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class="vheadingv">Verse<a href="/bsb/romans/10.htm" class="clickchap" style="color:#001320" title="Click any translation name for full chapter">  (Click for Chapter)</a></div><div id="par"><a href="/niv/romans/10.htm">New International Version</a> If you declare with your mouth, &#8220Jesus is Lord,&#8221 and believe in your heart that God raised him from the dead, you will be saved. <a href="/nlt/romans/10.htm">New Living Translation</a> If you openly declare that Jesus is Lord and believe in your heart that God raised him from the dead, you will be saved. <a href="/esv/romans/10.htm">English Standard Version</a> because, if you confess with your mouth that Jesus is Lord and believe in your heart that God raised him from the dead, you will be saved. <a href="/bsb/romans/10.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a> 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. <a href="/blb/romans/10.htm">Berean Literal Bible</a> that if you confess with your mouth, "Jesus is Lord," and believe in your heart that God raised Him out from the dead, you will be saved. <a href="/kjv/romans/10.htm">King James Bible</a> 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. <a href="/nkjv/romans/10.htm">New King James Version</a> that if you confess with your mouth the Lord Jesus and believe in your heart that God has raised Him from the dead, you will be saved. <a href="/nasb_/romans/10.htm">New American Standard Bible</a> 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; <a href="/nasb/romans/10.htm">NASB 1995</a> 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; <a href="/nasb77/romans/10.htm">NASB 1977 </a> that if you confess with your mouth Jesus as Lord, and believe in your heart that God raised Him from the dead, you shall be saved; <a href="/lsb/romans/10.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a> 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; <a href="/amp/romans/10.htm">Amplified Bible</a> because if you acknowledge and confess with your mouth that Jesus is Lord [recognizing His power, authority, and majesty as God], and believe in your heart that God raised Him from the dead, you will be saved. <a href="/csb/romans/10.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a> 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. <a href="/hcsb/romans/10.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a> If you confess with your mouth, &#8220Jesus is Lord,&#8221 and believe in your heart that God raised Him from the dead, you will be saved. <a href="/asv/romans/10.htm">American Standard Version</a> because if thou shalt confess with thy mouth Jesus as Lord, and shalt believe in thy heart that God raised him from the dead, thou shalt be saved: <a href="/cev/romans/10.htm">Contemporary English Version</a> So you will be saved, if you honestly say, "Jesus is Lord," and if you believe with all your heart that God raised him from death. <a href="/erv/romans/10.htm">English Revised Version</a> because if thou shalt confess with thy mouth Jesus as Lord, and shalt believe in thy heart that God raised him from the dead, thou shalt be saved: <a href="/gwt/romans/10.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a> If you declare that Jesus is Lord, and believe that God brought him back to life, you will be saved. <a href="/gnt/romans/10.htm">Good News Translation</a> If you confess that Jesus is Lord and believe that God raised him from death, you will be saved. <a href="/isv/romans/10.htm">International Standard Version</a> If you declare with your mouth that Jesus is Lord, and believe in your heart that God raised him from the dead, you will be saved. <a href="/net/romans/10.htm">NET Bible</a> because if you confess with your mouth that Jesus is Lord and believe in your heart that God raised him from the dead, you will be saved. <a href="/nheb/romans/10.htm">New Heart English Bible</a> because, if you acknowledge with your mouth that Jesus is Lord and believe in your heart that God raised him from the dead, you will be saved. <a href="/wbt/romans/10.