King James Version
Romans 10:9 in the King James Version says “That if thou shalt confess with thy mouth the Lord Jesus, and shalt believe in thine heart that God hath raised him from...” — study this verse from Romans chapter 10 with commentary, cross-references, and original Greek word analysis.
“That if thou shalt confess with thy mouth the Lord Jesus, and shalt believe in thine heart that God hath raised him from the dead, thou shalt be saved.”
Romans 10:9 · KJV
Or, Who shall descend into the deep? (that is, to bring up Christ again from the dead.)
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;
That if thou shalt confess with thy mouth the Lord Jesus, and shalt believe in thine heart that God hath raised him from the dead, thou shalt be saved.
For with the heart man believeth unto righteousness; and with the mouth confession is made unto salvation.
For the scripture saith, Whosoever believeth on him shall not be ashamed.
KJV Study — Public Domain
“if”
G1437a conditional particle; in case that, provided, etc.; often used in connection with other particles to denote indefiniteness or uncertainty
“mouth”
G4750the mouth (as if a gash in the face); by implication, language (and its relations); figuratively, an opening (in the earth); specially, the front or e
“the Lord”
G2962supreme in authority, i.e., (as noun) controller; by implication, master (as a respectful title)
“Jesus”
G2424jesus (i.e., jehoshua), the name of our lord and two (three) other israelites
“and”
G2532and, also, even, so then, too, etc.; often used in connection (or composition) with other particles or small words
“shalt believe”
G4100to have faith (in, upon, or with respect to, a person or thing), i.e., credit; by implication, to entrust (especially one's spiritual well-being to ch
“heart”
G2588the heart, i.e., (figuratively) the thoughts or feelings (mind); also (by analogy) the middle
“God”
G2316a deity, especially (with g3588) the supreme divinity; figuratively, a magistrate; exceedingly (by hebraism)
“him”
G846the reflexive pronoun self, used (alone or in the comparative g1438) of the third person, and (with the proper personal pronoun) of the other persons
“hath raised”
G1453to waken (transitively or intransitively), i.e., rouse (literally, from sleep, from sitting or lying, from disease, from death; or figuratively, from
“from”
G1537a primary preposition denoting origin (the point whence action or motion proceeds), from, out (of place, time, or cause literal or figurative; direct
“thou shalt be saved”
G4982to save, i.e., deliver or protect (literally or figuratively)
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