Romans 10:5–17

⁵For Moses writes that the man who practices the righteousness which is ¹based on law ^ashall live ²by that righteousness.

⁶But ^athe righteousness ¹based on faith speaks as follows: “^bDo not say in your heart, ‘Who will ascend into heaven?’ (that is, to bring Christ down),

⁷or ‘Who will descend into the ^aabyss?’ (that is, to ^bbring Christ up from the dead).”

⁸But what does it say? “^aThe word is near you, in your mouth and in your heart”—that is, the word of faith which we are preaching,

⁹¹that ^aif you confess with your mouth Jesus as Lord, and ^bbelieve in your heart that ^cGod raised Him from the dead, you will be saved;

¹⁰for with the heart a person believes, ¹resulting in righteousness, and with the mouth he confesses, ²resulting in salvation.

¹¹For the Scripture says, “^aWhoever believes in Him will not be ¹disappointed.”

¹²For ^athere is no distinction between Jew and Greek; for the same Lord is ^bLord of ^call, abounding in riches for all who call on Him;

¹³for “^aWhoever will call on the name of the Lord will be saved.”

¹⁴How then will they call on Him in whom they have not believed? How will they believe in Him ^awhom they have not heard? And how will they hear without ^ba preacher?

¹⁵How will they preach unless they are sent? Just as it is written, “^aHow beautiful are the feet of those who ^1bbring good news of good things!”

¹⁶However, they ^adid not all heed the ¹good news; for Isaiah says, “^bLord, who has believed our report?”

¹⁷So faith comes from ^ahearing, and hearing by ^bthe word ¹of Christ.