Romans 10:7-9

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⁷ “And do not say, ‘Who will go down into the ·world below [or depths; or place of the dead; ^Labyss; Deut. 30:13; Ps. 107:26]?’” (That means, “Who will go down and bring Christ up from the dead?”) [^CSuch impossible tasks are not needed for our salvation, since Christ already did them for us.] ⁸ ·This is what the Scripture says [^LBut what does it say?]: “The word is near you; it is in your mouth and in your heart [Deut. 30:14; ^CGod’s salvation has been brought near through Christ and is received by faith].” That is the ·teaching [message; word] of faith that we ·are telling [preach; proclaim]. ⁹ If you ·declare [confess] with your mouth, “Jesus is Lord,” and if you believe in your heart that God raised Jesus from the dead, you will be saved.