Romans 10:7
New International Version
“or ‘Who will descend into the deep?’” (that is, to bring Christ up from the dead).

New Living Translation
And don’t say, ‘Who will go down to the place of the dead?’ (to bring Christ back to life again).”

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

Berean Standard Bible
or, ‘Who will descend into the Abyss?’ (that is, to bring Christ up from the dead).”

Berean Literal Bible
or, 'Who will descend into the abyss?' (that is, to bring up Christ out from the dead)."

King James Bible
Or, Who shall descend into the deep? (that is, to bring up Christ again from the dead.)

New King James Version
or, “ ‘Who will descend into the abyss?’ ” (that is, to bring Christ up from the dead).

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

NASB 1995
or ‘WHO WILL DESCEND INTO THE ABYSS?’ (that is, to bring Christ up from the dead).”

NASB 1977
or ‘WHO WILL DESCEND INTO THE ABYSS?’ (that is, to bring Christ up from the dead).”

Legacy Standard Bible
or ‘WHO WILL GO DOWN INTO THE ABYSS?’ (that is, to bring Christ up from the dead).”

Amplified Bible
or, ‘WHO WILL DESCEND INTO THE ABYSS?’ that is, to bring Christ up from the dead [as if we had to be saved by our own efforts, doing the impossible].”

Christian Standard Bible
or, “Who will go down into the abyss? ” that is, to bring Christ up from the dead.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
or, “Who will go down into the abyss?” that is, to bring Christ up from the dead.

American Standard Version
or, Who shall descend into the abyss? (that is, to bring Christ up from the dead.)

Contemporary English Version
Neither will they ask, "Who will go down into the world of the dead to raise him to life?"

English Revised Version
or, Who shall descend into the abyss? (that is, to bring Christ up from the dead.)

GOD'S WORD® Translation
"Don't ask who will go down into the depths," (that is, to bring Christ back from the dead).

Good News Translation
"Nor are you to ask, Who will go down into the world below?" (that is, to bring Christ up from death).

International Standard Version
or 'Who will go down into the depths?' (that is, to bring the Messiah back from the dead)."

Majority Standard Bible
or, ‘Who will descend into the Abyss?’ (that is, to bring Christ up from the dead).”

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

New Heart English Bible
or, 'Who will go down into the deep?' (that is, to bring Christ up from the dead.)"

Webster's Bible Translation
Or, Who shall descend into the deep? (that is, to bring Christ again from the dead.)

Weymouth New Testament
"nor 'Who shall go down into the abyss?'" --that is, to bring Christ up again from the grave.

World English Bible
or, ‘Who will descend into the abyss?’ (that is, to bring Christ up from the dead.)”
Literal Translations
Literal Standard Version
or, “Who will go down to the abyss?” (that is, to bring up Christ out of the dead).

Berean Literal Bible
or, 'Who will descend into the abyss?' (that is, to bring up Christ out from the dead)."

Young's Literal Translation
or, 'Who shall go down to the abyss,' that is, Christ out of the dead to bring up.

Smith's Literal Translation
Or, Who shall go down to the abyss? (that is, to bring up Christ from the dead.)
Catholic Translations
Douay-Rheims Bible
Or who shall descend into the deep? that is, to bring up Christ again from the dead.

Catholic Public Domain Version
“Or who shall descend into the abyss?” (that is, to call back Christ from the dead).

New American Bible
or ‘Who will go down into the abyss?’ (that is, to bring Christ up from the dead).”

New Revised Standard Version
“or ‘Who will descend into the abyss?’” (that is, to bring Christ up from the dead).
Translations from Aramaic
Lamsa Bible
And who has descended into the abyss of Sheol and brought up Christ from the dead?

Aramaic Bible in Plain English
'And who went down to The Abyss of Sheol and brought up The Messiah from among the dead?'”
NT Translations
Anderson New Testament
or, Who shall descend into the abyss? that is, to bring Christ again from the dead.

