Psalms 60:6

60:6 God has spoken in his sanctuary: ¹ 

“I will triumph! I will parcel out Shechem;

the Valley of Succoth I will measure off. ² 

Romans 5:2

5:2 through whom we have also obtained access by faith into this grace in which we stand, and we rejoice ³  in the hope of God’s glory.

Romans 15:13

15:13 Now may the God of hope fill you with all joy and peace as you believe in him, ⁴  so that you may abound in hope by the power of the Holy Spirit.

Romans 15:1

Exhortation for the Strong to Help the Weak

15:1 But we who are strong ought to bear with the failings of the weak, and not just please ourselves. ⁵ 

Romans 1:8

Paul’s Desire to Visit Rome

1:8 First of all, ⁶  I thank my God through Jesus Christ for all of you, because your faith is proclaimed throughout the whole world.

¹ tn Heb “in his holy place.”

² sn Shechem stands for the territory west of the Jordan, the Valley of Succoth for the region east of the Jordan.

³ tn Or “exult, boast.”

⁴ tn Grk “in the believing” or “as [you] believe,” with the object “him” supplied from the context. The referent could be God (15:13a) or Christ (15:12).

⁵ tn Grk “and not please ourselves.” NT Greek negatives used in contrast like this are often not absolute, but relative: “not so much one as the other.”

⁶ tn Grk “First.” Paul never mentions a second point, so J. B. Phillips translated “I must begin by telling you….”