Romans 10:8

Amplified Bible

But what does it say? "THE WORD IS NEAR YOU, IN YOUR MOUTH AND IN YOUR HEART"—that is, the word [the message, the basis] of faith which we preach—

Parallel Translations

Easy-to-Read Version
This is what the Scripture says: "God's teaching is near you; it is in your mouth and in your heart." It is the teaching of faith that we tell people.

Revised Standard Version
But what does it say? The word is near you, on your lips and in your heart (that is, the word of faith which we preach);

Tyndale New Testament (1525)
But what sayth the scripture? The worde is nye the even in thy mouth and in thyn herte. This worde is the worde of fayth which we preache.

Hebrew Names Version
But what does it say? "The word is near you, in your mouth, and in your heart;" that is, the word of faith, which we preach:

International Standard Version
But what does it say? "The message is near you. It is in your mouth and in your heart."Deuteronomy 9:4; 30:12-14">[fn] This is the message of faith that we proclaim:Deuteronomy 30:14;">[xr]

New American Standard Bible
But what does it say? "THE WORD IS NEAR YOU, IN YOUR MOUTH AND IN YOUR HEART"—that is, the word of faith which we are preaching,

New Century Version
This is what the Scripture says: "The word is near you; it is in your mouth and in your heart." That is the teaching of faith that we are telling.

Update Bible Version
But what does it say? The word is near you, in your mouth, and in your heart: that is, the word of faith, which we preach:

Webster's Bible Translation
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:

English Standard Version
But what does it say? "The word is near you, in your mouth and in your heart" (that is, the word of faith that we proclaim);

World English Bible
But what does it say? "The word is near you, in your mouth, and in your heart;" that is, the word of faith, which we preach:

Wesley's New Testament (1755)
(that is, to bring Christ again from the dead) But what saith he? The word is nigh thee, even in thy mouth, and in thy heart; that is, the word of faith which we preach:

Weymouth's New Testament
But what does it say? "The Message is close to you, in your mouth and in your heart;" that is, the Message which we are publishing about the faith--

Wycliffe Bible (1395)
But what seith the scripture? The word is nyy in thi mouth, and in thin herte; this is the word of bileue, which we prechen.

English Revised Version
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:

Berean Standard Bible
But what does it say? "The word is near you, in your mouth and in your heart," that is, the word of faith we are proclaiming:

Contemporary English Version
All who are acceptable because of their faith simply say, "The message is as near as your mouth or your heart." And this is the same message we preach about faith.

American Standard Version
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:

Bible in Basic English
But what does it say? The word is near you, in your mouth and in your heart: that is, the word of faith of which we are the preachers:

Complete Jewish Bible
What, then, does it say? "The word is near you, in your mouth and in your heart." — that is, the word about trust which we proclaim, namely,

Darby Translation
But what says it? The word is near thee, in thy mouth and in thy heart: that is, the word of faith, which we preach:

Etheridge Translation
But what saith it ? Nigh thee is the word of thy mouth and of thy heart: that is, the word of faith, which we preach.

Murdock Translation
But what saith it? The thing is near to thy mouth, and to thy heart: that is, the word of faith, which we proclaim.

King James Version (1611)
But what saith it? The word is nigh thee, euen in thy mouth, and in thy heart, that is the word of faith which we preach,

New Living Translation
In fact, it says, "The message is very close at hand; it is on your lips and in your heart." And that message is the very message about faith that we preach:

New Life Bible
This is what it says, "The Good News is near you. It is in your mouth and in your heart." This Good News tells about putting your trust in Christ. This is what we preach to you.

New Revised Standard
But what does it say? "The word is near you, on your lips and in your heart" (that is, the word of faith that we proclaim);

Geneva Bible (1587)
But what sayth it? The worde is neere thee, euen in thy mouth, and in thine heart. This is the worde of faith which we preach.

George Lamsa Translation
But what does it say? The answer is near to you, even in your mouth, and in your heart: that is, the word of faith, which we preach;

J.B. Rotherham Emphasized Bible
But what saith it? Near thee, is the declaration, In thy mouth and in thy heart, - that is, the declaration of the faith, which we proclaim: -

Douay-Rheims Bible
But what saith the scripture? The word is nigh thee; even in thy mouth and in thy heart. This is the word of faith, which we preach.

