⁵ [^LFor] Moses writes about ·being made right [the righteousness attained] by following the law. He says, “A person who ·obeys [^Ldoes] these things will live ·because of [or by means of] them [Lev. 18:5].” ⁶ But ·this is what the Scripture says about being made right through faith [^Lthe righteousness by faith says; ^Crighteousness is personified as speaking]: “Don’t say ·to yourself [^Lin your heart; Deut. 9:4], ‘Who will ·go up [ascend] into heaven [Deut. 30:12]?’” (That means, “Who will go up to heaven and bring Christ down to earth [^Ca reference to the Incarnation, Christ coming to earth as a human being]?”) ⁷ “And do not say, ‘Who will go down into the ·world below [or depths; or place of the dead; ^Labyss; Deut. 30:13; Ps. 107:26]?’” (That means, “Who will go down and bring Christ up from the dead?”) [^CSuch impossible tasks are not needed for our salvation, since Christ already did them for us.] ⁸ ·This is what the Scripture says [^LBut what does it say?]: “The word is near you; it is in your mouth and in your heart [Deut. 30:14; ^CGod’s salvation has been brought near through Christ and is received by faith].” That is the ·teaching [message; word] of faith that we ·are telling [preach; proclaim]. ⁹ If you ·declare [confess] with your mouth, “Jesus is Lord,” and if you believe in your heart that God raised Jesus from the dead, you will be saved. ¹⁰ [^LFor] We believe with our hearts, and so we ·are made right with God [are justified; receive righteousness]. And we ·declare [confess] with our mouths, ·and so we are saved [leading to salvation]. ¹¹ As the Scripture says, “Anyone who ·trusts [believes] in him will never be ·disappointed [or put to shame; Is. 28:16].” ¹² ·That Scripture says “anyone” because [^LFor] there is no difference between Jews and Gentiles. [^LFor; Because] The same Lord is the Lord of all and gives ·many blessings [generously; (spiritual) riches] to all who trust in him, ¹³ as the Scripture says, “Anyone who calls on the Lord will be saved [Joel 2:32].”