Focused Passage

Romans 10:5-13

Christ the End of the Law and the Righteousness Received by Faith

Paul moves from prayer for Israel's salvation, to the diagnosis of zeal without knowledge and self-established righteousness, to Christ as the law's goal, to the gospel word of faith in the mouth and heart, to universal salvation for all who call on the Lord, to the necessity of preaching, and finally to Israel's accountable hearing and disobedience.

Berean Standard Bible, Public Domain - Translation notes - Reference sources

5For concerning the righteousness that is by the law, Moses writes: “The man who does these things will live by them.”

6But the righteousness that is by faith says: “Do not say in your heart, ‘Who will ascend into heaven?’ (that is, to bring Christ down)

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

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:

9that 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.

10For with your heart you believe and are justified, and with your mouth you confess and are saved.

11It is just as the Scripture says: “Anyone who believes in Him will never be put to shame.”

12For there is no difference between Jew and Greek: The same Lord is Lord of all, and gives richly to all who call on Him,

13for, “Everyone who calls on the name of the Lord will be saved.”

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References and Original Words

Verse 5

Original words

ForγὰρG1063Conjunction-ὅτιG3754Conjunctionconcerning theτὴνG3588Article - Accusative Feminine SingularrighteousnessδικαιοσύνηνG1343Noun - Accusative Feminine SingularthatτὴνG3588Article - Accusative Feminine Singularis byἐκG1537PrepositiontheτοῦG3588Article - Genitive Masculine SingularlawνόμουG3551Noun - Genitive Masculine SingularMosesΜωϋσῆςG3475Noun - Nominative Masculine SingularwritesγράφειG1125Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular-ὅτιG3754ConjunctionTheG3588Article - Nominative Masculine Singularman [who]ἄνθρωποςG444Noun - Nominative Masculine SingulardoesποιήσαςG4160Verb - Aorist Participle Active - Nominative Masculine Singularthese thingsαὐτὰG846Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Accusative Neuter 3rd Person Pluralwill liveζήσεταιG2198Verb - Future Indicative Middle - 3rd Person SingularbyἐνG1722PrepositionthemαὐτῇG846Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Dative Feminine 3rd Person Singular

BSB notes

  • Leviticus 18:5; see also Ezekiel 20:11, 13, and 21.
Verse 6

Original words

ButδὲG1161ConjunctiontheG3588Article - Nominative Feminine SingularrighteousnessδικαιοσύνηG1343Noun - Nominative Feminine Singularthat is byἐκG1537PrepositionfaithπίστεωςG4102Noun - Genitive Feminine SingularsaysλέγειG3004Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular-οὕτωςG3779AdverbvvvΜὴG3361AdverbDo not sayεἴπῃςG2036Verb - Aorist Subjunctive Active - 2nd Person SingularinἐνG1722PrepositionyourσουG4771Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive 2nd Person Singular-τῇG3588Article - Dative Feminine SingularheartκαρδίᾳG2588Noun - Dative Feminine SingularWhoΤίςG5101Interrogative / Indefinite Pronoun - Nominative Masculine Singularwill ascendἀναβήσεταιG305Verb - Future Indicative Middle - 3rd Person SingularintoεἰςG1519Preposition-τὸνG3588Article - Accusative Masculine SingularheavenοὐρανόνG3772Noun - Accusative Masculine Singular(thatτοῦτ’G3778Demonstrative Pronoun - Nominative Neuter SingularisἔστινG1510Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singularto bring Christ downκαταγαγεῖνG2609Verb - Aorist Infinitive Active. . .ΧριστὸνG5547Noun - Accusative Masculine Singular

BSB notes

  • Deuteronomy 30:12
Verse 7

Original words

orG2228ConjunctionWhoΤίςG5101Interrogative / Indefinite Pronoun - Nominative Masculine Singularwill descendκαταβήσεταιG2597Verb - Future Indicative Middle - 3rd Person SingularintoεἰςG1519PrepositiontheτὴνG3588Article - Accusative Feminine SingularAbyssἄβυσσονG12Noun - Accusative Feminine Singular(thatτοῦτ’G3778Demonstrative Pronoun - Nominative Neuter SingularisἔστινG1510Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singularto bringἀναγαγεῖνG321Verb - Aorist Infinitive ActiveChristΧριστὸνG5547Noun - Accusative Masculine Singularup fromἐκG1537Preposition[the] deadνεκρῶνG3498Adjective - Genitive Masculine Plural

BSB notes

  • See Deuteronomy 30:13.
Verse 8

Original words

ButἈλλὰG235ConjunctionwhatτίG5101Interrogative / Indefinite Pronoun - Accusative Neuter Singulardoes it sayλέγειG3004Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person SingularTheτὸG3588Article - Nominative Neuter SingularwordῥῆμάG4487Noun - Nominative Neuter SingularisἐστινG1510Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person SingularnearἘγγύςG1451PrepositionyouσουG4771Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive 2nd Person Singular[it is] inἐνG1722PrepositionyourσουG4771Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive 2nd Person Singular-τῷG3588Article - Dative Neuter SingularmouthστόματίG4750Noun - Dative Neuter SingularandκαὶG2532ConjunctioninἐνG1722PrepositionyourσουG4771Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive 2nd Person Singular-τῇG3588Article - Dative Feminine SingularheartκαρδίᾳG2588Noun - Dative Feminine Singularthatτοῦτ’G3778Demonstrative Pronoun - Nominative Neuter SingularisἔστινG1510Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person SingulartheτὸG3588Article - Nominative Neuter SingularwordῥῆμαG4487Noun - Nominative Neuter Singular-τῆςG3588Article - Genitive Feminine Singularof faithπίστεωςG4102Noun - Genitive Feminine Singular-G3739Personal / Relative Pronoun - Accusative Neuter Singularwe are proclaimingκηρύσσομενG2784Verb - Present Indicative Active - 1st Person Plural