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a> That if thou shalt confess with thy mouth the Lord Jesus, and shalt believe in thy heart that God hath raised him from the dead, thou shalt be saved. <a href="/wey/romans/10.htm">Weymouth New Testament</a> that if with your mouth you confess Jesus as Lord and in your heart believe that God brought Him back to life, you shall be saved.<div class="vheading2">Majority Text Translations</div><a href="/msb/romans/10.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a> 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. <a href="/web/romans/10.htm">World English Bible</a> that if you will confess with your mouth that Jesus is Lord and believe in your heart that God raised him from the dead, you will be saved. <div class="vheading2">Literal Translations</div><a href="/lsv/romans/10.htm">Literal Standard Version</a> that if you may confess with your mouth that Jesus [is] LORD, and may believe in your heart that God raised Him out of the dead, you will be saved, <a href="/blb/romans/10.htm">Berean Literal Bible</a> that if you confess with your mouth, "Jesus is Lord," and believe in your heart that God raised Him out from the dead, you will be saved. <a href="/ylt/romans/10.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a> that if thou mayest confess with thy mouth the Lord Jesus, and mayest believe in thy heart that God did raise him out of the dead, thou shalt be saved, <a href="/slt/romans/10.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a> For if thou confess in thy mouth the Lord Jesus, and believe in thy heart that God raised him from the dead, thou shalt be saved.<div class="vheading2">Catholic Translations</div><a href="/drb/romans/10.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a> For if thou confess with thy mouth the Lord Jesus, and believe in thy heart that God hath raised him up from the dead, thou shalt be saved. <a href="/cpdv/romans/10.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a> For if you confess with your mouth the Lord Jesus, and if you believe in your heart that God has raised him up from the dead, you shall be saved. <a href="/nabre/romans/10.htm">New American Bible</a> for, if you confess with your mouth that Jesus is Lord and believe in your heart that God raised him from the dead, you will be saved. <a href="/nrsvce/romans/10.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a> because if you confess with your lips that Jesus is Lord and believe in your heart that God raised him from the dead, you will be saved.<div class="vheading2">Translations from Aramaic</div><a href="/lamsa/romans/10.htm">Lamsa Bible</a> So if you will confess with your mouth our LORD Jesus, and will believe in your heart that God raised him from the dead, you shall be saved. <a href="/aramaic-plain-english/romans/10.htm">Aramaic Bible in Plain English</a> And if you will confess with your mouth our Lord Yeshua, and you will believe in your heart that God has raised him from the dead, you shall have life.<div class="vheading2">NT Translations</div><a href="/anderson/romans/10.htm">Anderson New Testament</a> that if you will confess with your mouth, that Jesus is Lord, and will believe in your heart that God has raised him from the dead, you shall be saved. <a href="/godbey/romans/10.htm">Godbey New Testament</a> That if you may confess with your mouth the Lord Jesus, and may believe with your heart that God raised him from the dead, you shall be saved: <a href="/haweis/romans/10.htm">Haweis New Testament</a> That if thou shalt confess with thy mouth the Lord Jesus, and shalt believe in thy heart that God raised him from the dead, thou shalt be saved. <a href="/mace/romans/10.htm">Mace New Testament</a> for if you openly confess, that Jesus is the Lord, and sincerely believe, that God has raised him from the dead, you shall be saved. <a href="/wey/romans/10.htm">Weymouth New Testament</a> that if with your mouth you confess Jesus as Lord and in your heart believe that God brought Him back to life, you shall be saved. <a href="/worrell/romans/10.htm">Worrell New Testament</a> that if you shall confess with your mouth Jesus as Lord, and shall believe in your heart that God raised Him from the dead, you shall be saved; <a href="/worsley/romans/10.htm">Worsley New Testament</a> and believe in thine heart, that God hath raised Him from the dead, thou shalt be saved. <a href="/parallel/romans/10-9.