⁶ But ·this is what the Scripture says about being made right through faith [^Lthe righteousness by faith says; ^Crighteousness is personified as speaking]: “Don’t say ·to yourself [^Lin your heart; Deut. 9:4], ‘Who will ·go up [ascend] into heaven [Deut. 30:12]?’” (That means, “Who will go up to heaven and bring Christ down to earth [^Ca reference to the Incarnation, Christ coming to earth as a human being]?”) ⁷ “And do not say, ‘Who will go down into the ·world below [or depths; or place of the dead; ^Labyss; Deut. 30:13; Ps. 107:26]?’” (That means, “Who will go down and bring Christ up from the dead?”) [^CSuch impossible tasks are not needed for our salvation, since Christ already did them for us.] ⁸ ·This is what the Scripture says [^LBut what does it say?]: “The word is near you; it is in your mouth and in your heart [Deut. 30:14; ^CGod’s salvation has been brought near through Christ and is received by faith].” That is the ·teaching [message; word] of faith that we ·are telling [preach; proclaim].