But the righteousness from faith speaks like this: “Do not say in your heart,[a] ‘Who will ascend into heaven?’”[b] (that is, to bring Christ down), or “Who will descend into the abyss?”[c] (that is, to bring Christ up from the dead). But what does it say? “The word is near to you, in your mouth and in your heart”[d] (that is, the word of faith that we proclaim),

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Footnotes

  1. Romans 10:6 A quotation from Deut 9:4
  2. Romans 10:6 A quotation from Deut 30:12
  3. Romans 10:7 A quotation from Deut 30:13
  4. Romans 10:8 A quotation from Deut 30:14