: “The person who does these things will live by them.”
6 But the righteousness based on faith says, “Do not say in your heart, ‘Who will ascend into heaven? ’” (that is, to bring Christ down)
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But the righteousness that is by faith says: “Do not say in your heart, ‘Who will ascend into heaven?’ ” (that is, to bring Christ down)
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