Romans 10:10,14

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Romans 10:4-10 The Message (MSG)

The earlier revelation was intended simply to get us ready for the Messiah, who then puts everything right for those who trust him to do it. Moses wrote that anyone who insists on using the law code to live right before God soon discovers it’s not so easy—every detail of life regulated by fine print! But trusting God to shape the right living in us is a different story—no precarious climb up to heaven to recruit the Messiah, no dangerous descent into hell to rescue the Messiah. So what exactly was Moses saying? The word that saves is right here, as near as the tongue in your mouth, as close as the heart in your chest. It’s the word of faith that welcomes God to go to work and set things right for us. This is the core of our preaching. Say the welcoming word to God—“Jesus is my Master”—embracing, body and soul, God’s work of doing in us what he did in raising Jesus from the dead. That’s it. You’re not “doing” anything; you’re simply calling out to God, trusting him to do it for you. That’s salvation. With your whole being you embrace God setting things right, and then you say it, right out loud: “God has set everything right between him and me!”

Romans 10:14-17 The Message (MSG)

But how can people call for help if they don’t know who to trust? And how can they know who to trust if they haven’t heard of the One who can be trusted? And how can they hear if nobody tells them? And how is anyone going to tell them, unless someone is sent to do it? That’s why Scripture exclaims, A sight to take your breath away! Grand processions of people telling all the good things of God! But not everybody is ready for this, ready to see and hear and act. Isaiah asked what we all ask at one time or another: “Does anyone care, God? Is anyone listening and believing a word of it?” The point is: Before you trust, you have to listen. But unless Christ’s Word is preached, there’s nothing to listen to.

Romans 10:10 King James Version (KJV)

For with the heart man believeth unto righteousness; and with the mouth confession is made unto salvation.

Romans 10:14 King James Version (KJV)

How then shall they call on him in whom they have not believed? and how shall they believe in him of whom they have not heard? and how shall they hear without a preacher?

Romans 10:10 New American Standard Bible - NASB 1995 (NASB1995)

for with the heart a person believes, resulting in righteousness, and with the mouth he confesses, resulting in salvation.

Romans 10:14 New American Standard Bible - NASB 1995 (NASB1995)

How then will they call on Him in whom they have not believed? How will they believe in Him whom they have not heard? And how will they hear without a preacher?

Romans 10:10 New Century Version (NCV)

We believe with our hearts, and so we are made right with God. And we declare with our mouths that we believe, and so we are saved.

Romans 10:14 New Century Version (NCV)

But before people can ask the Lord for help, they must believe in him; and before they can believe in him, they must hear about him; and for them to hear about the Lord, someone must tell them

Romans 10:10 American Standard Version (ASV)

for with the heart man believeth unto righteousness; and with the mouth confession is made unto salvation.

Romans 10:14 American Standard Version (ASV)

How then shall they call on him in whom they have not believed? and how shall they believe in him whom they have not heard? and how shall they hear without a preacher?

Romans 10:10 New International Version (NIV)

For it is with your heart that you believe and are justified, and it is with your mouth that you profess your faith and are saved.

Romans 10:14 New International Version (NIV)

How, then, can they call on the one they have not believed in? And how can they believe in the one of whom they have not heard? And how can they hear without someone preaching to them?

Romans 10:10 New King James Version (NKJV)

For with the heart one believes unto righteousness, and with the mouth confession is made unto salvation.

Romans 10:14 New King James Version (NKJV)

How then shall they call on Him in whom they have not believed? And how shall they believe in Him of whom they have not heard? And how shall they hear without a preacher?

Romans 10:10 Amplified Bible (AMP)

For with the heart a person believes [in Christ as Savior] resulting in his justification [that is, being made righteous—being freed of the guilt of sin and made acceptable to God]; and with the mouth he acknowledges and confesses [his faith openly], resulting in and confirming [his] salvation.

Romans 10:14 Amplified Bible (AMP)

But how will people call on Him in whom they have not believed? And how will they believe in Him of whom they have not heard? And how will they hear without a preacher (messenger)?

Romans 10:10 New Living Translation (NLT)

For it is by believing in your heart that you are made right with God, and it is by openly declaring your faith that you are saved.

Romans 10:14 New Living Translation (NLT)

But how can they call on him to save them unless they believe in him? And how can they believe in him if they have never heard about him? And how can they hear about him unless someone tells them?

Romans 10:10 The Passion Translation (TPT)

The heart that believes in him receives the gift of the righteousness of God—and then the mouth confesses, resulting in salvation.

Romans 10:14 The Passion Translation (TPT)

But how can people call on him for help if they’ve not yet believed? And how can they believe in one they’ve not yet heard of? And how can they hear the message of life if there is no one there to proclaim it?

Romans 10:10 English Standard Version 2025 (ESV)

For with the heart one believes and is justified, and with the mouth one confesses and is saved.

Romans 10:14 English Standard Version 2025 (ESV)

How then will they call on him in whom they have not believed? And how are they to believe in him of whom they have never heard? And how are they to hear without someone preaching?