Romans 10, side by side

Two versions of the same chapter. Each row is one verse, so you can see how the wording changes.

Modern

1Brothers, my heart’s desire and prayer to God for the Israelites is for their salvation.

Classic

1Brethren, my heart’s desire and prayer to God for Israel is, that they might be saved.

Modern

2For I testify about them that they are zealous for God, but not on the basis of knowledge.

Classic

2For I bear them record that they have a zeal of God, but not according to knowledge.

Modern

3Because they were ignorant of God’s righteousness and sought to establish their own, they did not submit to God’s righteousness.

Classic

3For they being ignorant of God’s righteousness, and going about to establish their own righteousness, have not submitted themselves unto the righteousness of God.

Modern

4For Christ is the end of the law, to bring righteousness to everyone who believes.

Classic

4For Christ is the end of the law for righteousness to every one that believeth.

Modern

5For concerning the righteousness that is by the law, Moses writes: “The man who does these things will live by them.”

Classic

5For Moses describeth the righteousness which is of the law, That the man which doeth those things shall live by them.

Modern

6But the righteousness that is by faith says: “Do not say in your heart, ‘Who will ascend into heaven?’ (that is, to bring Christ down)

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6But the righteousness which is of faith speaketh on this wise, Say not in thine heart, Who shall ascend into heaven? (that is, to bring Christ down from above:)

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7or, ‘Who will descend into the Abyss?’ (that is, to bring Christ up from the dead).”

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7Or, Who shall descend into the deep? (that is, to bring up Christ again from the dead.)

Modern

8But what does it say? “The word is near you; it is in your mouth and in your heart,” that is, the word of faith we are proclaiming:

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8But 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;

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9that if you confess with your mouth, “Jesus is Lord,” and believe in your heart that God raised Him from the dead, you will be saved.

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9That if thou shalt confess with thy mouth the Lord Jesus, and shalt believe in thine heart that God hath raised him from the dead, thou shalt be saved.

Modern

10For with your heart you believe and are justified, and with your mouth you confess and are saved.

Classic

10For with the heart man believeth unto righteousness; and with the mouth confession is made unto salvation.

Modern

11It is just as the Scripture says: “Anyone who believes in Him will never be put to shame.”

Classic

11For the scripture saith, Whosoever believeth on him shall not be ashamed.

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12For there is no difference between Jew and Greek: The same Lord is Lord of all, and gives richly to all who call on Him,

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12For there is no difference between the Jew and the Greek: for the same Lord over all is rich unto all that call upon him.

Modern

13for, “Everyone who calls on the name of the Lord will be saved.”

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13For whosoever shall call upon the name of the Lord shall be saved.

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14How then can they call on the One in whom they have not believed? And how can they believe in the One of whom they have not heard? And how can they hear without someone to preach?

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14How then shall they call on him in whom they have not believed? and how shall they believe in him of whom they have not heard? and how shall they hear without a preacher?

Modern

15And how can they preach unless they are sent? As it is written: “How beautiful are the feet of those who bring good news!”

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15And how shall they preach, except they be sent? as it is written, How beautiful are the feet of them that preach the gospel of peace, and bring glad tidings of good things!

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16But not all of them welcomed the good news. For Isaiah says, “Lord, who has believed our message?”

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16But they have not all obeyed the gospel. For Esaias saith, Lord, who hath believed our report?

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17Consequently, faith comes by hearing, and hearing by the word of Christ.

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17So then faith cometh by hearing, and hearing by the word of God.

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18But I ask, did they not hear? Indeed they did: “Their voice has gone out into all the earth, their words to the ends of the world.”

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18But I say, Have they not heard? Yes verily, their sound went into all the earth, and their words unto the ends of the world.

Modern

19I ask instead, did Israel not understand? First, Moses says: “I will make you jealous by those who are not a nation; I will make you angry by a nation without understanding.”

Classic

19But I say, Did not Israel know? First Moses saith, I will provoke you to jealousy by them that are no people, and by a foolish nation I will anger you.

Modern

20And Isaiah boldly says: “I was found by those who did not seek Me; I revealed Myself to those who did not ask for Me.”

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20But Esaias is very bold, and saith, I was found of them that sought me not; I was made manifest unto them that asked not after me.

Modern

21But as for Israel he says: “All day long I have held out My hands to a disobedient and obstinate people.”

Classic

21But to Israel he saith, All day long I have stretched forth my hands unto a disobedient and gainsaying people.

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