Romans 10:8 (KJV)

Passage

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;

Nearby Context

Romans 10:6 But the righteousness which is of faith speaketh on this wise, Say not in thine heart, Who shall ascend into heaven? (that is, to bring Christ down from above:)

Romans 10:7 Or, Who shall descend into the deep? (that is, to bring up Christ again from the dead.)

Romans 10:8 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;

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

Romans 10:10 For with the heart man believeth unto righteousness; and with the mouth confession is made unto salvation.

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "faith", "saith", "word", "nigh", "thee", "even", "mouth", and "heart". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "faith" and "saith", 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 deep..." into verse 9's "That if thou shalt confess with thy...", so "faith" and "saith" 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 "saith" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.