The Word Brings Salvation
(Isaiah 65:1–16)

1 Ἀδελφοί (Brothers), ἡ (the) μὲν (indeed) εὐδοκία (good pleasure) τῆς (-) ἐμῆς (of my) καρδίας (heart) καὶ (and) ἡ (the) δέησις (supplication) πρὸς (to) τὸν (-) Θεὸν (God) ὑπὲρ (on behalf of) αὐτῶν (them) εἰς (is for) σωτηρίαν (salvation). 2 μαρτυρῶ (I testify) γὰρ (for) αὐτοῖς (about them) ὅτι (that) ζῆλον (a zeal) Θεοῦ (of God) ἔχουσιν (they have), ἀλλ’ (but) οὐ (not) κατ’ (according to) ἐπίγνωσιν (knowledge)· 3 ἀγνοοῦντες (Being ignorant of) γὰρ (for) τὴν (the) τοῦ (-) Θεοῦ (of God) δικαιοσύνην (righteousness), καὶ (and) τὴν (their) ἰδίαν (own) δικαιοσύνην (righteousness) ζητοῦντες (seeking) στῆσαι (to establish), τῇ (to the) δικαιοσύνῃ (righteousness) τοῦ (-) Θεοῦ (of God) οὐχ (not) ὑπετάγησαν (they submitted). 4 τέλος (The end) γὰρ (for) νόμου (of law) Χριστὸς (is Christ) εἰς (unto) δικαιοσύνην (righteousness) παντὶ (to everyone) τῷ (-) πιστεύοντι (believing).

5 Μωϋσῆς (Moses) γὰρ (for) γράφει (writes) ὅτι (-) τὴν (of the) δικαιοσύνην (righteousness) τὴν (that is) ἐκ (of) τοῦ (the) νόμου (law) ὅτι (that)· Ὁ (The) ποιήσας (having done) αὐτὰ (these things) ἄνθρωπος (man) ζήσεται (will live) ἐν (in) αὐτῇ (them). 6 ἡ (The) δὲ (however) ἐκ (of) πίστεως (faith) δικαιοσύνη (righteousness) οὕτως (thus) λέγει (speaks)· Μὴ (Not) εἴπῃς (you should say) ἐν (in) τῇ (the) καρδίᾳ (heart) σου (of you)· Τίς (Who) ἀναβήσεται (will ascend) εἰς (into) τὸν (-) οὐρανόν (heaven)? τοῦτ’ (that) ἔστιν (is) Χριστὸν (Christ) καταγαγεῖν (to bring down)· 7 ἤ (or)· Τίς (Who) καταβήσεται (will descend) εἰς (into) τὴν (the) ἄβυσσον (Abyss)? τοῦτ’ (that) ἔστιν (is) Χριστὸν (Christ) ἐκ (out from) νεκρῶν (the dead) ἀναγαγεῖν (to bring up).

8 Ἀλλὰ (But) τί (what) λέγει (does it say)? Ἐγγύς (Near) σου (you) τὸ (the) ῥῆμά (word) ἐστιν (is), ἐν (in) τῷ (the) στόματί (mouth) σου (of you) καὶ (and) ἐν (in) τῇ (the) καρδίᾳ (heart) σου (of you)· τοῦτ’ (That) ἔστιν (is) τὸ (the) ῥῆμα (word) τῆς (-) πίστεως (of faith) ὃ (that) κηρύσσομεν (we proclaim). 9 ὅτι (that) ἐὰν (if) ὁμολογήσῃς (you confess) ἐν (with) τῷ (the) στόματί (mouth) σου (of you)· Κύριον (The Lord is) Ἰησοῦν (Jesus), καὶ (and) πιστεύσῃς (believe) ἐν (in) τῇ (the) καρδίᾳ (heart) σου (of you) ὅτι (that) ὁ (-) Θεὸς (God) αὐτὸν (Him) ἤγειρεν (raised) ἐκ (out from) νεκρῶν (the dead), σωθήσῃ (you will be saved)· 10 καρδίᾳ (In the heart) γὰρ (for) πιστεύεται (one believes) εἰς (unto) δικαιοσύνην (righteousness), στόματι (in the mouth) δὲ (now) ὁμολογεῖται (one confesses) εἰς (unto) σωτηρίαν (salvation).