Bishop's Bible (1568)
But what sayth he? The worde is nye thee, euen in thy mouth, and in thy heart. This same is the worde of faith, which we preache

Good News Translation
What it says is this: "God's message is near you, on your lips and in your heart"—that is, the message of faith that we preach.

Christian Standard Bible®
On the contrary, what does it say? The message is near you, in your mouth and in your heart. This is the message of faith that we proclaim:

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;

Lexham English Bible
But what does it say? "The word is near to you, in your mouth and in your heart" (that is, the word of faith that we proclaim),

Literal Translation
But what does it say? "The Word is near you, in your mouth and in your heart" (that is, the Word of faith which we proclaim) Deuteronomy 30:12-14 .

Young's Literal Translation
But what doth it say? `Nigh thee is the saying -- in thy mouth, and in thy heart:' that is, the saying of the faith, that we preach;

Miles Coverdale Bible (1535)
But what sayeth the scripture? The worde is nye the, euen in thy mouth and in thine hert. This is ye worde of faith yt we preach.

Mace New Testament (1729)
what does it say "more? the word is nigh thee, let it be in thy mouth and in thy heart:" that is the word of faith which we preach.

New English Translation
But what does it say? " The word is near you , in your mouth and in your heart " (that is, the word of faith that we preach),

New King James Version
But what does it say? "The word is near you, in your mouth and in your heart" Deuteronomy 30:14">[fn] (that is, the word of faith which we preach):

Simplified Cowboy Version
What faith really says is, "The Word that will save you is right here—close as the tongue between your teeth and the heart between your ribs."It's this message of faith that we talk about everywhere.

New American Standard Bible (1995)
But what does it say? "THE WORD IS NEAR YOU, IN YOUR MOUTH AND IN YOUR HEART"—that is, the word of faith which we are preaching,

Legacy Standard Bible
But what does it say? "The word is near you, in your mouth and in your heart"—that is, the word of faith which we are preaching,

Contextual Overview

¹Brothers and sisters, my heart's desire and my prayer to God for Israel is for their salvation. ²For I testify about them that they have a certain enthusiasm for God, but not in accordance with [correct and vital] knowledge [about Him and His purposes]. ³For not knowing about God's righteousness [which is based on faith], and seeking to establish their own [righteousness based on works], they did not submit to God's righteousness. ⁴For Christ is the end of the law [it leads to Him and its purpose is fulfilled in Him], for [granting] righteousness to everyone who believes [in Him as Savior]. ⁵For Moses writes that the man who practices the righteousness which is based on law [with all its intricate demands] shall live by it. ⁶But the righteousness based on faith [which produces a right relationship with Him] says the following: "DO NOT SAY IN YOUR HEART, 'WHO WILL ASCEND INTO HEAVEN?' that is, to bring Christ down; ⁷or, 'WHO WILL DESCEND INTO THE ABYSS?' that is, to bring Christ up from the dead [as if we had to be saved by our own efforts, doing the impossible]." ⁸But what does it say? "THE WORD IS NEAR YOU, IN YOUR MOUTH AND IN YOUR HEART"—that is, the word [the message, the basis] of faith which we preach— ⁹because if you acknowledge and confess with your mouth that Jesus is Lord [recognizing His power, authority, and majesty as God], and believe in your heart that God raised Him from the dead, you will be saved. ¹⁰For with the heart a person believes [in Christ as Savior] resulting in his justification [that is, being made righteous—being freed of the guilt of sin and made acceptable to God]; and with the mouth he acknowledges and confesses [his faith openly], resulting in and confirming [his] salvation.

Bible Verse Review
  from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge

The word: Deuteronomy 30:14

the word of faith: Romans 10:17, Romans 1:16, Romans 1:17, Isaiah 57:19, Mark 16:15, Mark 16:16, Acts 10:43, Acts 13:38, Acts 13:39, Acts 16:31, Galatians 3:2, Galatians 3:5, 1 Timothy 4:6, 1 Peter 1:23, 1 Peter 1:25

Reciprocal: Exodus 13:9 - may be Mark 2:2 - and he Luke 10:11 - notwithstanding John 6:63 - the words Galatians 4:23 - but Philippians 1:27 - the faith Philippians 2:16 - Holding Colossians 1:5 - the word

Cross-References

Micah 5:6
They shall devastate the land of Assyria with the sword and The land of Nimrod within her [own] gates. And He (the Messiah) shall rescue us from the Assyrian (all enemy nations) When he attacks our land And when he tramples our territory.

