The Word Brings Salvation (Isaiah 65:1–16)
1 TNT Brethren my hertes desyre and prayer to God for Israel is that they might be saved. BSB BSB: Brothers, my heart’s desire and prayer to God for the Israelites is for their salvation.
2 TNT For I beare them recorde that they have a fervet mynde to God warde but not accordinge to knowledge. BSB BSB: For I testify about them that they are zealous for God, but not on the basis of knowledge.
3 TNT For they are ignoraunt of the rightewesnes which is alowed before God and goo about to stablisshe their awne rightewesnes and therfore are not obedient vnto the rightewesnes which is of valew before God. BSB BSB: Because they were ignorant of God’s righteousness and sought to establish their own, they did not submit to God’s righteousness.
4 TNT For Christ is the ende of the lawe to iustifie all that beleve. BSB BSB: For Christ is the end of the law, to bring righteousness to everyone who believes.
5 TNT Moses describeth the rightewesnes which cometh of the lawe howe that the man which doth the thinges of the lawe shall lyve therin. BSB BSB: For concerning the righteousness that is by the law, Moses writes: “The man who does these things will live by them.”
6 TNT But the rightewesnes which cometh of fayth speaketh on this wyse. Saye not in thyne hert who shall ascende into heven? (that is nothinge els then to fetch Christ doune) BSB BSB: But the righteousness that is by faith says: “Do not say in your heart, ‘Who will ascend into heaven?’ (that is, to bring Christ down)
7 TNT Other who shall descende into the depe? (that is nothinge els but to fetch vp Christ from deeth) BSB BSB: or, ‘Who will descend into the Abyss?’ (that is, to bring Christ up from the dead).”
8 TNT But what sayth the scripture? The worde is nye the even in thy mouth and in thyn herte. This worde is the worde of fayth which we preache. BSB BSB: But 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:
9 TNT For yf thou shalt knowledge with thy mouth that Iesus is the lorde and shalt beleve with thyn hert that God raysed him up from deeth thou shalt be safe. BSB BSB: that 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.
10 TNT For the belefe of the hert iustifieth: and to knowledge with the mouth maketh a man safe. BSB BSB: For with your heart you believe and are justified, and with your mouth you confess and are saved.
11 TNT For the scripture sayth: whosoever beleveth on him shall not be ashamed. BSB BSB: It is just as the Scripture says: “Anyone who believes in Him will never be put to shame.”
12 TNT Ther is no difference bitwene the Iewe and the gentyll. For one is Lorde of all which is ryche vnto all that call on him. BSB BSB: For there is no difference between Jew and Greek: The same Lord is Lord of all, and gives richly to all who call on Him,
14 TNT But how shall they call on him on who they beleved not? how shall they beleve on him of whom they have not herde? how shall they heare with out a preacher? BSB BSB: How 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?
15 TNT And how shall they preach except they be sent? As it is written: how beautifull are the fete of them which bringe glad tydynges of peace and bringe glad tydynges of good thinges. BSB BSB: And how can they preach unless they are sent? As it is written: “How beautiful are the feet of those who bring good news!”
16 TNT But they have not all obeyed to the gospell. For Esaias sayth: Lorde who shall beleve oure sayinges? BSB BSB: But not all of them welcomed the good news. For Isaiah says, “Lord, who has believed our message?”
17 TNT So then fayth cometh by hearynge and hearynge cometh by the worde of God. BSB BSB: Consequently, faith comes by hearing, and hearing by the word of Christ.
18 TNT But I axe: have they not herde? No dout their sounde went out into all londes: and their wordes in to the endes of the worlde. BSB BSB: But 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.”
19 TNT But I demaunde whether Israel dyd knowe or not? Fyrst Moses sayth: I will provoke you for to envy by the that are no people and by a folisshe nacion I will anger you. BSB BSB: I 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.”
20 TNT Esaias after that is bolde and sayth. I am founde of the that sought me not and have appered to them that axed not after me. BSB BSB: And Isaiah boldly says: “I was found by those who did not seek Me; I revealed Myself to those who did not ask for Me.”
21 TNT And agaynst Israel he sayth: All daye longe have I stretched forth my hondes vnto a people that beleveth not but speaketh agaynst me. BSB BSB: But as for Israel he says: “All day long I have held out My hands to a disobedient and obstinate people.”
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