Romans 10 is the tenth chapter of the

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in the New Testament of the

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Bible. It is authored by

Paul the Apostle Paul; grc, Παῦλος, translit=Paulos; cop, ⲡⲁⲩⲗⲟⲥ; hbo, פאולוס השליח (previously called Saul of Tarsus;; ar, بولس الطرسوسي; grc, Σαῦλος Ταρσεύς, Saũlos Tarseús; tr, Tarsuslu Pavlus; ...

, while he was in Corinth in the mid-50s AD, with the help of an

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(secretary), Tertius, who adds his own greeting in Romans 16:22. Paul continues his discussion of Israel's rejection of God's purpose which he had commenced in

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: despite his "anguish over Israel" it remains his "heart's desire and prayer to God for the Israelites that they may be saved".

Text

The original text was written in Koine Greek. This chapter is divided into 21 verses.

Old Testament references

* Romans 10:5 references Leviticus 18:5 * Romans 10:6 references Deuteronomy 30:12 * Romans 10:7 references Deuteronomy 30:13 * Romans 10:8 references Deuteronomy 30:14 * Romans 10:11 references Isaiah 28:16 * Romans 10:13 references Joel 2:32 * Romans 10:15 references Isaiah 52:7 and Nahum 1:15 * Romans 10:16 references Isaiah 53:1 * Romans 10:18 references

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:4 * Romans 10:19 references Deuteronomy 32:21 * Romans 10:20 references Isaiah 65:1 * Romans 10:21 references Isaiah 65:2

Zeal for God not based on knowledge

Paul asserts that those Jews who have not believed in Jesus Christ are "zealous for God", but their zeal is not based on knowledge (Romans 10:2); or, in the International Children's Bible, "They really try to follow God. But they do not know the right way."

Righteousness according to Moses

Verse 5

The quotation in Romans 10:5 is from Leviticus 18:5.

Verse 8

The quotation in Romans 10:8 is from Deuteronomy 30:14.

Verse 9

*The Lord Jesus": rendered in NET as "Jesus is Lord" or "the Lord." The Greek construction of , also in the quotation from Joel 2:32 in verse 13 (referring to the same "Lord"), suggests a reference to " Yahweh". Wallace, D. B., "The Semantics and Exegetical Significance of the Object-Complement Construction in the New Testament," GTJ 6 (1985): 91-112. ''apud'' note on Romans 10:9 in NET

Verse 13

The quotation in Romans 10:13 is from Joel 2:32. "The Lord", which originally refers to ' Yahweh', is assigned to Jesus in

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Hearing and obeying the gospel

Using a series of prophetic quotations from Moses, Isaiah and Joel, Paul argues that faith comes through hearing and the gospel must be preached if it is to be heard and obeyed, but also that it was indeed made known to the people of Israel, who have refused to believe, and their disobedience and stubbornness was itself foretold in prophecy (Romans 10:14–21).

Verse 15

Romans 10:15 cites Isaiah 52:7.Note on Romans 10:15 in MEV

Uses

Music

The King James Version of verses 15 and 18 from this chapter is cited as texts in the English-language oratorio " Messiah" by

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(HWV 56).

References

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External links

* King James Bible - Wikisource
English Translation with Parallel Latin Vulgate''Online Bible'' at GospelHall.org
(ESV, KJV, Darby, American Standard Version, Bible in Basic English)
Multiple bible versions at ''Bible Gateway''
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