11 Λέγει (Says) γὰρ (for) ἡ (the) γραφή (Scripture)· Πᾶς (Everyone) ὁ (-) πιστεύων (believing) ἐπ’ (on) αὐτῷ (Him) οὐ (not) καταισχυνθήσεται (will be put to shame). 12 οὐ (Not) γάρ (for) ἐστιν (there is) διαστολὴ (difference) Ἰουδαίου (Jew) τε (between) καὶ (and) Ἕλληνος (Greek)· ὁ (-) γὰρ (for) αὐτὸς (the same) Κύριος (Lord) πάντων (of all), πλουτῶν (is rich) εἰς (to) πάντας (all) τοὺς (those) ἐπικαλουμένους (calling upon) αὐτόν (Him)· 13 Πᾶς (Whoever) γὰρ (for) ὃς (that) ἂν (-) ἐπικαλέσηται (shall call upon) τὸ (the) ὄνομα (name) Κυρίου (of the Lord) σωθήσεται (will be saved).

14 Πῶς (How) οὖν (then) ἐπικαλέσωνται (can they call upon) εἰς (One in) ὃν (whom) οὐκ (not) ἐπίστευσαν (they believed)? πῶς (How) δὲ (now) πιστεύσωσιν (can they believe in One) οὗ (of whom) οὐκ (not) ἤκουσαν (they heard)? πῶς (How) δὲ (now) ἀκούσωσιν (can they hear) χωρὶς (apart from) κηρύσσοντος (preaching)? 15 πῶς (How) δὲ (now) κηρύξωσιν (can they preach) ἐὰν (if) μὴ (not) ἀποσταλῶσιν (they can be sent)? καθὼς (As) γέγραπται (it has been written)· Ὡς (How) ὡραῖοι (beautiful are) οἱ (the) πόδες (feet) τῶν (of those) εὐαγγελιζομένων (proclaiming good news) τὰ (of) ἀγαθά (good things).

16 Ἀλλ’ (But) οὐ (not) πάντες (all) ὑπήκουσαν (heeded) τῷ (the) εὐαγγελίῳ (good news). Ἠσαΐας (Isaiah) γὰρ (for) λέγει (says)· Κύριε (Lord), τίς (who) ἐπίστευσεν (has believed) τῇ (the) ἀκοῇ (report) ἡμῶν (of us)? 17 ἄρα (So) ἡ (-) πίστις (faith is) ἐξ (by) ἀκοῆς (hearing), ἡ (-) δὲ (and) ἀκοὴ (hearing is) διὰ (through) ῥήματος (the word) Χριστοῦ (of Christ).

18 Ἀλλὰ (But) λέγω (I say), μὴ (no) οὐκ (not) ἤκουσαν (did they hear)? μενοῦνγε (Indeed)·

Εἰς (Into) πᾶσαν (all) τὴν (the) γῆν (earth) ἐξῆλθεν (went out) ὁ (the) φθόγγος (voice) αὐτῶν (of them),

καὶ (and) εἰς (to) τὰ (the) πέρατα (ends) τῆς (of the) οἰκουμένης (world) τὰ (the) ῥήματα (words) αὐτῶν (of them).

19 Ἀλλὰ (But) λέγω (I say), μὴ (not) Ἰσραὴλ (Israel) οὐκ (not) ἔγνω (knew)? πρῶτος (First) Μωϋσῆς (Moses) λέγει (says)·

Ἐγὼ (I) παραζηλώσω (will provoke to jealousy) ὑμᾶς (you⁺) ἐπ’ (by those) οὐκ (not) ἔθνει (a nation),

ἐπ’ (by) ἔθνει (a nation) ἀσυνέτῳ (without understanding) παροργιῶ (I will provoke you to anger) ὑμᾶς (you⁺).

20 Ἠσαΐας (Isaiah) δὲ (then) ἀποτολμᾷ (is very bold) καὶ (and) λέγει (says)·

Εὑρέθην (I was found) ἐν (by) τοῖς (those) ἐμὲ (Me) μὴ (not) ζητοῦσιν (seeking),

ἐμφανὴς (manifest) ἐγενόμην (I made Myself) τοῖς (to those) ἐμὲ (Me) μὴ (not) ἐπερωτῶσιν (inquiring after).

21 Πρὸς (To) δὲ (however) τὸν (-) Ἰσραὴλ (Israel) λέγει (he says)·

Ὅλην (All) τὴν (the) ἡμέραν (day) ἐξεπέτασα (I stretched out) τὰς (the) χεῖράς (hands) μου (of Me)

πρὸς (to) λαὸν (a people) ἀπειθοῦντα (disobeying) καὶ (and) ἀντιλέγοντα (contradicting).