1Brothers, my heart's desire and my prayer to God for them is, that they may get salvation.
2For I give witness of them that they have a strong desire for God, but not with knowledge.
3Because, not having knowledge of God's righteousness, and desiring to give effect to their righteousness, they have not put themselves under the righteousness of God.
4For Christ is the end of the law for righteousness to everyone who has faith.
5For Moses says that the man who does the righteousness which is of the law will get life by it.
6But the righteousness which is of faith says these words, Say not in your heart, Who will go up to heaven? (that is, to make Christ come down:)
7Or, Who will go down into the deep? (that is, to make Christ come again from the dead:)