Romans 10

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¹Brothers, my heart’s desire and my prayer to God is for Israel, that they may be saved. ✦ ²For I testify about them that they have a zeal for God, but not according to knowledge. ✦ ³For being ignorant of God’s righteousness, and seeking to establish their own righteousness, they didn’t subject themselves to the righteousness of God. ✦ ⁴For Christ is the fulfillment of the law for righteousness to everyone who believes. ✦ ⁵For Moses writes about the righteousness of the law, “The one who does them will live by them.” ✦ ⁶But the righteousness which is of faith says this, “Don’t say in your heart, ‘Who will ascend into heaven?’ (that is, to bring Christ down); ✦ ⁷or, ‘Who will descend into the abyss?’ (that is, to bring Christ up from the dead.)” ✦ ⁸But 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: ✦ ⁹that if you will confess with your mouth that Jesus is Lord, and believe in your heart that God raised him from the dead, you will be saved. ✦ ¹⁰For with the heart, one believes unto righteousness; and with the mouth confession is made unto salvation. ✦ ¹¹For the Scripture says, “Whoever believes in him will not be disappointed.” ✦ ¹²For there is no distinction between Jew and Greek; for the same Lord is Lord of all, and is rich to all who call on him. ✦ ¹³For, “Whoever will call on the name of the Lord will be saved.” ✦ ¹⁴How then will they call on him in whom they have not believed? How will they believe in him whom they have not heard? How will they hear without a preacher? ✦ ¹⁵And how will they preach unless they are sent? As it is written: “How beautiful are the feet of those who preach the Good News of peace, who bring glad tidings of good things!” ✦ ¹⁶But they didn’t all listen to the glad news. For Isaiah says, “Lord, who has believed our report?” ✦ ¹⁷So faith comes by hearing, and hearing by the word of God. ✦ ¹⁸But I say, didn’t they hear? Yes, most certainly, “Their sound went out into all the earth, their words to the ends of the world.” ✦ ¹⁹But I ask, didn’t Israel know? First Moses says, “I will provoke you to jealousy with that which is no nation, with a nation void of understanding I will make you angry.” ✦ ²⁰Isaiah is very bold, and says, “I was found by those who didn’t seek me. I was revealed to those who didn’t ask for me.” ✦ ²¹But as to Israel he says, “All day long I stretched out my hands to a disobedient and contrary people.” ✦

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Paul unfolds the gospel in full: Christ our righteousness received by faith, the second Adam in whom many are made righteous, in whose death and resurrection we are buried and raised.

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1,600+ free sermons from "the Doctor," including landmark verse-by-verse series (Romans, John, Ephesians, Acts) — a gold standard of expository preaching.
SermonGrace to You — John MacArthurJohn MacArthur · Free · reformed
Decades of careful verse-by-verse expository sermons, especially through the New Testament. (MacArthur, d. 2025; archive remains free.)
SermonGospel in Life — Tim KellerTim Keller · Free · reformed
Tim Keller's gospel-centered preaching — sermons stream free (the complete downloadable archive is paid).
ArticleRecommended NT commentaries (9Marks / Schreiner)Thomas R. Schreiner · Free · reformed
A trusted pastor-oriented guide to the best commentary on each New Testament book.
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Free verse-by-verse audio through the entire Bible from the founder of Calvary Chapel.
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VideoBibleProject — Romans videosBibleProject · Lay · Free · evangelical
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CommentaryEnduring Word — Romans 10David Guzik · Lay · Free · evangelical
Readable, verse-by-verse exposition of the whole chapter.
CommentaryMatthew Henry on RomansMatthew Henry · Pastoral · Free · evangelical
The beloved Puritan exposition of this whole book — warm, devotional, and verse by verse (free, CCEL).
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