- But the righteousness that is by faith says: "Do not say in your heart, 'Who will ascend into heaven?'" (that is, to bring Christ down)
- "or 'Who will descend into the deep?'" (that is, to bring Christ up from the dead).
- But what does it say? "The word is near you; it is in your mouth and in your heart," that is, the word of faith we are proclaiming:
- That if you confess with your mouth, "Jesus is Lord," and believe in your heart that God raised him from the dead, you will be saved.
- For it is with your heart that you believe and are justified, and it is with your mouth that you confess and are saved.
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- But the righteousness based on faith speaks as follows: "DO NOT SAY IN YOUR HEART, 'WHO WILL ASCEND INTO HEAVEN?' (that is, to bring Christ down),
- or 'WHO WILL DESCEND INTO THE ABYSS?' (that is, to bring Christ up from the dead)."
- 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,
- that if you confess with your mouth Jesus as Lord, and believe in your heart that God raised Him from the dead, you will be saved;
- for with the heart a person believes, resulting in righteousness, and with the mouth he confesses, resulting in salvation.
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