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Romanos 10

ARC · Chapter 10/16

1Irmãos, o bom desejo do meu coração e a oração a Deus por Israel, é para sua salvação.

2Porque lhes dou testemunho de que têem zelo de Deus, mas não com entendimento.

3Porque, não conhecendo a justiça de Deus, e procurando estabelecer a sua propria justiça, não se sujeitaram á justiça de Deus.

4Porque o fim da lei é Christo para justiça de todo aquelle que crê.

5Porque Moysés descreve a justiça que é pela lei, dizendo: O homem que fizer estas coisas viverá por ellas.

6Mas a justiça que é pela fé diz assim: Não digas em teu coração: Quem subirá ao céu? (isto é, a trazer do alto a Christo)

7Ou, quem descerá ao abysmo? (isto é, a tornar a trazer, dos mortos a Christo).

8Mas que diz? A palavra está junto de ti, na tua bocca e no teu coração; esta é a palavra da fé, que prégamos,

9A saber: Se com a tua bocca confessares ao Senhor Jesus, e em teu coração crêres que Deus o resuscitou dos mortos, serás salvo.

10Porque com o coração se crê para a justiça, e com a bocca se faz confissão para a salvação.

11Porque a Escriptura diz: Todo aquelle que n'elle crêr não será confundido.

12Porque não ha differença entre judeo e grego; porque um mesmo é o Senhor de todos os que o invocam.

13Porque todo aquelle que invocar o nome do Senhor será salvo.

14Como pois invocarão aquelle em quem não creram? e como crerão n'aquelle de quem não ouviram? e como ouvirão, se não ha quem prégue?

15E como prégarão, se não forem enviados? como está escripto: Quão formosos são os pés dos que annunciam a paz, dos que annunciam coisas boas!

16Mas nem todos obedecem ao evangelho; porque Isaias diz: Senhor, quem creu na nossa prégação?

17De sorte que a fé é pelo ouvir, e o ouvir pela palavra de Deus.

18Mas digo: Porventura não ouviram? Sim, por certo, pois por toda a terra saiu o som d'elles, e as suas palavras até aos confins do mundo.

19Mas digo: Porventura Israel não o conheceu? Primeiramente diz Moysés: Eu vos metterei em ciumes com aquelles que não são povo, com gente insensata vos provocarei á ira.

20E Isaias se atreve, e diz: Fui achado pelos que me não buscavam, fui manifestado aos que por mim não perguntavam.

21Mas contra Israel diz: Todo o dia estendi as minhas mãos a um povo rebelde e contradizente.

📖 Chapter study

Summary

Paul explains that salvation comes by confessing Jesus as Lord and believing in one's heart in the resurrection, with no distinction between Jew and Greek. He laments that Israel, though zealous for God, tried to establish its own righteousness instead of accepting God's.

Explanation

Here Paul clarifies one of the most quoted verses about salvation: 'if you confess with your mouth... and believe in your heart... you will be saved.' He argues that Israel failed not for lack of religious zeal, but for seeking to justify themselves by their own works instead of surrendering to the righteousness that comes from God by faith. The chained rhetorical questions ('how shall they believe if they have not heard? how shall they hear without a preacher?') establish the importance of gospel preaching as the necessary link between God's message and people's faith — a direct call to the responsibility of proclaiming the good news.

Fun facts

  • The phrase 'how beautiful are the feet of those who preach the gospel of peace' (verse 15) is a quotation from Isaiah 52:7, a text originally about the return from the Babylonian exile, which Paul reapplies to the preaching of the gospel.
  • The idea that 'whosoever shall call upon the name of the Lord shall be saved' (verse 13) quotes Joel 2:32, the same text Peter had already used in his Pentecost sermon in Acts 2:21, showing a direct connection between the two passages.

Verse-by-verse explanation

  1. Romanos 10:1After describing the rejection of part of Israel in chapter 9, Paul reaffirms that his personal desire and prayer are still for the salvation of that same people, not for their condemnation.
  2. Romanos 10:2He acknowledges something positive in Israel, their religious zeal, but points out the problem: that effort is not matched by the correct understanding of how God’s righteousness actually works.
  3. Romanos 10:3This explains that misunderstanding: instead of accepting the righteousness that comes from God by faith, Israel tried to build its own righteousness based on keeping the law.
  4. Romanos 10:4“End” here can be read as “goal” or as “termination” — churches read this word in different ways. Either way, Paul is linking the law of Moses directly to Christ as the point it had always pointed toward.
  5. Romanos 10:5This quotes Moses (Leviticus) to describe how righteousness by the law worked: whoever kept the commandments would live by them — a path based entirely on performance.
  6. Romanos 10:6This sentence comes from Deuteronomy, where Moses said the law was neither far off nor hidden, but within anyone’s reach. Paul reuses the same words, only applied to Christ, without flagging that he is grafting a new meaning onto an ancient text.
  7. Romanos 10:7This continues Paul’s rereading of a text from Deuteronomy (already explained in verse 6): descending into the deep would be an impossible attempt to bring Christ back from the dead, something that has already happened and does not need to be repeated.
  8. Romanos 10:8In contrast with these impossible efforts, the message of faith is near and accessible, in the mouth and heart of whoever hears it, without requiring any superhuman feat.
  9. Romanos 10:9Making a public confession of loyalty to a “lord” was a gesture heavy with political weight at the time, because that title was also used for the Roman emperor. Declaring Jesus as Lord out loud was, therefore, more than a private opinion — it was a public stance.
  10. Romanos 10:10This describes the mechanism of this faith very simply: believing in the heart leads to righteousness, publicly confessing it with the mouth leads to salvation.
  11. Romanos 10:11This quotes Isaiah to reinforce that this promise applies to “whosoever” trusts, with no exception and no distinction.
  12. Romanos 10:12This reinforces the “whosoever” of the previous verse by explaining why there is no difference between Jew and Greek: both have the same Lord, who treats equally all who call on him.
  13. Romanos 10:13This quotes the prophet Joel to close the argument: whoever calls upon the name of the Lord will be saved, with no condition of ethnic origin.
  14. Romanos 10:14Paul anticipates a practical problem: this faith depends on a chain of events — someone preaching, others hearing, and only then believing and calling on the name of the Lord.
  15. Romanos 10:15This is a quotation from the prophet Isaiah, which originally celebrated the arrival of a messenger running with good news after a war or crisis — the feet would be dirty and worn out from the journey, but beautiful for what they carried. Paul applies the same image to whoever spreads the gospel.
  16. Romanos 10:16This acknowledges that not everyone accepts this message even after hearing it, quoting Isaiah, who had already lamented that same resistance in his own time.
  17. Romanos 10:17This sums up the process described in the previous verses in a short sentence: faith comes by hearing, and what is heard is the message about Christ.
  18. Romanos 10:18The quotation comes from Psalm 19, which originally speaks of creation, the sky, the stars, declaring God’s glory without needing words. Paul borrows that phrase to argue that the message already had wide reach.
  19. Romanos 10:19This asks whether Israel really did not understand the message, and answers by quoting Moses (Deuteronomy), who had already predicted God provoking Israel to jealousy through a foreign people considered foolish.
  20. Romanos 10:20This quotes Isaiah describing, boldly by the standards of the time, that God would let himself be found by people who were not even looking for him — a reference understood as the Gentiles.
  21. Romanos 10:21This closes the chapter with another quotation from Isaiah: despite God’s loving persistence, stretching out his hands all day long, Israel itself is described as a rebellious and resistant people.

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