The Online Library of Liberty

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• The Calvin Translation Society, Instituted In May M.DCCC.XLIII.
• Translator’s Preface.
• Commentaries On the Epistle of Paul the Apostle to the Romans.
• The Epistle Dedicatory.
• Epistle to the Romans.: the Argument.
• Chapter I.
• Chapter II.
• Chapter III.
• Chapter IV.
• Chapter V.
• Chapter VI.
• Chapter VII.
• Chapter VIII.
• Chapter IX.
• Chapter X.
• Chapter XI.
• Chapter XII.
• Chapter XIII.
• Chapter XIV.
• Chapter XV. 1
• Chapter XVI.
• A Translation of Calvin’s Version of the Epistle to the Romans.
• Chapter I.
• Chapter II.
• Chapter III.
• Chapter IV.
• Chapter V.
• Chapter VI.
• Chapter VII.
• Chapter VIII.
• Chapter IX.
• Chapter X.
• Chapter XI.
• Chapter XII.
• Chapter XIII.
• Chapter XIV.
• Chapter XV.
• Chapter XVI.
• Errata.
• Works Published By T. and T. Clark, Edinburgh.

CHAPTER X.

1Brethren, the kind desire of my heart, and prayer to God2 for Israel, is for their salvation. For I bear to them a testimony, that they have a zeal for God; but not according to3 knowledge: for being ignorant of the righteousness of God, and seeking to establish their own righteousness, they have not4 submitted to the righteousness of God; for the end of the law is Christ for righteousness to every one who believes.

5For Moses describes the righteousness which is by the law,6 “The man who shall do these things shall live by them:” but the righteousness, which is by faith, saith thus, “Say not in thine heart, ‘Who shall ascend into heaven?’ this is to bring7 down Christ; or, ‘Who shall descend into the deep?’ that is to bring up Christ again from the dead:” but what does it say?8 “Nigh thee is the word, in thy mouth and in thy heart:” this9 is the word of faith which we preach,—That if thou wilt confess with thy mouth the Lord Jesus, and believe in thy heart that10 God has raised him from the dead, thou shalt be saved; for with the heart we believe to righteousness, and with the mouth11 confession is made to salvation; for the Scripture says, “Every12 one who believes in him shall not be ashamed:” for there is no difference between the Jew and the Greek; for the same is the13 Lord of all, being rich to all who call on him; for, “whosoever shall call on the name of the Lord shall be saved.”

14How 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? and15 how shall they preach except they be sent? As it is written, “How beautiful are the feet of those who proclaim peace,16 who proclaim good things!” But all have not obeyed the gospel; for Isaiah says, “Who has believed our report?”

17Faith then is by hearing, and hearing through the word of18 God. But I say, Have they not heard? Yes, verily, “Into all the earth has gone forth their sound, and into the ends of19 the world their words.” But I say, Has not Israel known? First, Moses says, “I will provoke them to jealousy by them who are not a people, and by a foolish nation will I irritate20 them:” then Isaiah is bold and says, “I have been found by those who sought me not, I have been made manifest to those21 who inquired not for me;” but of Israel he says, “Daily have I stretched forth my hands to a people disobedient and gainsaying.”