Godbey New Testament
or, Who shall descend into the abyss? that is, to bring him up from the dead.

Haweis New Testament
or, Who shall descend into the abyss?” (that is, to bring Christ up again from the dead.)

Mace New Testament
or, who shall descend into the deep, in order to bring up Christ again from the dead?"

Weymouth New Testament
"nor 'Who shall go down into the abyss?'" --that is, to bring Christ up again from the grave.

Worrell New Testament
or, who shall descend into the abyss? (that is, to bring Christ up from the dead)."

Worsley New Testament
who shall descend into the deep, (that is, to

Additional Translations ...
Audio Bible



Context
The Word Brings Salvation
6But the righteousness that is by faith says: “Do not say in your heart, ‘Who will ascend into heaven?’ (that is, to bring Christ down) 7or, ‘Who will descend into the Abyss?’ (that is, to bring Christ up from the dead).” 8But what does it say? “The word is near you; it is in your mouth and in your heart,” that is, the word of faith we are proclaiming:…

Cross References
Deuteronomy 30:12-14
It is not in heaven, that you should need to ask, ‘Who will ascend into heaven to get it for us and proclaim it, that we may obey it?’ / And it is not beyond the sea, that you should need to ask, ‘Who will cross the sea to get it for us and proclaim it, that we may obey it?’ / But the word is very near you; it is in your mouth and in your heart, so that you may obey it.

Psalm 139:8
If I ascend to the heavens, You are there; if I make my bed in Sheol, You are there.

Ephesians 4:9-10
What does “He ascended” mean, except that He also descended to the lower parts of the earth? / He who descended is the very One who ascended above all the heavens, in order to fill all things.

Matthew 12:40
For as Jonah was three days and three nights in the belly of the great fish, so the Son of Man will be three days and three nights in the heart of the earth.

Jonah 2:2-6
saying: “In my distress I called to the LORD, and He answered me. From the belly of Sheol I called for help, and You heard my voice. / For You cast me into the deep, into the heart of the seas, and the current swirled about me; all Your breakers and waves swept over me. / At this, I said, ‘I have been banished from Your sight; yet I will look once more toward Your holy temple.’ ...

Philippians 2:10
that at the name of Jesus every knee should bow, in heaven and on earth and under the earth,

Acts 2:27
because You will not abandon my soul to Hades, nor will You let Your Holy One see decay.

1 Peter 3:19
in whom He also went and preached to the spirits in prison

Revelation 1:18
the Living One. I was dead, and behold, now I am alive forever and ever! And I hold the keys of Death and of Hades.

John 3:13
No one has ascended into heaven except the One who descended from heaven—the Son of Man.

Isaiah 7:11
“Ask for a sign from the LORD your God, whether from the depths of Sheol or the heights of heaven.”

Proverbs 30:4
Who has ascended to heaven and come down? Who has gathered the wind in His hands? Who has bound up the waters in His cloak? Who has established all the ends of the earth? What is His name, and what is the name of His Son—surely you know!

Hebrews 13:20
Now may the God of peace, who through the blood of the eternal covenant brought back from the dead our Lord Jesus, that great Shepherd of the sheep,

1 Corinthians 15:55
“Where, O Death, is your victory? Where, O Death, is your sting?”

Colossians 1:18
And He is the head of the body, the church; He is the beginning and firstborn from among the dead, so that in all things He may have preeminence.


Treasury of Scripture

Or, Who shall descend into the deep? (that is, to bring up Christ again from the dead.)

to bring up.

Romans 4:25
Who was delivered for our offences, and was raised again for our justification.

