Romans 10:4–12

or, completion, or end

Verse 5–7. Moses (Leviticus 18:12) wrote that the justice which is of the law … shall live by it. That is, shall have the recompense of a long temporal life, or even an everlasting life, by joining a faith in Christ their Redeemer, that was to come. But the justice which is of faith, speaketh thus, that is, Moses speaketh thus of it, (Deuteronomy 30) say not in thy heart, who shall ascend into heaven? and so forth the apostle gives us the spiritual sense of the words, by adding, to bring Christ down, and so forth The sense is, that it is now fulfilled in the new law, when Christ is come from heaven by his incarnation, and is also again risen from the abyss by his resurrection: and therefore,

Verse 5–7. Moses (Leviticus 18:12) wrote that the justice which is of the law … shall live by it. That is, shall have the recompense of a long temporal life, or even an everlasting life, by joining a faith in Christ their Redeemer, that was to come. But the justice which is of faith, speaketh thus, that is, Moses speaketh thus of it, (Deuteronomy 30) say not in thy heart, who shall ascend into heaven? and so forth the apostle gives us the spiritual sense of the words, by adding, to bring Christ down, and so forth The sense is, that it is now fulfilled in the new law, when Christ is come from heaven by his incarnation, and is also again risen from the abyss by his resurrection: and therefore,

Verse 5–7. Moses (Leviticus 18:12) wrote that the justice which is of the law … shall live by it. That is, shall have the recompense of a long temporal life, or even an everlasting life, by joining a faith in Christ their Redeemer, that was to come. But the justice which is of faith, speaketh thus, that is, Moses speaketh thus of it, (Deuteronomy 30) say not in thy heart, who shall ascend into heaven? and so forth the apostle gives us the spiritual sense of the words, by adding, to bring Christ down, and so forth The sense is, that it is now fulfilled in the new law, when Christ is come from heaven by his incarnation, and is also again risen from the abyss by his resurrection: and therefore,

Verse 8. The word is near thee, is near to every one, who to be justified and saved, need but believe, and comply with the doctrine of the gospel which we preach, and make a confession or profession of it with his mouth; and then whether he hath been Jew or Gentile, he shall not be confounded. Witham.

Verse 9. Thou shalt be saved. To confess the Lord Jesus, and to call upon the name of the Lord, (verse 13) is not barely the professing of a belief in the person of Christ: but moreover implies a belief of his whole doctrine, and an obedience to his law; without which the calling of him Lord will save no man. S. Matthew 7:21. Challoner.—This passage must be understood like many others of this apostle, of a faith accompanied by a good-will ready to perform what faith says must be practised; as it is required in this very place, that what we believe in the heart, we should confess with our mouth. Estius.