⁸ But what does it say? ^(A)“The word is near you, in your mouth and in your heart” (that is, the word of faith which we preach):

¹⁷ So then faith comes by hearing, and hearing by the word of God.

²⁸ But He said, ^(A)“More than that, blessed are those who hear the word of God and keep it!”

⁹ And ^(A)having been perfected, He became the author of eternal salvation to all who obey Him,

⁵ But ^(A)whoever keeps His word, truly the love of God ^[a]is perfected ^(B)in him. By this we know that we are in Him.