Romans 10:8

"or, ‘Who will descend into the abyss?’ (that is, to bring Christ up from the dead.)”"

Key Reflection

This verse uses the concept of descending into the abyss as a metaphor for the divine action of bringing Christ back from the dead. It highlights the profound and miraculous nature of Christ's resurrection, emphasizing that such an event cannot be accomplished by human effort but requires divine intervention.

From the Scholars: Barnes' Notes

Verse 8. But what saith it? That is, what is the language of the doctrine of justification by faith? Or what is to be done according to that doctrine? The word is nigh thee. This is still a use of the language of Moses, De 30:14. The meaning is, the doctrine is not difficult to be understood and embraced. What is nigh us may be easily obtained; what is remote, with difficulty. The doctrine of Moses and of the gospel was nigh; that is, it was easily obtained, embraced, and understood. In thy mouth. This is taken from the Septuagint, De 30:14.

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