Romans 10:8 BSB — MannaFest

Romans 10:8

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

BSB

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ASV

But what saith it? The word is nigh thee, in thy mouth, and in thy heart: that is, the word of faith, which we preach:

KJV

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;

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Commentary

2 voices

Irenaeus

Fragments from the Lost Writings of Irenaeus (202)

True knowledge, then, consists in the understanding of Christ, which Paul terms the wisdom of God hidden in a mystery, which "the natural man receiveth not," the doctrine of the cross; of which if any man "taste," he will not accede to the disputations and quibbles of proud and puffed-up men, who go into matters of which they have no perception. For the truth is unsophisticated; and "the word is nigh thee, in thy mouth and in thy heart," as the same apostle declares, being easy of comprehension to those who are obedient.

The record, by era

The Nineteenth Century1 voice

Adam Clarke

1762–1832

Commentary on the Bible (1832)

But what saith it? The word is nigh thee - There is no occasion to seek high or low for the saving power; the word of reconciliation is nigh. The way of salvation is now both plain and easy. The law is magnified and made honorable by the death of Christ; and the doctrine of faith in his death and resurrection is fully proclaimed, and amply proved to be effectual to the purpose for which it was revealed.

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Original language & word study

25 tagged words

Original	Transliteration	Meaning	Word study
ἀλλὰ	alla	But	G235 →
τί	ti	what	G5101 →
λέγει;	legei	says it?	G3004 →
ἐγγύς	engus	Near	G1451 →
σου	sou	you	G4771 →
τὸ	to	the	G3588 →
ῥῆμά	rhēma	declaration	G4487 →
ἐστιν	estin	is	G1510 →
ἐν	en	in	G1722 →
τῷ	tō	the	G3588 →
στόματί	stomati	mouth	G4750 →
σου	sou	of you	G4771 →
καὶ	kai	and	G2532 →
ἐν	en	in	G1722 →
τῇ	tēa	the	G3588 →
καρδίᾳ	kardia	heart	G2588 →
σου·	sou	of you;	G4771 →
τοῦτ᾽	tout᾽	That	G3778 →
ἔστιν	estin	is	G1510 →
τὸ	to	the	G3588 →
ῥῆμα	rhēma	declaration	G4487 →
τῆς	tēs	<the>	G3588 →
πίστεως	pisteōs	of faith	G4102 →
ὃ	ho	which	G3739 →
κηρύσσομεν·	kērussomen	we proclaim;	G2784 →

Rare words are the text's own signal of a deliberate thread: the fewer the occurrences, the more the places it appears belong together.

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The walk8

Where the connections lead

Follow this verse’s cross-references two steps out. Each card is a verse this one points to, and beneath it the verses that one points to in turn. Where several different paths arrive at the same place, that place is listed first: the text keeps returning to it. Every stop shows its own words, and every stop is a page.

Through
Deuteronomy 30:14
But the word is very near you; it is in your mouth and in your heart, so that you may obey it.
leads to
- Romans 10:8–10
  But what does it say? “The word is near you; it is in your mouth and in your heart,” that is, the word of faith we are proclaiming:
Through
Galatians 3:2
I would like to learn just one thing from you: Did you receive the Spirit by works of the law, or by hearing with faith?
leads to
- Romans 10:16–17
  But not all of them welcomed the good news. For Isaiah says, “Lord, who has believed our message?”
- Galatians 3:14
  He redeemed us in order that the blessing promised to Abraham would come to the Gentiles in Christ Jesus, so that by faith we might receive the promise of the Spirit.
- Acts 15:8
  And God, who knows the heart, showed His approval by giving the Holy Spirit to them, just as He did to us.
- Ephesians 1:13–14
  And in Him, having heard and believed the word of truth—the gospel of your salvation—you were sealed with the promised Holy Spirit,
- Galatians 3:5
  Does God lavish His Spirit on you and work miracles among you because you practice the law, or because you hear and believe?
Through
1 Peter 1:25
but the word of the Lord stands forever.” And this is the word that was proclaimed to you.
leads to
- Isaiah 40:8
  The grass withers and the flowers fall, but the word of our God stands forever.”
- Matthew 5:18
  For I tell you truly, until heaven and earth pass away, not a single jot, not a stroke of a pen, will disappear from the Law until everything is accomplished.

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02Original language & word study

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Where the connections lead

04Related verses

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06About Romans

The record, by era

Where the connections lead

Commentary

Original language & word study

The walk

Related verses

Featured studies on this passage

About Romans