The word is near: confessing Jesus as Lord (Romans 10:5–13)

Says Moses writes of "the righteousness that is by the law" (10:5, BSB) in the words of Lev 18:5. SBLGNT prints ζήσεται ἐν αὐτῇ (zēsetai en autē, "will live by it"), the feminine referring to righteousness; other witnesses read ἐν αὐτοῖς ("by them"), which the BSB's "by them" reflects, and the place of ὅτι also varies (see var.Rom.10.5.aute-autois and var.Rom.10.5.hoti-order).

Says The righteousness from faith speaks (10:6). τοῦτʼ ἔστιν (tout' estin, "that is") explains the ascent as bringing Christ down and the descent "into the Abyss" as bringing "Christ up from the dead" (10:7, BSB). The near word is "the word of faith we are proclaiming" (10:8, BSB), with κηρύσσομεν (kēryssomen, "we proclaim") in the present. These lines take up Deut 30:12–14. For the ascent-to-heaven and crossing-the-sea language in Baruch 3:29–30 and Philo's reading of Deut 30:11–14, see the historical note note.historical.Rom.10.1-Rom.10.21.deut-30-and-heralds; it does not decide how 10:5 relates to 10:6–8. How 10:5 relates to 10:6–8 is set out, with no lean, in note.exegetical.Rom.10.4-Rom.10.8.law-and-faith.

Implies No one has to bring Christ down from heaven or up from the dead: he has come and God has raised him (10:7, 9), so the word to be believed is already near in the message proclaimed.

Says "If you confess with your mouth, “Jesus is Lord,” and believe in your heart that God raised Him from the dead, you will be saved" (10:9, BSB). κύριον Ἰησοῦν (kyrion Iēsoun, "Jesus as Lord") is the content of the confession, and ὅτι ὁ θεὸς αὐτὸν ἤγειρεν ἐκ νεκρῶν is the content of the belief. Westcott–Hort, with B, reads τὸ ῥῆμα … ὅτι κύριος Ἰησοῦς (see var.Rom.10.9.to-rhema).

Says "For with your heart you believe and are justified, and with your mouth you confess and are saved" (10:10, BSB).

Implies Heart and mouth are one response, not two stages. The near word is already "in your mouth and in your heart" (10:8, BSB), 10:9 joins confessing and believing under one "you will be saved," and 10:10 sets the two side by side.

Says "Anyone who believes in Him will never be put to shame" (10:11, BSB), Isa 28:16 as cited at 9:33, here with Πᾶς (pas, "everyone"). "For there is no difference between Jew and Greek: The same Lord is Lord of all, and gives richly to all who call on Him" (10:12, BSB), as 3:22 says there is "no distinction" (BSB). "Everyone who calls on the name of the Lord will be saved" (10:13, BSB), from Joel 2:32 (Joel 3:5 in the Hebrew numbering); on the Hebrew and Greek of both quotations see note.language.Rom.10.11-Rom.10.13.isa-28-16-joel-2-32.

Implies 10:13 applies Joel's text about the Lord (YHWH) to Jesus. κύριος (kyrios, "Lord") runs without a break from "Jesus is Lord" (10:9) through "the same Lord is Lord of all" (10:12) to "the name of the Lord" (10:13), and the callers of 10:13 are those who "call on Him" in 10:12.