1^* Brothers, my heart’s desire and prayer to God on their behalf is for salvation.^a 2I testify with regard to them that they have zeal for God, but it is not discerning.^b 3For, in their unawareness of the righteousness that comes from God and their attempt to establish their own [righteousness], they did not submit to the righteousness of God.^c 4For Christ is the end^* of the law for the justification of everyone who has faith.^d

5^* Moses writes about the righteousness that comes from [the] law, “The one who does these things will live by them.”^e 6But the righteousness that comes from faith says,^f “Do not say in your heart, ‘Who will go up into heaven?’ (that is, to bring Christ down) 7^* or ‘Who will go down into the abyss?’ (that is, to bring Christ up from the dead).”^g 8But what does it say?

“The word is near you,

in your mouth and in your heart”^h

(that is, the word of faith that we preach), 9for, if you confess^* with your mouth that Jesus is Lord and believe in your heart that God raised him from the dead, you will be saved.ⁱ 10For one believes with the heart and so is justified, and one confesses with the mouth and so is saved.