The Latin Vulgate VUL
New King James Version NKJV
1 fratres voluntas quidem cordis mei et obsecratio ad Deum fit pro illis in salutem
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Brethren, my heart's desire and prayer to God for Israel is that they may be saved.
2 testimonium enim perhibeo illis quod aemulationem Dei habent sed non secundum scientiam
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For I bear them witness that they have a zeal for God, but not according to knowledge.
3 ignorantes enim Dei iustitiam et suam quaerentes statuere iustitiae Dei non sunt subiecti
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For they being ignorant of God's righteousness, and seeking to establish their own righteousness, have not submitted to the righteousness of God.
4 finis enim legis Christus ad iustitiam omni credenti
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For Christ is the end of the law for righteousness to everyone who believes.
5 Moses enim scripsit quoniam iustitiam quae ex lege est qui fecerit homo vivet in ea
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For Moses writes about the righteousness which is of the law, "The man who does those things shall live by them."
6 quae autem ex fide est iustitia sic dicit ne dixeris in corde tuo quis ascendit in caelum id est Christum deducere
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But the righteousness of faith speaks in this way, "Do not say in your heart, 'Who will ascend into heaven?' " (that is, to bring Christ down from above)
7 aut quis descendit in abyssum hoc est Christum ex mortuis revocare
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or, " 'Who will descend into the abyss?' " (that is, to bring Christ up from the dead).
8 sed quid dicit prope est verbum in ore tuo et in corde tuo hoc est verbum fidei quod praedicamus
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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):
9 quia si confitearis in ore tuo Dominum Iesum et in corde tuo credideris quod Deus illum excitavit ex mortuis salvus eris
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that if you confess with your mouth the Lord Jesus and believe in your heart that God has raised Him from the dead, you will be saved.
10 corde enim creditur ad iustitiam ore autem confessio fit in salutem
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For with the heart one believes unto righteousness, and with the mouth confession is made unto salvation.
11 dicit enim scriptura omnis qui credit in illum non confundetur
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For the Scripture says, "Whoever believes on Him will not be put to shame."
12 non enim est distinctio Iudaei et Graeci nam idem Dominus omnium dives in omnes qui invocant illum
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For there is no distinction between Jew and Greek, for the same Lord over all is rich to all who call upon Him.
13 omnis enim quicumque invocaverit nomen Domini salvus erit
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For "whoever calls on the name of the Lord shall be saved."
14 quomodo ergo invocabunt in quem non crediderunt aut quomodo credent ei quem non audierunt quomodo autem audient sine praedicante
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How then shall they call on Him in whom they have not believed? And how shall they believe in Him of whom they have not heard? And how shall they hear without a preacher?
15 quomodo vero praedicabunt nisi mittantur sicut scriptum est quam speciosi pedes evangelizantium pacem evangelizantium bona
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And how shall they preach unless they are sent? As it is written: "How beautiful are the feet of those who preach the gospel of peace, Who bring glad tidings of good things!"
16 sed non omnes oboedierunt evangelio Esaias enim dicit Domine quis credidit auditui nostro
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But they have not all obeyed the gospel. For Isaiah says, "Lord, who has believed our report?"
17 ergo fides ex auditu auditus autem per verbum Christi
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So then faith comes by hearing, and hearing by the word of God.
18 sed dico numquid non audierunt et quidem in omnem terram exiit sonus eorum et in fines orbis terrae verba eorum
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But I say, have they not heard? Yes indeed: "Their sound has gone out to all the earth, And their words to the ends of the world."
19 sed dico numquid Israhel non cognovit primus Moses dicit ego ad aemulationem vos adducam in non gentem in gentem insipientem in iram vos mittam
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But I say, did Israel not know? First Moses says: "I will provoke you to jealousy by those who are not a nation, I will move you to anger by a foolish nation."
20 Esaias autem audet et dicit inventus sum non quaerentibus me palam apparui his qui me non interrogabant
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But Isaiah is very bold and says: "I was found by those who did not seek Me; I was made manifest to those who did not ask for Me."
21 ad Israhel autem dicit tota die expandi manus meas ad populum non credentem et contradicentem
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But to Israel he says: "All day long I have stretched out My hands To a disobedient and contrary people."
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