JMNT(i)
3 For they, being continuously ignorant of God's Way pointed out (or: habitually failing to recognize the rightwisedness and fairness, which are God, and the right relationships from God in His covenant justice)
and constantly seeking to establish (to set and make to stand)
their own way pointed out (plan of rightness in relational dealings),
were not placed under, and humbly aligned to, God's Way pointed out (or: subjected to God's just path and plan of fairness, or arranged under the rightwisedness from God [= brought into God's covenant participation]),
4 for you see, Christ [is] an end of Law (or: for Christ [is] Law’s goal and destiny; for [the] Anointing [is] termination from [the] Law; for Christ [was the] final act of [the] Law)
[leading] into the Way pointed out in fair and equitable dealings, and rightwised [covenant] relationships of justice, to, for and in everyone habitually trusting and believing (or: because Christ [entering] into the pointed-out Way – in everyone normally exercising faith with conviction, and with each person remaining loyal – [is; brings] Law's climax).
5 For Moses is writing [
about]
the way pointed out (the fair and equitable dealings and right relationship) [
which is]
out of the Law [= Torah; some MSS read: from the midst of law],
that, "The person (human)
doing (performing)
the same things (or: these very things)
will be constantly living (passing his existence; exercising functions of life)
within them [some MSS: within it] (or: in them [or: it] he shall continue living and will be possessed of vitality).
" [
Lev. 18:5]
6 Yet the rightwised quality and condition (the being turned in the right direction in the Way pointed out; the fairness and equity; the justice and right relationship; also = covenant inclusion)
from out of the midst of faith is constantly saying thus (is habitually speaking in this manner):
"You should not say in your heart, 'Who will ascend (climb back up)
into the Heaven (or: the sky; or: the atmosphere)?
'" –
that is, to lead, convey, carry or bring Christ down;
7 Or, "'Who will descend (climb down)
into the Deep (the Abyss)?
'" –
that is, to lead, convey, carry or bring Christ back up again from out of the midst of dead ones.
8 But rather, what is He (or: it)
saying? "The result of the flow (the gush-effect; or: the saying; the declaration; that which is spoken; the speech)
is (or: exists)
near you – within your mouth and within your heart!" [
Deut. 30:11-14] –
that is, the effect of the gush from The Faith (or: the result of the flow which is the saying that pertains to the conviction of trust; the effect of the flux and movement of the Faith; or: that which is spoken which is trust; or: the speech and declaration which comes from faith, trust, reliance and fidelity)
which we are habitually announcing publicly (proclaiming extensively),
9 namely that whenever you can speak the same saying (or: agree)
in your mouth, that "Jesus Christ [
is]
Lord" (or: so that if at any time you would confess in your mouth the declaration that Jesus [is] Lord [with other MSS: because if ever you should suddenly avow in your own mouth, “Lord Jesus!”])
and would believe within your heart (= trust and have confidence in the core of your being)
that God raised (or: arouses and awakens)
Him forth from out of the midst of dead folks, you will proceed being delivered (healed and made whole; kept safe; rescued; saved; restored to your original state and condition).
10 You see, in (or: by; with) [
the]
heart (= core of your being)
it is progressively believed and trusted (or: a person is made loyal and given confidence) [
leading]
into rightwisedness (justice; a turn in the right direction with equitable dealings and right relationships with the Way pointed out; also = covenant inclusion and participation),
yet by (or: in; with) [
the]
mouth the same thing is being repeatedly said (or: it is agreed and habitually confessed and professed) [
leading]
into the midst of a deliverance (a rescue; salvation; health and wholeness).