Romans 10:8

But what says it? The word is near you, in your mouth and in your heart; that is, the word of faith which we preach;

Henry Tompkins Anderson’s 1864 New Testament

In The King James Version

But what saith it? The word is nigh thee, even in thy mouth, and in thy heart: that is, the word of faith, which we preach;

In Context

7or, Who shall descend into the abyss? that is, to bring Christ again from the dead.

9that if you will confess with your mouth, that Jesus is Lord, and will believe in your heart that God has raised him from the dead, you shall be saved.

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Cross References

Acts 10:43To him all the prophets bear testimony, that whoever believes on him shall receive remission of sins through his name.

Acts 16:31They replied: Believe on the Lord Jesus Christ, and you and your house shall be saved.

Romans 10:17So, then, faith comes by hearing, and hearing by the word of God.

Galatians 3:5He that supplies to you the Spirit, and works mighty deeds among you, does he this by works of law or by the hearing of faith?

1 Peter 1:23having been begotten again, not with corruptible seed, but with incorruptible, by the word of God, which lives and abides forever.

Matthew Henry on Romans 10:2-12

Paul's Discourse of Righteousness; The Method of Salvation. ( a. d. 58.) 1 Brethren, my heart's desire and prayer to God for Israel is, that they might be saved. 2 For I bear them record that they have a zeal of God, but not according to knowledge. 3 For they being ignorant of God's righteousness, and going about to establish their own righteousness, have not submitted themselves unto the righteousness of God. 4 For Christ is the end of the law for righteousness to every one that believeth. 5 For Moses describeth… Read the whole commentary →

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