Romans 10:9
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Epistle to the Romans 8:12-22 in the bigger of two fragments forming Papyrus 27 (recto side), written in the 3rd century.
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| Book | Epistle to the Romans |
| Bible part | New Testament |
| Order in the Bible part | 6 |
| Category | Pauline epistles |
Romans 10 is the tenth chapter of the Epistle to the Romans in the New Testament of the Christian Bible. It is authored by Paul the Apostle, but written by an amanuensis, Tertius of Iconium, while Paul was in Corinth, in winter of AD 57-58. Paul wrote to the Roman Christians in order to give them a substantial resume of his theology. Paul continues his discussion of Israel’s rejection of God’s purpose which he had commenced in chapter 9: despite his "anguish over Israel" it remains his "heart’s desire and prayer to God for the Israelites that they may be saved".
The New King James Version organises this chapter as follows:
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."
Citation from: Deuteronomy 30:14
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).
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