Romans 10:8

But what does it say? “ The word is near you, in your mouth and in your heart” (that is, the word of faith which we proclaim):

English Majority Text (NT)

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 up Christ from the dead).

9that if you confess with your mouth the Lord Jesus, and you 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 witness, that through His name, everyone believing in Him shall receive forgiveness of sins.” 1 The Holy Spirit Falls on the Gentiles

Acts 16:31And they said, “Believe on the Lord Jesus Christ, and you shall be saved, you and your household.”

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

Galatians 3:5Therefore He who supplies the Spirit to you and works miracles among you, does He do it by the works of the law, or by the hearing of faith?—

1 Peter 1:23having been born again, not of corruptible seed, but of incorruptible, through 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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