Romans 10:8

But what does it say? “The saying is near you—in your mouth, and in your heart”: that is, the saying of the faith that we preach;

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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 will go down to the abyss?” (that is, to bring up Christ out of the dead).

9that if you may confess with your mouth that Jesus [is] LORD, and may believe in your heart that God raised Him out of the dead, you will be saved,

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Cross References

Isaiah 57:19Producing the fruit of the lips, || Peace, peace, to the far off, and to the near, || And I have healed him,” said YHWH.

Acts 10:43to this One do all the Prophets testify, that through His Name everyone that is believing in Him receives forgiveness of sins.”

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

Romans 10:17So then faith [is] by a report, and the report through a saying of God,

Galatians 3:5He, therefore, who is supplying the Spirit to you and working mighty acts among you—[is it] by works of law or by the hearing of faith?

1 Peter 1:23being begotten again, not out of corruptible seed, but incorruptible, through a word of God—living and remaining—throughout the age;

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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