Gill's Notes on the Bible

But what saith it,.... The Scripture; so some copies, and the Vulgate Latin and Ethiopic version read, "what saith the Scripture?" the Arabic version, "what dost thou say?" or "what saith he", Moses? for what follow are manifestly his words, in Deuteronomy 30:14,

the word is nigh thee, even in thy mouth, and in thy heart; which is to be understood not of the law, for Moses himself is not speaking of the law only, but either of the whole word of God, both law and Gospel; or particularly of the Gospel, which holds forth those special blessings and promises of grace, pardon of sin, and circumcision of the heart, which are mentioned in the context, as what should be bestowed upon the people of the Jews in the latter days; and so is rightly applied by the apostle to the then dispensation, and is to be understood of the Gospel; which was nigh both in the ministration of it, by the apostles, to Jews and Gentiles, and in the application and experience of it; it was not only "in the mouth" of the preachers, but also of the hearers of it, by a hearty and sincere confession; and "in [their] hearts", being attended with the power of God, and received in the love of it, was truly believed in, and cordially embraced;

that is, the word of faith. This phrase, מלה דמהימנותא, "the word of faith", may be seen in the Jewish writings z; and this shows what word is here meant, even the Gospel so called, because it contains doctrines which are to be believed upon the testimony of God, and particularly the doctrine of justification by the righteousness of Christ received by faith; and because it proposes Christ as the object of faith, and encourages souls to believe in him for life and salvation; and is also the means of begetting and implanting faith in the heart, and without it the preaching of it is of no avail: and it is further described by the ministration of it,

which we preach; being sent, commissioned, qualified, and assisted by Christ thereunto; which shows the agreement between Moses and the apostles of Christ; for the word which he spoke of, they preached, and indeed said no other things than what the prophets and Moses said should come, that Christ should suffer in the stead of his people, and rise again for their justification; the sum of which is delivered in Romans 10:9.

z Zohar. in Gen. fol. 45. 4.

Barnes' Notes on the Bible

But what saith it? - That is, what is the language of the doctrine of justification by faith? Or what is to be done according to that doctrine?

The word is nigh thee - This is still a use of the language of Moses. Deuteronomy 30:14. The meaning is, the doctrine is not difficult to be understood and embraced. What is nigh us may be easily obtained. What is remote, with difficulty. The doctrine of Moses and of the gospel was nigh; that is, it was easily obtained, embraced, and understood.

In thy mouth - This is taken from the Septuagint. Deuteronomy 30:14. The meaning is, that the doctrine was already so familiar, and so well understood, that it was actually in their mouth, that is, their language, their common conversation. Moses had so often inculcated it, that it was understood and talked about by the people, so that there was no need to search in distant climes to obtain it. The same was true of the gospel. The facts were so well known by the preaching of the apostles, that they might be said to be “in every man’s mouth.”

In thy heart - The word “heart” is very variously used in the sacred Scriptures. As used by Moses in this place, it evidently means that his doctrines were in their mind, or were a subject of meditation and reflection. They already possessed them, and talked and thought about them: so that there was no need of going to distant places to learn them. The same was true of the doctrine requiring faith in Christ. It was already among them by the preaching of the apostles, and was a subject of conversation and of thought.

That is - This is the use which the apostle makes of it; not that Moses referred to the gospel. His language conveys the main idea which Paul wished to do, that the doctrine was plain and intelligible.

The word of faith - The doctrine which requires faith, that is, the gospel; compare 1 Timothy 4:6. The gospel is called the Word of faith, the Word of God, as being what was spoken, or communicated by God to man. Romans 10:17; Hebrews 6:5; Hebrews 11:3.

Which we preach - Which is proclaimed by the apostles, and made known to Jews and Gentiles. As this was now made known to all, as the apostles preached it everywhere, it could be said to be nigh them; there was no need of searching other lands for it, or regarding it as a hidden mystery, for it was plain and manifest to all. Its simplicity and plainness he proceeds immediately to state.

Clarke's Notes on the Bible

Verse Romans 10:8. 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 honourable 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. By the preaching of the Gospel the doctrine of salvation is nigh thee, and the saving influence is at hand: it is in thy mouth, easy to be understood, easy to be professed: and in thy heart, if thou art upright before God, sincerely desiring to be saved on his own terms, not striving to establish thy own method of justification by the law, which must for ever be ineffectual, but submitting to the method of justification which God has devised.