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv">Audio Bible</div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/KIZs4GUMn-g?start=2538" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe> <div class="vheadingv">Context</div><a href="/bsb/romans/10.htm">The Word Brings Salvation</a> …8But 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: 9<a href="/greek/3754.htm" title="3754: hoti (Conj) -- Neuter of hostis as conjunction; demonstrative, that; causative, because.">that</a> <a href="/greek/1437.htm" title="1437: ean (Conj) -- If. From ei and an; a conditional particle; in case that, provided, etc.">if</a> <a href="/greek/3670.htm" title="3670: homologēsēs (V-ASA-2S) -- From a compound of the base of homou and logos; to assent, i.e. Covenant, acknowledge.">you confess</a> <a href="/greek/1722.htm" title="1722: en (Prep) -- In, on, among. A primary preposition denoting position, and instrumentality, i.e. A relation of rest; in, at, on, by, etc.">with</a> <a href="/greek/4771.htm" title="4771: sou (PPro-G2S) -- You. The person pronoun of the second person singular; thou.">your</a> <a href="/greek/3588.htm" title="3588: tō (Art-DNS) -- The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the."></a> <a href="/greek/4750.htm" title="4750: stomati (N-DNS) -- The mouth, speech, eloquence in speech, the point of a sword. ">mouth,</a> <a href="/greek/2424.htm" title="2424: Iēsoun (N-AMS) -- Of Hebrew origin; Jesus, the name of our Lord and two other Israelites.">“Jesus</a> <a href="/greek/2962.htm" title="2962: Kyrion (N-AMS) -- Lord, master, sir; the Lord. From kuros; supreme in authority, i.e. controller; by implication, Master.">is Lord,”</a> <a href="/greek/2532.htm" title="2532: kai (Conj) -- And, even, also, namely. ">and</a> <a href="/greek/4100.htm" title="4100: pisteusēs (V-ASA-2S) -- From pistis; to have faith, i.e. Credit; by implication, to entrust.">believe</a> <a href="/greek/1722.htm" title="1722: en (Prep) -- In, on, among. A primary preposition denoting position, and instrumentality, i.e. A relation of rest; in, at, on, by, etc.">in</a> <a href="/greek/4771.htm" title="4771: sou (PPro-G2S) -- You. The person pronoun of the second person singular; thou.">your</a> <a href="/greek/3588.htm" title="3588: tē (Art-DFS) -- The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the."></a> <a href="/greek/2588.htm" title="2588: kardia (N-DFS) -- Prolonged from a primary kar; the heart, i.e. the thoughts or feelings; also the middle.">heart</a> <a href="/greek/3754.htm" title="3754: hoti (Conj) -- Neuter of hostis as conjunction; demonstrative, that; causative, because.">that</a> <a href="/greek/3588.htm" title="3588: ho (Art-NMS) -- The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the."></a> <a href="/greek/2316.htm" title="2316: Theos (N-NMS) -- A deity, especially the supreme Divinity; figuratively, a magistrate; by Hebraism, very.">God</a> <a href="/greek/1453.htm" title="1453: ēgeiren (V-AIA-3S) -- (a) I wake, arouse, (b) I raise up. Probably akin to the base of agora; to waken, i.e. Rouse.">raised</a> <a href="/greek/846.htm" title="846: auton (PPro-AM3S) -- He, she, it, they, them, same. From the particle au; the reflexive pronoun self, used of the third person, and of the other persons.">Him</a> <a href="/greek/1537.htm" title="1537: ek (Prep) -- From out, out from among, from, suggesting from the interior outwards. A primary preposition denoting origin, from, out.">from</a> <a href="/greek/3498.htm" title="3498: nekrōn (Adj-GMP) -- (a) adj: dead, lifeless, subject to death, mortal, (b) noun: a dead body, a corpse. From an apparently primary nekus; dead.">the dead,</a> <a href="/greek/4982.htm" title="4982: sōthēsē (V-FIP-2S) -- To save, heal, preserve, rescue. From a primary sos; to save, i.e. Deliver or protect.">you will be saved.</a> 10For with your heart you believe and are justified, and with your mouth you confess and are saved.