New Revised Standard NRS
The Bible in Basic English BBE
1 Brothers and sisters, my heart's desire and prayer to God for them is that they may be saved.
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Brothers, my heart's desire and my prayer to God for them is, that they may get salvation.
2 I can testify that they have a zeal for God, but it is not enlightened.
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For I give witness of them that they have a strong desire for God, but not with knowledge.
3 For, being ignorant of the righteousness that comes from God, and seeking to establish their own, they have not submitted to God's righteousness.
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Because, not having knowledge of God's righteousness, and desiring to give effect to their righteousness, they have not put themselves under the righteousness of God.
4 For Christ is the end of the law so that there may be righteousness for everyone who believes.
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For Christ is the end of the law for righteousness to everyone who has faith.
5 Moses writes concerning the righteousness that comes from the law, that "the person who does these things will live by them."
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For Moses says that the man who does the righteousness which is of the law will get life by it.
6 But the righteousness that comes from 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 which is of faith says these words, Say not in your heart, Who will go up to heaven? (that is, to make Christ come down:)
7 "or "Who will descend into the abyss?' " (that is, to bring Christ up from the dead).
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Or, Who will go down into the deep? (that is, to make Christ come again from the dead:)
8 But what does it say? "The word is near you, on your lips and in your heart" (that is, the word of faith that we proclaim);
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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 of which we are the preachers:
9 because if you confess with your lips that Jesus is Lord and believe in your heart that God raised him from the dead, you will be saved.
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Because, if you say with your mouth that Jesus is Lord, and have faith in your heart that God has made him come back from the dead, you will have salvation:
10 For one believes with the heart and so is justified, and one confesses with the mouth and so is saved.
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For with the heart man has faith to get righteousness, and with the mouth he says that Jesus is Lord to get salvation.
11 The scripture says, "No one who believes in him will be put to shame."
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Because it is said in the holy Writings, Whoever has faith in him will not be shamed.
12 For there is no distinction between Jew and Greek; the same Lord is Lord of all and is generous to all who call on him.
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And the Jew is not different from the Greek: for there is the same Lord of all, who is good to all who have hope in his name:
13 For, "Everyone who calls on the name of the Lord shall be saved."
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Because, Whoever will give worship to the name of the Lord will get salvation.
14 But how are they to call on one in whom they have not believed? And how are they to believe in one of whom they have never heard? And how are they to hear without someone to proclaim him?
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But how will they give worship to him in whom they have no faith? and how will they have faith in him of whom they have not had news? and how will they have news without a preacher?
15 And how are they to proclaim him unless they are sent? As it is written, "How beautiful are the feet of those who bring good news!"
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And how will there be preachers if they are not sent? As it is said, How beautiful are the feet of those who give the glad news of good things.
16 But not all have obeyed the good news; for Isaiah says, "Lord, who has believed our message?"
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But they have not all given ear to the good news. For Isaiah says, Lord, who has had faith in our word?
17 So faith comes from what is heard, and what is heard comes through the word of Christ.
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So faith comes by hearing, and hearing by the word of Christ.
18 But I ask, have they not heard? Indeed they have; for "Their voice has gone out to all the earth, and their words to the ends of the world."
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But I say, Did not the word come to their ears? Yes, certainly: Their sound has gone out into all the earth, and their words to the ends of the world.
19 Again I ask, did Israel not understand? First Moses says, "I will make you jealous of those who are not a nation; with a foolish nation I will make you angry."
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But I say, Had Israel no knowledge? First Moses says, You will be moved to envy by that which is not a nation, and by a foolish people I will make you angry.
20 Then Isaiah is so bold as to say, "I have been found by those who did not seek me; I have shown myself to those who did not ask for me."
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And Isaiah says without fear, Those who were not searching for me made discovery of me; and I was seen by those whose hearts were turned away from me.
21 But of Israel he says, "All day long I have held out my hands to a disobedient and contrary people."
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But about Israel he says; All the day my hands have been stretched out to a people whose hearts were turned away, and who put themselves against my word.
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