A Comparison of Romans 10:9

If you declare that Jesus is Lord, and believe that God brought him back to life, you will be saved.
GOD’S WORD Translation (GW)
Meaning-for-Meaning (Closest Natural Equivalence)

That if you confess with your mouth the Lord Jesus and believe in your heart that God has raised Him from the dead, you will be saved.
New King James Version (NKJV)
Word-for-Word (Formal Equivalence)

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Because if you confess with your lips that Jesus is Lord and believe in your heart that God raised him from the dead, you will be saved.
New Revised Standard Version (NRSV)
Thought-for-Thought (Functional Equivalence)

If you confess that Jesus is Lord and believe that God raised him from death, you will be saved.
Good News Translation (GNT)
Paraphrase (Retelling)

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