…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div> <a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><a href="/john/3-16.htm">John 3:16</a> For God so loved the world that He gave His one and only Son, that everyone who believes in Him shall not perish but have eternal life. <a href="/acts/16-31.htm">Acts 16:31</a> They replied, “Believe in the Lord Jesus and you will be saved, you and your household.” <a href="/ephesians/2-8.htm">Ephesians 2:8-9</a> For it is by grace you have been saved through faith, and this not from yourselves; it is the gift of God, / not by works, so that no one can boast. <a href="/1_john/4-15.htm">1 John 4:15</a> If anyone confesses that Jesus is the Son of God, God abides in him, and he in God. <a href="/philippians/2-11.htm">Philippians 2:11</a> and every tongue confess that Jesus Christ is Lord, to the glory of God the Father. <a href="/1_corinthians/12-3.htm">1 Corinthians 12:3</a> Therefore I inform you that no one who is speaking by the Spirit of God says, “Jesus be cursed,” and no one can say, “Jesus is Lord,” except by the Holy Spirit. <a href="/matthew/10-32.htm">Matthew 10:32</a> Therefore everyone who confesses Me before men, I will also confess him before My Father in heaven. <a href="/luke/12-8.htm">Luke 12:8</a> I tell you, everyone who confesses Me before men, the Son of Man will also confess him before the angels of God. <a href="/1_john/5-1.htm">1 John 5:1</a> Everyone who believes that Jesus is the Christ has been born of God, and everyone who loves the Father also loves those born of Him. <a href="/john/11-25.htm">John 11:25-26</a> Jesus said to her, “I am the resurrection and the life. Whoever believes in Me will live, even though he dies. / And everyone who lives and believes in Me will never die. Do you believe this?” <a href="/1_peter/3-15.htm">1 Peter 3:15</a> But in your hearts sanctify Christ as Lord. Always be prepared to give a defense to everyone who asks you the reason for the hope that is in you. But respond with gentleness and respect, <a href="/1_timothy/6-12.htm">1 Timothy 6:12</a> Fight the good fight of the faith. Take hold of the eternal life to which you were called when you made the good confession before many witnesses. <a href="/isaiah/45-22.htm">Isaiah 45:22-23</a> Turn to Me and be saved, all the ends of the earth; for I am God, and there is no other. / By Myself I have sworn; truth has gone out from My mouth, a word that will not be revoked: Every knee will bow before Me, every tongue will swear allegiance. <a href="/joel/2-32.htm">Joel 2:32</a> And everyone who calls on the name of the LORD will be saved; for on Mount Zion and in Jerusalem there will be deliverance, as the LORD has promised, among the remnant called by the LORD. <a href="/deuteronomy/30-14.htm">Deuteronomy 30:14</a> But the word is very near you; it is in your mouth and in your heart, so that you may obey it.</div> <a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div>That if you shall confess with your mouth the Lord Jesus, and shall believe in your heart that God has raised him from the dead, you shall be saved.That if.<a href="/romans/14-11.htm">Romans 14:11</a> For it is written, As I live, saith the Lord, every knee shall bow to me, and every tongue shall confess to God.<a href="/matthew/10-32.htm">Matthew 10:32,33</a> Whosoever therefore shall confess me before men, him will I confess also before my Father which is in heaven… <a href="/luke/12-8.htm">Luke 12:8</a> Also I say unto you, Whosoever shall confess me before men, him shall the Son of man also confess before the angels of God:and shalt.<a href="/romans/8-34.htm">Romans 8:34</a> Who is he that condemneth? It is Christ that died, yea rather, that is risen again, who is even at the right hand of God, who also maketh intercession for us.