On the contrary, what does it say? The message is near you, in your mouth and in your heart.(A)[a] This is the message of faith that we proclaim: If you confess with your mouth, “Jesus is Lord,”(B) and believe in your heart(C) that God raised Him from the dead,(D) you will be saved. 10 One believes with the heart, resulting in righteousness, and one confesses with the mouth, resulting in salvation.

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But what does it say? “The word is near you; it is in your mouth and in your heart,”[a](A) that is, the message concerning faith that we proclaim: If you declare(B) with your mouth, “Jesus is Lord,”(C) and believe(D) in your heart that God raised him from the dead,(E) you will be saved.(F) 10 For it is with your heart that you believe and are justified, and it is with your mouth that you profess your faith and are saved.

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Footnotes

  1. Romans 10:8 Deut. 30:14