Romans — the word of faith
The leaf that carries the heart of the gospel — “if you confess with your mouth that Jesus is Lord… you will be saved” — reproduced at true scale on genuine Egyptian papyrus in a front-and-back acrylic frame.
Verso: Rom 10:1–11
(Chester Beatty Papyri)
Library, Dublin
Confess with your mouth,
believe in your heart.
The recto follows Paul's argument through Romans 9 — God's mercy on “vessels of mercy,” the calling of a people who were “not my people,” the faithful remnant “like the sand of the sea,” and Israel stumbling over the “stone of stumbling.”
Turn the leaf and Paul arrives at the word of faith itself: “if you will confess with your mouth that Jesus is Lord, and believe in your heart that God raised him from the dead, you will be saved. For with the heart one believes resulting in righteousness; and with the mouth confession is made resulting in salvation.” It ends with the promise: “Whoever believes in him will not be disappointed.”
From Paul's pen to yours
From the remnant to the word of faith
The recto traces God's mercy and the stone of stumbling; the verso arrives at the confession that saves.
Romans 9:25–26
“I will call them 'my people,' which were not my people; and her 'beloved,' who was not beloved… there they will be called 'children of the living God.'”
Romans 10:9–10
“if you will confess with your mouth that Jesus is Lord, and believe in your heart that God raised him from the dead, you will be saved. For with the heart one believes resulting in righteousness; and with the mouth confession is made resulting in salvation.”
Made by hand, made to order.
Romans 10:9–10 is where the church has long anchored its understanding of saving faith — confession and belief together. P46 preserves this passage from within roughly a century and a half of Paul, and its readings feed directly into modern critical editions of the Greek New Testament (NA28, UBS5). Alongside it, this leaf carries Paul's argument for God's mercy and the faithful remnant from Romans 9.
Common questions
Is the display stand included?
The stand is optional. Choose “Add display stand” (+$20) to have it shown upright as in the photos, or “Replica only” for the framed piece on its own.
Is it really made on papyrus?
Yes — every replica is reproduced on genuine Egyptian papyrus, then framed by hand in a front-and-back acrylic display.
How long does it take to ship?
Each piece is made to order through a multi-week hand-replication process. Your exact timeline is shown at checkout, and we ship to the US, UK, Canada, and Australia.
Can I see the text translated?
Yes — every leaf has a companion reading page with a full interlinear transcription and translation, letter by letter, including the word of faith of Romans 10.
The word of faith —
on your shelf.
Museum-grade, made to order, and framed to be read from both sides.