<a href="/john/6-69.htm">John 6:69-71</a> And we believe and are sure that thou art that Christ, the Son of the living God… <a href="/john/20-26.htm">John 20:26-29</a> And after eight days again his disciples were within, and Thomas with them: then came Jesus, the doors being shut, and stood in the midst, and said, Peace be unto you… <div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/romans/6-8.htm">Believe</a> <a href="/acts/24-14.htm">Confess</a> <a href="/romans/10-7.htm">Dead</a> <a href="/romans/10-8.htm">Faith</a> <a href="/romans/10-8.htm">Heart</a> <a href="/romans/8-39.htm">Jesus</a> <a href="/romans/8-38.htm">Life</a> <a href="/romans/10-6.htm">Mayest</a> <a href="/romans/10-8.htm">Mouth</a> <a href="/romans/9-17.htm">Raise</a> <a href="/romans/9-17.htm">Raised</a> <a href="/romans/10-1.htm">Saved</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/romans/10-10.htm">Believe</a> <a href="/romans/10-10.htm">Confess</a> <a href="/romans/11-15.htm">Dead</a> <a href="/romans/10-10.htm">Faith</a> <a href="/romans/10-10.htm">Heart</a> <a href="/romans/10-10.htm">Jesus</a> <a href="/romans/11-3.htm">Life</a> <a href="/romans/11-22.htm">Mayest</a> <a href="/romans/10-10.htm">Mouth</a> <a href="/1_corinthians/6-14.htm">Raise</a> <a href="/romans/15-28.htm">Raised</a> <a href="/romans/10-10.htm">Saved</a><div class="vheading2">Romans 10</div>1. <a href="/romans/10-1.htm">The difference between the righteousness of the law, and that of faith;</a> 11. <a href="/romans/10-11.htm">all who believe, both Jew and Gentile, shall not be shamed;</a> 18. <a href="/romans/10-18.htm">and that the Gentiles shall receive the word and believe.</a> 19. <a href="/romans/10-19.htm">Israel was not ignorant of these things.</a> </div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script> <script id="b817b7107f1d4a7997da1b3c33457e03"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=cb0edd8b-b416-47eb-8c6d-3cc96561f7e8&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> </div>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-1' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div>  <div align="center" id='div-gpt-ad-1531425649696-0'> </div> <ins class="adsbygoogle" style="display:inline-block;width:200px;height:200px" data-ad-client="ca-pub-3753401421161123" data-ad-slot="3592799687"></ins> <script> (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); </script> </div> </td></tr></table></div></div></div><div id="combox"><div class="padcom"><a name="study" id="study"></a><div class="vheading"><table width="100%"><tr><td width="99%" valign="top"><a href="/study/romans/10.htm">Study Bible</a></td><td width="1%" valign="top"><a href="/study/romans/" title="Book Summary and Study">Book ◦</a> <a href="/study/chapters/romans/10.htm" title="Chapter summary and Study">Chapter </a></tr></table></div>that if you confess with your mouth, “Jesus is Lord,” Confession with the mouth signifies a public declaration of faith, which was crucial in the early church where believers often faced persecution. The phrase "Jesus is Lord" is a profound statement of faith, acknowledging Jesus' divinity and authority. In the Roman context, declaring Jesus as Lord was countercultural, as it challenged the imperial cult that revered Caesar as lord. This confession aligns with <a href="/philippians/2-11.htm">Philippians 2:11</a>, where every tongue will confess that Jesus Christ is Lord. The act of confessing is not merely verbal but reflects a deep-seated belief and allegiance to Christ.and believe in your heart that God raised Him from the dead, Belief in the resurrection is central to Christian faith, as it validates Jesus' victory over sin and death. The heart, in biblical terms, represents the core of one's being, encompassing mind, will, and emotions. This belief is not superficial but a profound trust in the historical and spiritual reality of the resurrection. The resurrection is a fulfillment of Old Testament prophecies, such as <a href="/psalms/16-10.htm">Psalm 16:10</a> and <a href="/isaiah/53-10.htm">Isaiah 53:10-12</a>, and is foundational to the gospel message as outlined in <a href="/1_corinthians/15-14.htm">1 Corinthians 15:14-17</a>. The resurrection assures believers of their future resurrection and eternal life.you will be saved. Salvation here encompasses deliverance from sin, reconciliation with God, and the promise of eternal life. It is both a present reality and a future hope. The assurance of salvation is based on faith in Christ's finished work, not human effort, aligning with <a href="/ephesians/2-8.htm">Ephesians 2:8-9</a>. This promise of salvation is inclusive, available to all who believe, as emphasized in <a href="/romans/10-13.htm">Romans 10:13</a>, "Everyone who calls on the name of the Lord will be saved." Salvation is a gift of grace, underscoring God's love and mercy towards humanity.