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NASB | Romans 10:9 that 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; |
AMPLIFIED 2015 | Romans 10:9 because if you acknowledge and confess with your mouth that Jesus is Lord [recognizing His power, authority, and majesty as God], and believe in your heart that God raised Him from the dead, you will be saved. |
Bible Question: What is the greek or hebrew definition of the word saved in this passage? |
Bible Answer: Hi An appreciation of the significance of the word 'saved' in this verse is better discovered by a study of the whole letter to the Romans which defines and expands on it. What it is declaring is that God's salvation in Jesus Christ is available to everyone who confesses that Jesus is Lord (both God and Master) and believes that God raised Him from the dead, thus vindicating Him and revealing Him as God's saving solution for the world. Through Him is offered the power of God unto salvation for all who believe (Romans 1.16). And Paul then goes on to demonstrate that it is effective in two ways. First of all in having us 'declared righteous' before the court of Heaven through faith in His sacrifice for us on the cross (3.24-25), and secondly through the imparting of the Spirit of God to work mightily within us delivering us from sin (Romans 5-8).And all this as a result of our putting our trust in Jesus Christ as our Saviour. The word sozo means to make whole, whether physically or spiritually. Here it is in the future indicative passive indicating that for the person in question who has not yet confessed Jesus as Lord, or believed in the resurrection, that is the way in which he can enter into and experience God's salvation from sin and its consequences. Best wishes Jonp |