Romans 10

KING JAMES BIBLE	NEW JERUSALEM
1 Brethren, my heart's desire and prayer to God for Israel is, that they might be saved.	1 Brothers, my dearest wish and my prayer to God is for them, that they may be saved.
2 For I bear them record that they have a zeal of God, but not according to knowledge.	2 I readily testify to their fervour for God, but it is misguided.
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.	3 Not recognising God's saving justice they have tried to establish their own, instead of submitting tothe saving justice of God.
4 For Christ is the end of the law for righteousness to every one that believeth.	4 But the Law has found its fulfilment in Christ so that al who have faith wil be justified.
5 For Moses describeth the righteousness which is of the law, That the man which doeth those things shall live by them.	5 Moses writes of the saving justice that comes by the Law and says that whoever complies with it wilfind life in it.
6 But the righteousness which is of faith speaketh on this wise, Say not in thine heart, Who shall ascend into heaven? (that is, to bring Christ down from above:)	6 But the saving justice of faith says this: Do not think in your heart, 'Who wil go up to heaven?' --
7 Or, Who shall descend into the deep? (that is, to bring up Christ again from the dead.)	7 that is to bring Christ down; or 'Who wil go down to the depths?' -- that is to bring Christ back fromthe dead.
8 But what saith it? The word is nigh thee, even in thy mouth, and in thy heart: that is, the word of faith, which we preach;	8 What does it say, then? The word is very near to you; it is in your mouth and in your heart, that is, theword of faith, the faith which we preach,
9 That if thou shalt confess with thy mouth the Lord Jesus, and shalt believe in thine heart that God hath raised him from the dead, thou shalt be saved.	9 that if you declare with your mouth that Jesus is Lord, and if you believe with your heart that Godraised him from the dead, then you wil be saved.
10 For with the heart man believeth unto righteousness; and with the mouth confession is made unto salvation.	10 It is by believing with the heart that you are justified, and by making the declaration with your lipsthat you are saved.
11 For the scripture saith, Whosoever believeth on him shall not be ashamed.	11 When scripture says: No one who relies on this wil be brought to disgrace,
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.	12 it makes no distinction between Jew and Greek: the same Lord is the Lord of all, and his generosityis offered to al who appeal to him,
13 For whosoever shall call upon the name of the Lord shall be saved.	13 for al who cal on the name of the Lord wil be saved.
14 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?	14 How then are they to call on him if they have not come to believe in him? And how can they believein him if they have never heard of him? And how wil they hear of him unless there is a preacher for them?
15 And how shall they preach, except they be sent? as it is written, How beautiful are the feet of them that preach the gospel of peace, and bring glad tidings of good things!	15 And how wil there be preachers if they are not sent? As scripture says: How beautiful are the feet ofthe messenger of good news.
16 But they have not all obeyed the gospel. For Esaias saith, Lord, who hath believed our report?	16 But in fact they have not all responded to the good news. As Isaiah says: Lord, who has givencredence to what they have heard from us?
17 So then faith cometh by hearing, and hearing by the word of God.	17 But it is in that way faith comes, from hearing, and that means hearing the word of Christ.
18 But I say, Have they not heard? Yes verily, their sound went into all the earth, and their words unto the ends of the world.	18 Wel then, I say, is it possible that they have not heard? Indeed they have: in the entire earth theirvoice stands out, their message reaches the whole world.
19 But I say, Did not Israel know? First Moses saith, I will provoke you to jealousy by them that are no people, and by a foolish nation I will anger you.	19 Wel , another question, then: is it possible that Israel did not understand? In the first place Mosessaid: I shal rouse you to jealousy with a non-people, I shal exasperate you with a stupid nation.
20 But Esaias is very bold, and saith, I was found of them that sought me not; I was made manifest unto them that asked not after me.	20 And Isaiah is even bold enough to say: I have let myself be found by those who did not seek me; Ihave let myself be seen by those who did not consult me;
21 But to Israel he saith, All day long I have stretched forth my hands unto a disobedient and gainsaying people.	21 and referring to Israel, he says: Al day long I have been stretching out my hands to a disobedientand rebel ious people.