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <a href="/topical/p/paul_the_apostle.htm">Paul the Apostle</a> The author of the Book of Romans, Paul was a key figure in the early Christian church, known for his missionary journeys and theological teachings. 2. <a href="/topical/t/the_roman_church.htm">The Roman Church</a> The recipients of the letter, the Roman Christians were a diverse group of Jewish and Gentile believers living in the heart of the Roman Empire. 3. <a href="/topical/j/jesus_christ.htm">Jesus Christ</a> Central to this verse, Jesus is acknowledged as Lord and the one whom God raised from the dead, affirming His divinity and the power of His resurrection. 4. <a href="/topical/g/god_the_father.htm">God the Father</a> The one who raised Jesus from the dead, highlighting the divine power and authority behind the resurrection. 5. <a href="/topical/c/confession_and_belief.htm">Confession and Belief</a> Key actions mentioned in the verse, emphasizing the importance of both verbal confession and heartfelt belief in the process of salvation.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><a href="/topical/c/confession_as_a_public_declaration.htm">Confession as a Public Declaration</a> Confessing "Jesus is Lord" is not just a private belief but a public declaration of allegiance to Christ. <a href="/topical/h/heartfelt_belief.htm">Heartfelt Belief</a> True belief goes beyond intellectual assent; it involves trusting in the resurrection power of God and the lordship of Christ. <a href="/topical/t/the_simplicity_of_salvation.htm">The Simplicity of Salvation</a> Salvation is accessible to all who confess and believe, emphasizing the grace of God rather than human effort. <a href="/topical/t/the_power_of_the_resurrection.htm">The Power of the Resurrection</a> Belief in the resurrection is foundational to the Christian faith, affirming Jesus' victory over sin and death. <a href="/topical/u/unity_in_confession.htm">Unity in Confession</a> This confession unites believers across diverse backgrounds, forming a community centered on the lordship of Christ.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_romans_10.htm">Top 10 Lessons from Romans 10</a> <a href="/q/are_catholics_considered_christians.htm">Are Catholics recognized as Christians?</a> <a href="/q/billy_sunday__bio,_ministry,_legacy,_quotes.htm">What is Billy Sunday's biography, ministry, legacy, and quotes?</a> <a href="/q/is_scientology_a_christian_cult.htm">Is Scientology considered a Christian cult?</a> <a href="/q/what_defines_a_believer.htm">What defines a believer?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/romans/10.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>(9) If thou shalt confess with thy mouth.--Interesting as containing the earliest formal confession of faith; that in <a href="/acts/8-37.htm" title="And Philip said, If you believe with all your heart, you may. And he answered and said, I believe that Jesus Christ is the Son of God.">Acts 8:37</a> (see Note there) is not genuine.There is no opposition between the outward confession and the inward act of faith. The one is regarded as the necessary consequence and expression of the other. In the next verse this takes the form of Hebrew parallelism, in which the balanced clauses are regarded as equivalent to each other.The Lord Jesus.--Jesus as Lord.Hath raised him from the dead.--Comp. <a href="/romans/4-25.htm" title="Who was delivered for our offenses, and was raised again for our justification.">Romans 4:25</a>. Though the death of Christ apprehended by faith is more especially the cause of the Christian's salvation, still the Apostle regards the Resurrection as the cardinal point; for without the Resurrection the proof of the Messiahship of Jesus would have been incomplete, and His death would not have had its saving efficacy. <a href="/commentaries/romans/10-9.