Romans 10:8,21
Romans 10:8 New International Version (NIV)
But what does it say? “The word is near you; it is in your mouth and in your heart,” that is, the message concerning faith that we proclaim
Romans 10:21 New International Version (NIV)
But concerning Israel he says, “All day long I have held out my hands to a disobedient and obstinate people.”
Romans 10:4-10 The Message (MSG)
The earlier revelation was intended simply to get us ready for the Messiah, who then puts everything right for those who trust him to do it. Moses wrote that anyone who insists on using the law code to live right before God soon discovers it’s not so easy—every detail of life regulated by fine print! But trusting God to shape the right living in us is a different story—no precarious climb up to heaven to recruit the Messiah, no dangerous descent into hell to rescue the Messiah. So what exactly was Moses saying? The word that saves is right here, as near as the tongue in your mouth, as close as the heart in your chest. It’s the word of faith that welcomes God to go to work and set things right for us. This is the core of our preaching. Say the welcoming word to God—“Jesus is my Master”—embracing, body and soul, God’s work of doing in us what he did in raising Jesus from the dead. That’s it. You’re not “doing” anything; you’re simply calling out to God, trusting him to do it for you. That’s salvation. With your whole being you embrace God setting things right, and then you say it, right out loud: “God has set everything right between him and me!”
Romans 10:18-21 The Message (MSG)
But haven’t there been plenty of opportunities for Israel to listen and understand what’s going on? Plenty, I’d say. Preachers’ voices have gone ’round the world, Their message to earth’s seven seas. So the big question is, Why didn’t Israel understand that she had no corner on this message? Moses had it right when he predicted, When you see God reach out to those you consider your inferiors—outsiders!— you’ll become insanely jealous. When you see God reach out to people you think are religiously stupid, you’ll throw temper tantrums. Isaiah dared to speak out these words of God: People found and welcomed me who never so much as looked for me. And I found and welcomed people who had never even asked about me. Then he capped it with a damning indictment: Day after day after day, I beckoned Israel with open arms, And got nothing for my trouble but cold shoulders and icy stares.
Romans 10:8 King James Version (KJV)
But what saith it? The word is nigh thee, even in thy mouth, and in thy heart: that is, the word of faith, which we preach
Romans 10:21 King James Version (KJV)
But to Israel he saith, All day long I have stretched forth my hands unto a disobedient and gainsaying people.
Romans 10:8 New American Standard Bible - NASB 1995 (NASB1995)
But what does it say? “THE WORD IS NEAR YOU, IN YOUR MOUTH AND IN YOUR HEART”—that is, the word of faith which we are preaching
Romans 10:21 New American Standard Bible - NASB 1995 (NASB1995)
But as for Israel He says, “ALL THE DAY LONG I HAVE STRETCHED OUT MY HANDS TO A DISOBEDIENT AND OBSTINATE PEOPLE.”
Romans 10:8 New Century Version (NCV)
This is what the Scripture says: “The word is near you; it is in your mouth and in your heart.” That is the teaching of faith that we are telling.
Romans 10:21 New Century Version (NCV)
But about Israel God says, “All day long I stood ready to accept people who disobey and are stubborn.”
Romans 10:8 American Standard Version (ASV)
But what saith it? The word is nigh thee, in thy mouth, and in thy heart: that is, the word of faith, which we preach
Romans 10:21 American Standard Version (ASV)
But as to Israel he saith, All the day long did I spread out my hands unto a disobedient and gainsaying people.
Romans 10:8 New International Version (NIV)
But what does it say? “The word is near you; it is in your mouth and in your heart,” that is, the message concerning faith that we proclaim
Romans 10:21 New International Version (NIV)
But concerning Israel he says, “All day long I have held out my hands to a disobedient and obstinate people.”
Romans 10:8 New King James Version (NKJV)
But 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)
Romans 10:21 New King James Version (NKJV)
But to Israel he says: “All day long I have stretched out My hands To a disobedient and contrary people.”
Romans 10:8 Amplified Bible (AMP)
But what does it say? “THE WORD IS NEAR YOU, IN YOUR MOUTH AND IN YOUR HEART”—that is, the word [the message, the basis] of faith which we preach— [Deut 30:14]
Romans 10:21 Amplified Bible (AMP)
But of Israel he says, “ALL DAY LONG I HAVE STRETCHED OUT MY HANDS [in compassion] TO A DISOBEDIENT AND OBSTINATE PEOPLE.” [Is 65:2]
Romans 10:8 New Living Translation (NLT)
In fact, it says, “The message is very close at hand; it is on your lips and in your heart.” And that message is the very message about faith that we preach
Romans 10:21 New Living Translation (NLT)
But regarding Israel, God said, “All day long I opened my arms to them, but they were disobedient and rebellious.”
Romans 10:8 The Passion Translation (TPT)
But the faith-righteousness we receive speaks to us in these words of Moses: “God’s living message is very close to you, as close as your own heart beating in your chest and as near as the tongue in your mouth.”
Romans 10:21 The Passion Translation (TPT)
Yet regarding Israel Isaiah says: “With love I have held out my hands day after day, offering myself to this unbelieving and stubborn people!”