BSB notes

  • Deuteronomy 30:14
Verse 9

Original words

thatὅτιG3754ConjunctionifἐὰνG1437Conjunctionyou confessὁμολογήσῃςG3670Verb - Aorist Subjunctive Active - 2nd Person SingularwithἐνG1722PrepositionyourσουG4771Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive 2nd Person Singular-τῷG3588Article - Dative Neuter SingularmouthστόματίG4750Noun - Dative Neuter SingularJesusἸησοῦνG2424Noun - Accusative Masculine Singular[is] LordΚύριονG2962Noun - Accusative Masculine SingularandκαὶG2532ConjunctionbelieveπιστεύσῃςG4100Verb - Aorist Subjunctive Active - 2nd Person SingularinἐνG1722PrepositionyourσουG4771Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive 2nd Person Singular-τῇG3588Article - Dative Feminine SingularheartκαρδίᾳG2588Noun - Dative Feminine SingularthatὅτιG3754Conjunction-G3588Article - Nominative Masculine SingularGodΘεὸςG2316Noun - Nominative Masculine SingularraisedἤγειρενG1453Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person SingularHimαὐτὸνG846Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Accusative Masculine 3rd Person SingularfromἐκG1537Preposition[the] deadνεκρῶνG3498Adjective - Genitive Masculine Pluralyou will be savedσωθήσῃG4982Verb - Future Indicative Passive - 2nd Person Singular
Verse 10

Original words

ForγὰρG1063Conjunctionwith [your] heartκαρδίᾳG2588Noun - Dative Feminine Singular[you] believeπιστεύεταιG4100Verb - Present Indicative Middle or Passive - 3rd Person Singular[and are]εἰςG1519PrepositionjustifiedδικαιοσύνηνG1343Noun - Accusative Feminine SingularandδὲG1161Conjunctionwith [your] mouthστόματιG4750Noun - Dative Neuter Singular[you] confessὁμολογεῖταιG3670Verb - Present Indicative Middle or Passive - 3rd Person Singular[and are]εἰςG1519PrepositionsavedσωτηρίανG4991Noun - Accusative Feminine Singular
Verse 11

Original words

[It is] just asγὰρG1063ConjunctiontheG3588Article - Nominative Feminine SingularScriptureγραφήG1124Noun - Nominative Feminine SingularsaysΛέγειG3004Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person SingularAnyoneΠᾶςG3956Adjective - Nominative Masculine SingularwhoG3588Article - Nominative Masculine SingularbelievesπιστεύωνG4100Verb - Present Participle Active - Nominative Masculine Singularinἐπ’G1909PrepositionHimαὐτῷG846Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Dative Masculine 3rd Person Singularwill neverοὐG3756Adverbbe put to shameκαταισχυνθήσεταιG2617Verb - Future Indicative Passive - 3rd Person Singular

BSB notes

  • Isaiah 28:16 (see also LXX)
Verse 12

Original words

ForγάρG1063Conjunctionthere isἐστινG1510Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person SingularnoοὐG3756AdverbdifferenceδιαστολὴG1293Noun - Nominative Feminine SingularbetweenτεG5037ConjunctionJewἸουδαίουG2453Adjective - Genitive Masculine SingularandκαὶG2532ConjunctionGreekἝλληνοςG1672Noun - Genitive Masculine Singular-γὰρG1063ConjunctionTheG3588Article - Nominative Masculine SingularsameαὐτὸςG846Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Nominative Masculine 3rd Person SingularLordΚύριοςG2962Noun - Nominative Masculine Singular[is Lord] of allπάντωνG3956Adjective - Genitive Masculine Plural[and] gives richlyπλουτῶνG4147Verb - Present Participle Active - Nominative Masculine SingulartoεἰςG1519PrepositionallπάνταςG3956Adjective - Accusative Masculine PluralwhoτοὺςG3588Article - Accusative Masculine PluralcallἐπικαλουμένουςG1941Verb - Present Participle Middle - Accusative Masculine Pluralon HimαὐτόνG846Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Accusative Masculine 3rd Person Singular
Verse 13

Original words

forγὰρG1063ConjunctionEveryone whoΠᾶςG3956Adjective - Nominative Masculine Singular. . .ὃςG3739Personal / Relative Pronoun - Nominative Masculine Singular. . .ἂνG302Particlecalls onἐπικαλέσηταιG1941Verb - Aorist Subjunctive Middle - 3rd Person SingulartheτὸG3588Article - Accusative Neuter SingularnameὄνομαG3686Noun - Accusative Neuter Singularof [the] LordΚυρίουG2962Noun - Genitive Masculine Singularwill be savedσωθήσεταιG4982Verb - Future Indicative Passive - 3rd Person Singular

BSB notes

  • Joel 2:32

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