Romans 10:6 (WEB)

Passage

But the righteousness which is of faith says this, “Don’t say in your heart, ‘Who will ascend into heaven?’Deuteronomy 30:12 (that is, to bring Christ down);

Nearby Context

Romans 10:4 For Christ is the fulfillment of the law for righteousness to everyone who believes.

Romans 10:5 For Moses writes about the righteousness of the law, “The one who does them will live by them.”Leviticus 18:5

Romans 10:6 But the righteousness which is of faith says this, “Don’t say in your heart, ‘Who will ascend into heaven?’Deuteronomy 30:12 (that is, to bring Christ down);

Romans 10:7 or, ‘Who will descend into the abyss?’Deuteronomy 30:13 (that is, to bring Christ up from the dead.)”

Romans 10:8 But what does it say? “The word is near you, in your mouth, and in your heart”;Deuteronomy 30:14 that is, the word of faith, which we preach:

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "faith", "righteousness", "says", "heart", "ascend", "heaven", "deuteronomy", and "bring". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "faith" and "righteousness", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 5's "For Moses writes about the righteousness of..." into verse 7's "or Who will descend into the abyss...", so "faith" and "righteousness" 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 "righteousness" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.