³ Or do you not know that all of us who have been ^(A)baptized into ^(B)Christ Jesus have been baptized into His death? ⁴ Therefore we have been ^(C)buried with Him through baptism into death, so that, just as Christ was ^(D)raised from the dead through the ^(E)glory of the Father, so we too may walk in ^(F)newness of life. ⁵ For ^(G)if we have become ^[a]united with Him in the likeness of His death, certainly we shall also be ^[b]in the likeness of His resurrection, ⁶ knowing this, that our ^(H)old ^[c]self was ^(I)crucified with Him, in order that our ^(J)body of sin might be ^[d]done away with, so that we would no longer be slaves to sin; ⁷ for ^(K)the one who has died is ^[e]freed from sin.

⁸ Now ^(L)if we have died with Christ, we believe that ^(M)we shall also live with Him, ⁹ knowing that Christ, having been ^(N)raised from the dead, ^[f]is never to die again; ^(O)death no longer is master over Him. ¹⁰ For ^[g]the death that He died, He died to sin once for all time; but ^[h]the life that He lives, He lives to ^[i]God. ¹¹ So you too, consider yourselves to be ^(P)dead to sin, but alive to God in Christ Jesus.

⁸ First, ^(A)I thank my God through Jesus Christ ^[a]for you all, because ^(B)your faith is being proclaimed throughout the world.

⁵ For Moses writes of the righteousness that is ^[a]based on the Law, that the person who performs ^[b]them ^(A)will live by ^[c]them. ⁶ But ^(B)the righteousness ^[d]based on faith speaks as follows: “^(C)Do not say in your heart, ‘Who will go up into heaven?’ (that is, to bring Christ down), ⁷ or ‘Who will descend into the ^(D)abyss?’ (that is, to ^(E)bring Christ up from the dead).” ⁸ But what does it say? “^(F)The word is near you, in your mouth and in your heart”—that is, the word of faith which we are preaching, ^9 [e]that ^(G)if you confess with your mouth Jesus as Lord, and ^(H)believe in your heart that ^(I)God raised Him from the dead, you will be saved; ¹⁰ for with the heart a person believes, ^[f]resulting in righteousness, and with the mouth he confesses, ^[g]resulting in salvation. ¹¹ For the Scripture says, “^(J)Whoever believes in Him will not be ^[h]put to shame.” ¹² For ^(K)there is no distinction between Jew and Greek; for the same Lord is ^(L)Lord of ^(M)all, abounding in riches for all who call on Him; ¹³ for “^(N)Everyone who calls on the name of the Lord will be saved.”

¹⁴ How then are they to call on Him in whom they have not believed? How are they to believe in Him ^(O)whom they have not heard? And how are they to hear without ^(P)a preacher? ¹⁵ But how are they to preach unless they are sent? Just as it is written: “^(Q)How beautiful are the feet of those who ^[i](R)bring good news of good things!”

¹⁶ However, they ^(S)did not all heed the ^[j]good news; for Isaiah says, “^(T)Lord, who has believed our report?” ¹⁷ So faith comes from ^(U)hearing, and hearing by ^(V)the word ^[k]of Christ.