Romans 1:13

1:13 I do not want you to be unaware, ¹  brothers and sisters, ²  that I often intended to come to you (and was prevented until now), so that I may have some fruit even among you, just as I already have among the rest of the Gentiles. ³ 

Romans 1:32

1:32 Although they fully know ⁴  God’s righteous decree that those who practice such things deserve to die, ⁵  they not only do them but also approve of those who practice them. ⁶ 

Romans 4:16

4:16 For this reason it is by faith so that it may be by grace, ⁷  with the result that the promise may be certain to all the descendants – not only to those who are under the law, but also to those who have the faith of Abraham, ⁸  who is the father of us all

Romans 8:23

8:23 Not only this, but we ourselves also, who have the firstfruits of the Spirit, ⁹  groan inwardly as we eagerly await our adoption, ¹⁰  the redemption of our bodies. ¹¹ 

Romans 8:26

8:26 In the same way, the Spirit helps us in our weakness, for we do not know how we should pray, ¹²  but the Spirit himself intercedes for us with inexpressible groanings.

Romans 9:11

9:11 even before they were born or had done anything good or bad (so that God’s purpose in election ¹³  would stand, not by works but by ¹⁴  his calling) ¹⁵  –

Romans 10:18

10:18 But I ask, have they ¹⁶  not heard? ¹⁷  Yes, they have: ¹⁸  Their voice has gone out to all the earth, and their words to the ends of the world. ¹⁹ 

Romans 11:25

11:25 For I do not want you to be ignorant of this mystery, brothers and sisters, ²⁰  so that you may not be conceited: A partial hardening has happened to Israel ²¹  until the full number ²²  of the Gentiles has come in.

Romans 13:3-4

13:3 (for rulers cause no fear for good conduct but for bad). Do you desire not to fear authority? Do good and you will receive its commendation, 13:4 for it is God’s servant for your good. But if you do wrong, be in fear, for it does not bear the sword in vain. It is God’s servant to administer retribution on the wrongdoer.

Romans 14:6

14:6 The one who observes the day does it for the Lord. The ²³  one who eats, eats for the Lord because he gives thanks to God, and the one who abstains from eating abstains for the Lord, and he gives thanks to God.

Romans 16:18

16:18 For these are the kind who do not serve our Lord Christ, but their own appetites. By their smooth talk and flattery they deceive the minds ²⁴  of the naive.

¹ sn The expression “I do not want you to be unaware [Grk ignorant]” also occurs in 1 Cor 10:1; 12:1; 1 Thess 4:13. Paul uses the phrase to signal that he is about to say something very important.

² tn Grk “brothers,” but the Greek word may be used for “brothers and sisters” or “fellow Christians” as here (cf. BDAG 18 s.v. ἀδελφός 1, where considerable nonbiblical evidence for the plural ἀδελφοί [adelfoi] meaning “brothers and sisters” is cited).

³ tn Grk “in order that I might have some fruit also among you just as also among the rest of the Gentiles.”

⁴ tn Grk “who, knowing…, not only do them but also approve…” Because of the length and complexity of the Greek sentence, a new sentence was started here in the translation.

⁵ tn Grk “are worthy of death.”

⁶ sn “Vice lists” like vv. 28-32 can be found elsewhere in the NT in Matt 15:19; Gal 5:19-21; 1 Tim 1:9-10; and 1 Pet 4:3. An example from the intertestamental period can be found in Wis 14:25-26.

⁷ tn Grk “that it might be according to grace.”

⁸ tn Grk “those who are of the faith of Abraham.”

¹⁰ tn Or “who have the Spirit as firstfruits.” The genitive πνεύματος (pneumatos) can be understood here as possessive (“the firstfruits belonging to the Spirit”) although it is much more likely that this is a genitive of apposition (“the firstfruits, namely, the Spirit”); cf. TEV, NLT.

¹¹ tn See the note on “adoption” in v. 15.

¹² tn Grk “body.”

¹³ tn Or “for we do not know what we ought to pray for.”

¹⁶ tn Grk “God’s purpose according to election.”

¹⁷ tn Or “not based on works but based on…”

¹⁸ tn Grk “by the one who calls.”

¹⁹ tn That is, Israel (see the following verse).

²⁰ tn Grk “they have not ‘not heard,’ have they?” This question is difficult to render in English. The basic question is a negative sentence (“Have they not heard?”), but it is preceded by the particle μή (mh) which expects a negative response. The end result in English is a double negative (“They have not ‘not heard,’ have they?”). This has been changed to a positive question in the translation for clarity. See BDAG 646 s.v. μή 3.a.; D. Moo, Romans (NICNT), 666, fn. 32; and C. E. B. Cranfield, Romans (ICC), 537, for discussion.

²¹ tn Here the particle μενοῦνγε (menounge) is correcting the negative response expected by the particle μή (mh) in the preceding question. Since the question has been translated positively, the translation was changed here to reflect that rendering.

²² sn A quotation from Ps 19:4.

²² tn Grk “brothers.” See note on the phrase “brothers and sisters” in 1:13.

²³ tn Or “Israel has experienced a hardening in part until the full number of the Gentiles has come in.”

²⁴ tn Grk “fullness.”

²⁵ tn Here καί (kai) has not been translated because of differences between Greek and English style.

²⁸ tn Grk “hearts.”