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Butἀλλὰwhatτίdoes it say?λέγειThe wordτὸ ῥῆμάisἐστινnearἘγγύςyou,σουinἐνyourσουmouthτῷ στόματίandκαὶinἐνyourσουheart;τῇ καρδίᾳthatτοῦτ’is,ἔστινthe wordτὸ ῥῆμαof faithτῆς πίστεωςthatὃwe proclaim:κηρύσσομεν
Romans 10:8
Study it in the app“But what does it say? The word is near you, in your mouth and in your heart; that is, the word of faith that we proclaim:”
With the Greek beneath
Romans 10:8, word by word
- does it sayλέγειlegei
say
To express something in words to others.
Where else “legei” appears- The wordῥῆμάrhēma
word
What comes out of someone's mouth: a saying, a sentence, a message.
Where else “rhēma” appears- isἐστινestin
be present
To be in a place or with someone.
Where else “estin” appears- nearἘγγύςEngys
near
Near, close.
Where else “Engys” appears- mouthστόματίstomati
mouth
The part of the face through which one eats and speaks; also what one says.
Where else “stomati” appears- heartκαρδίᾳkardiai
heart
Heart: the center of the person, where one thinks, feels and decides.
Where else “kardiai” appears- of faithπίστεωςpisteōs
trust
Truly trusting in God or in Jesus.
Where else “pisteōs” appears- we proclaimκηρύσσομενkēryssomen
proclaim
Proclaim aloud, like a herald announcing a message on behalf of the king.
Where else “kēryssomen” appears
The context
7or: Who will go down into the abyss? (that is, to bring up the Messiah from the dead).
8 · This verse (above)
9that 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.
To study Romans 10 in a group
1. What it says
What questions does Paul ask in vv. 14-15 about how people come to believe?
2. What it means
What does Paul want to show with that chain of questions (calling, believing, hearing, preaching, sending)? (vv. 14-15)
3. How I live it
Who made the good news known to you? How can you share something good with someone this week?