1. Brothers, my heart’s desire and my prayer to God is for Israel, that they may be saved.
2. For I testify about them that they have a zeal for God, but not according to knowledge.
3. For being ignorant of God’s righteousness, and seeking to establish their own righteousness, they didn’t subject themselves to the righteousness of God.
4. For Christ is the fulfillment of the law for righteousness to everyone who believes.
5. For Moses writes about the righteousness of the law, “The one who does them will live by them.”
6. But the righteousness which is of faith says this, “Don’t say in your heart, ‘Who will ascend into heaven?’ (that is, to bring Christ down);