Scriptures

New American Standard Bible (NASB)

Romans 9
³² Why? Because they did not pursue it by faith, but as though it were by works. They stumbled over the stumbling stone,
³³ just as it is written, "Behold, I lay in Zion a stone of stumbling and a rock of offense, And he who believes in Him will not be disappointed."
Romans 10
¹ Brethren, my heart’s desire and my prayer to God for them is for their salvation.
² For I testify about them that they have a zeal for God, but not in accordance with knowledge.
³ For not knowing about God’s righteousness and seeking to establish their own, they did not subject themselves to the righteousness of God.
⁴ For Christ is the end of the law for righteousness to everyone who believes.
⁵ For Moses writes that the man who practices the righteousness which is based on law shall live by that righteousness.
⁶ But the righteousness based on faith speaks as follows: "Do not say in your heart, ’Who will ascend into heaven?’ (that is, to bring Christ down),
⁷ or ’Who will descend into the abyss?’ (that is, to bring Christ up from the dead)."
⁸ 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,
⁹ that if you confess with your mouth Jesus as Lord, and believe in your heart that God raised Him from the dead, you will be saved;