Romans 10 is the tenth chapter of the Epistle to the Romans in the New Testament of the Christian Bible. It is authored by Paul the Apostle, while he was in Corinth in the mid-50s AD, with the help of an amanuensis (secretary), Tertius, who adds his own greeting in .[1] Paul continues his discussion of Israel's rejection of God's purpose which he had commenced in chapter 9: despite his "anguish over Israel"[2] it remains his "heart's desire and prayer to God for the Israelites that they may be saved".[3]
The original text was written in Koine Greek. This chapter is divided into 21 verses.
Paul asserts that those Jews who have not believed in Jesus Christ are "zealous for God", but their zeal is not based on knowledge (Romans 10:2);[6] or, in the International Children's Bible, "They really try to follow God. But they do not know the right way."
The quotation in Romans 10:5 is from Leviticus 18:5.[7] [8]
The quotation in Romans 10:8 is from Deuteronomy 30:14.[9] [10]
The quotation in Romans 10:13 is from .[13] "The Lord", which originally refers to 'Yahweh', is assigned to Jesus in verse 9.[12]
Using a series of prophetic quotations from Moses, Isaiah and Joel, Paul argues that faith comes through hearing and the gospel must be preached if it is to be heard and obeyed, but also that it was indeed made known to the people of Israel, who have refused to believe, and their disobedience and stubbornness[14] was itself foretold in prophecy (Romans 10:14–21).[15]
Romans 10:15 cites .[16]
The King James Version of verses 15 and 18 from this chapter is cited as texts in the English-language oratorio "Messiah" by George Frideric Handel (HWV 56).[17]
. Alexander Kirkpatrick. The Book of Psalms: with Introduction and Notes . The Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges . Book IV and V: Psalms XC-CL . Cambridge . At the University Press . 1901 . 838 . February 28, 2019.