Romans 10:8 (DBY)

Passage

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:

Nearby Context

Romans 10:6 But the righteousness of faith speaks thus: Do not say in thine heart, Who shall ascend to the heavens? that is, to bring Christ down;

Romans 10:7 or, Who shall descend into the abyss? that is, to bring up Christ from among [the] dead.

Romans 10:8 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:

Romans 10:9 that if thou shalt confess with thy mouth Jesus as Lord, and shalt believe in thine heart that God has raised him from among [the] dead, thou shalt be saved.

Romans 10:10 For with [the] heart is believed to righteousness; and with [the] mouth confession made to salvation.

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "faith", "says", "word", "near", "thee", "mouth", and "heart". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "faith" and "says", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 7's "or Who shall descend into the abyss..." into verse 9's "that if thou shalt confess with thy...", so "faith" and "says" belong inside that flow. In Romans context, the local focus is righteousness by faith, union with Christ, life in the Spirit, and God's covenant faithfulness.

A plain takeaway is to answer the verse's own emphasis on "faith" and "says" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.