Hebrews 13:20
Now the God of peace, that brought again from the dead our Lord Jesus, that great shepherd of the sheep, through the blood of the everlasting covenant,

1 Peter 3:18,22
For Christ also hath once suffered for sins, the just for the unjust, that he might bring us to God, being put to death in the flesh, but quickened by the Spirit: …

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Romans 10
1. The difference between the righteousness of the law, and that of faith;
11. all who believe, both Jew and Gentile, shall not be shamed;
18. and that the Gentiles shall receive the word and believe.
19. Israel was not ignorant of these things.














or, ‘Who will descend into the Abyss?’
This phrase is a rhetorical question that Paul uses to emphasize the futility of human efforts to achieve salvation through their own means. The word "Abyss" in Greek is "ἄβυσσος" (abussos), which often refers to a deep, bottomless pit or the realm of the dead. In Jewish thought, the Abyss was considered a place of chaos and separation from God. By asking who will descend into the Abyss, Paul is highlighting the impossibility of humans reaching into the depths of death to bring about their own salvation. This reflects the belief that only God has the power to conquer death and the grave, a power demonstrated through the resurrection of Jesus Christ.

(that is, to bring Christ up from the dead)
This parenthetical explanation clarifies the rhetorical question by pointing to the resurrection of Christ. The phrase "to bring Christ up from the dead" underscores the central Christian doctrine of the resurrection, which is foundational to the faith. The Greek word for "bring up" is "ἀναγάγω" (anagagō), which means to lead up or bring forth. This highlights the divine action required to raise Christ from the dead, an act that no human could accomplish. The resurrection is a testament to God's sovereignty and power over life and death, affirming that salvation is a divine gift rather than a human achievement. This passage encourages believers to trust in the completed work of Christ, who has already conquered the Abyss and secured eternal life for those who believe in Him.

(7) Into the deep.--In the original, beyond the sea. The word which St. Paul uses is found in the LXX. for "the sea," but here means the abyss of Hades.



Parallel Commentaries ...


Greek
or,
(ē)
Conjunction
Strong's 2228: Or, than. A primary particle of distinction between two connected terms; disjunctive, or; comparative, than.

‘Who
Τίς (Tis)
Interrogative / Indefinite Pronoun - Nominative Masculine Singular
Strong's 5101: Who, which, what, why. Probably emphatic of tis; an interrogative pronoun, who, which or what.

will descend
καταβήσεται (katabēsetai)
Verb - Future Indicative Middle - 3rd Person Singular
Strong's 2597: To go down, come down, either from the sky or from higher land, descend. From kata and the base of basis; to descend.

into
εἰς (eis)
Preposition
Strong's 1519: A primary preposition; to or into, of place, time, or purpose; also in adverbial phrases.

the
τὴν (tēn)
Article - Accusative Feminine Singular
Strong's 3588: The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the.

Abyss?’
ἄβυσσον (abysson)
Noun - Accusative Feminine Singular
Strong's 12: The abyss, unfathomable depth, an especially Jewish conception, the home of the dead and of evil spirits. Depthless, i.e. 'abyss'.

(that
τοῦτ’ (tout’)
Demonstrative Pronoun - Nominative Neuter Singular
Strong's 3778: This; he, she, it.

is,
ἔστιν (estin)
Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular
Strong's 1510: I am, exist. The first person singular present indicative; a prolonged form of a primary and defective verb; I exist.

to bring
ἀναγαγεῖν (anagagein)
Verb - Aorist Infinitive Active
Strong's 321: From ana and ago; to lead up; by extension to bring out; specially, to sail away.

Christ
Χριστὸν (Christon)
Noun - Accusative Masculine Singular
Strong's 5547: Anointed One; the Messiah, the Christ. From chrio; Anointed One, i.e. The Messiah, an epithet of Jesus.

up from
ἐκ (ek)
Preposition
Strong's 1537: From out, out from among, from, suggesting from the interior outwards. A primary preposition denoting origin, from, out.

[the] dead).”
νεκρῶν (nekrōn)
Adjective - Genitive Masculine Plural
Strong's 3498: (a) adj: dead, lifeless, subject to death, mortal, (b) noun: a dead body, a corpse. From an apparently primary nekus; dead.


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