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Berean Standard Bible

“But 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:”

Romans 10:8

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Paul is contrasting the righteousness that comes from the law with the righteousness that comes from faith. He borrows words from Moses in Deuteronomy 30, where Moses told Israel that God's command was not far off.

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Berean Standard Bible (BSB)

But 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:

World English Bible (WEB)

But what does it say? “The word is near you, in your mouth, and in your heart”; that is, the word of faith, which we preach:

King James Version (KJV)

But what saith it? The word is nigh thee, even in thy mouth, and in thy heart: that is, the word of faith, which we preach;

American Standard Version (ASV)

But what saith it? The word is nigh thee, in thy mouth, and in thy heart: that is, the word of faith, which we preach:

Bible in Basic English (BBE)

But what does it say? The word is near you, in your mouth and in your heart: that is, the word of faith of which we are the preachers:

Young's Literal Translation (YLT)

But what does it say? 'Near you is the saying -- in your mouth, and in your heart:' that is, the saying of the faith, that we preach;

Reina-Valera 1909 (RVR 1909)

Mas ¿qué dice? Cercana está la palabra, en tu boca y en tu corazón. Esta es la palabra de fe, la cual predicamos:

Sagradas Escrituras 1569 (SE 1569)

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Nueva Biblia Viva (NBV)

Más bien, nosotros predicamos el mensaje de fe que la Escritura enseña: «El mensaje está a tu alcance, en tu boca y en tu corazón».

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