Jubilee Bible 2000 JUB
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1 Brethren, certainly the desire of my heart and my prayer to God regarding Israel, is for saving health.
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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 give testimony that they have a zeal of 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 they, being ignorant of God’s righteousness and going about to establish their own righteousness, have not submitted themselves unto the righteousness of God.
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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 <em>is</em> the end of the law, to <em>give</em> righteousness to every one that 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 describes the righteousness which is by the law, That the man who does those things 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 thus saith the righteousness which is by faith, Say not in thine heart, Who shall ascend into heaven (that is, to bring the Christ down <em>from above</em>)?
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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)
7 Or, Who shall descend into the deep (that is, to bring up the Christ again from the dead)?
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“or ‘Who will descend into the deep?’ ” (that is, to bring Christ up from the dead).
8 But what does it say? The word is near thee, <em>even</em> in thy mouth and in thy heart: that is, the word of faith, which we preach,
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But what does it say? “The word is near you; it is in your mouth and in your heart,” that is, the message concerning faith that we proclaim:
9 that if thou shalt confess with thy mouth the Lord Jesus and shalt believe in thine heart that God has raised him from the dead, thou shalt be saved.
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If you declare with your mouth, “Jesus is Lord,” and believe in your heart that God raised him from the dead, you will be saved.
10 For with the heart one believes unto righteousness, and with the mouth confession is made unto saving health.
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For it is with your heart that you believe and are justified, and it is with your mouth that you profess your faith and are saved.
11 For the scripture says, Whosoever believes on him shall not be ashamed.
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As Scripture says, “Anyone who believes in him will never be put to shame.”
12 For there is no difference between the Jew and the Greek, for the same Lord over all is rich unto all that call upon him.
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For there is no difference between Jew and Gentile—the same Lord is Lord of all and richly blesses all who call on him,
13 For whosoever shall call upon the name of the Lord shall be saved.
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for, “Everyone who calls on the name of the Lord will be saved.”
14 How then shall they call on him in whom they have not believed? and how shall they believe him of whom they have not heard? and how shall they hear without a preacher?
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How, then, can they call on the one they have not believed in? And how can they believe in the one of whom they have not heard? And how can they hear without someone preaching to them?
15 And how shall they preach if they have not been sent? as it is written, How beautiful <em>are</em> the feet of those that announce the gospel of peace, of those that announce the gospel of that which is good!
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And how can anyone preach unless they are sent? As it is written: “How beautiful are the feet of those who bring good news!”
16 But not everyone hearkens unto the gospel. For Isaiah says, Lord, who has believed our report?
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But not all the Israelites accepted the good news. For Isaiah says, “Lord, who has believed our message?”
17 So then faith <em>comes</em> by hearing, and <em>the</em> ear <em>to hear</em> by the word of God.
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Consequently, faith comes from hearing the message, and the message is heard through the word about Christ.
18 But I say, Have they not heard? Yes verily, their fame went into all the earth, and their words unto the ends of the world.
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But I ask: Did they not hear? Of course they did: “Their voice has gone out into all the earth, their words to the ends of the world.”
19 But I say, Did not Israel know? First Moses says, I will provoke you unto jealousy with people that are not mine, <em>and</em> with ignorant people I will provoke you to anger.
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Again I ask: Did Israel not understand? First, Moses says, “I will make you envious by those who are not a nation; I will make you angry by a nation that has no understanding.”
20 But Isaiah is very bold and says, I was found by those that did not seek me; I manifested myself unto those that did not ask after me.
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And Isaiah boldly says, “I was found by those who did not seek me; I revealed myself to those who did not ask for me.”
21 And against Israel he says, All day long I have stretched forth my hands unto a disobedient and gainsaying people.
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But concerning Israel he says, “All day long I have held out my hands to a disobedient and obstinate people.”
The Jubilee Bible (from the Scriptures of the Reformation), edited by Russell M. Stendal, Copyright © 2000, 2001, 2010
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