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a> <a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Greek</div>that ὅτι (hoti) Conjunction <a href="/greek/strongs_3754.htm">Strong's 3754: </a> Neuter of hostis as conjunction; demonstrative, that; causative, because. if ἐὰν (ean) Conjunction <a href="/greek/strongs_1437.htm">Strong's 1437: </a> If. From ei and an; a conditional particle; in case that, provided, etc. you confess ὁμολογήσῃς (homologēsēs) Verb - Aorist Subjunctive Active - 2nd Person Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_3670.htm">Strong's 3670: </a> From a compound of the base of homou and logos; to assent, i.e. Covenant, acknowledge. with ἐν (en) Preposition <a href="/greek/strongs_1722.htm">Strong's 1722: </a> In, on, among. A primary preposition denoting position, and instrumentality, i.e. A relation of rest; 'in, ' at, on, by, etc. your σου (sou) Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive 2nd Person Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_4771.htm">Strong's 4771: </a> You. The person pronoun of the second person singular; thou. mouth, στόματί (stomati) Noun - Dative Neuter Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_4750.htm">Strong's 4750: </a> The mouth, speech, eloquence in speech, the point of a sword. “Jesus Ἰησοῦν (Iēsoun) Noun - Accusative Masculine Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_2424.htm">Strong's 2424: </a> Of Hebrew origin; Jesus, the name of our Lord and two other Israelites. [is] Lord,” Κύριον (Kyrion) Noun - Accusative Masculine Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_2962.htm">Strong's 2962: </a> Lord, master, sir; the Lord. From kuros; supreme in authority, i.e. controller; by implication, Master. and καὶ (kai) Conjunction <a href="/greek/strongs_2532.htm">Strong's 2532: </a> And, even, also, namely. believe πιστεύσῃς (pisteusēs) Verb - Aorist Subjunctive Active - 2nd Person Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_4100.htm">Strong's 4100: </a> From pistis; to have faith, i.e. Credit; by implication, to entrust. in ἐν (en) Preposition <a href="/greek/strongs_1722.htm">Strong's 1722: </a> In, on, among. A primary preposition denoting position, and instrumentality, i.e. A relation of rest; 'in, ' at, on, by, etc. your σου (sou) Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive 2nd Person Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_4771.htm">Strong's 4771: </a> You. The person pronoun of the second person singular; thou. heart καρδίᾳ (kardia) Noun - Dative Feminine Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_2588.htm">Strong's 2588: </a> Prolonged from a primary kar; the heart, i.e. the thoughts or feelings; also the middle. that ὅτι (hoti) Conjunction <a href="/greek/strongs_3754.htm">Strong's 3754: </a> Neuter of hostis as conjunction; demonstrative, that; causative, because. God Θεὸς (Theos) Noun - Nominative Masculine Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_2316.htm">Strong's 2316: </a> A deity, especially the supreme Divinity; figuratively, a magistrate; by Hebraism, very. raised ἤγειρεν (ēgeiren) Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_1453.htm">Strong's 1453: </a> (a) I wake, arouse, (b) I raise up. Probably akin to the base of agora; to waken, i.e. Rouse. Him αὐτὸν (auton) Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Accusative Masculine 3rd Person Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_846.htm">Strong's 846: </a> He, she, it, they, them, same. From the particle au; the reflexive pronoun self, used of the third person, and of the other persons. from ἐκ (ek) Preposition <a href="/greek/strongs_1537.htm">Strong's 1537: </a> From out, out from among, from, suggesting from the interior outwards. A primary preposition denoting origin, from, out. [the] dead, νεκρῶν (nekrōn) Adjective - Genitive Masculine Plural <a href="/greek/strongs_3498.htm">Strong's 3498: </a> (a) adj: dead, lifeless, subject to death, mortal, (b) noun: a dead body, a corpse. From an apparently primary nekus; dead. you will be saved. σωθήσῃ (sōthēsē) Verb - Future Indicative Passive - 2nd Person Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_4982.htm">Strong's 4982: </a> To save, heal, preserve, rescue. 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