Bible Strands
Romans 10:7
or, ‘Who will descend into the Abyss?’ (that is, to bring Christ up from the dead).”
Berean Standard Bible
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Study note
Setting — Paul addresses the Roman believers, contrasting the righteousness of faith with the law by quoting Scripture to demonstrate the gospel's immediate availability.
The words — καταβήσεται (katabēsetai) means “will descend,” paired with ἄβυσσον (abussōn) for “abyss.” The text explicitly defines this descent as the act “to bring Christ up from the dead.”
The thread — This descent motif parallels Christ’s resurrection in Romans 4:25 and connects to the authority over the grave in Revelation 1:18 and Hebrews 13:20.
Why it lands — The verse demands recognition that salvation requires no extraordinary quest to retrieve Christ, since his resurrection is already accomplished.
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The Greek words
King James Version
Or, Who shall descend into the deep? (that is, to bring up Christ again from the dead.)
Cross-references
- 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,
- 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.
- Romans 4:25 He was delivered over to death for our trespasses and was raised to life for our justification.
- 1 Peter 3:18 For Christ also suffered for sins once for all, the righteous for the unrighteous, to bring you to God. He was put to death in the body but made alive in the Spirit,
- 1 Peter 3:22 who has gone into heaven and is at the right hand of God, with angels, authorities, and powers subject to Him.