Romans 1:28

1:28 And just as they did not see fit to acknowledge God, ¹  God gave them over to a depraved mind, to do what should not be done. 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 6:22

6:22 But now, freed ⁴  from sin and enslaved to God, you have your benefit ⁵  leading to sanctification, and the end is eternal life.

Romans 9:21

9:21 Has the potter no right to make from the same lump of clay ⁶  one vessel for special use and another for ordinary use? ⁷ 

Romans 15:4

15:4 For everything that was written in former times was written for our instruction, so that through endurance and through encouragement of the scriptures we may have hope.

¹ tn Grk “and just as they did not approve to have God in knowledge.”

² tn Grk “the things that are improper.”

³ tn Or “exult, boast.”

⁵ tn The two aorist participles translated “freed” and “enslaved” are causal in force; their full force is something like “But now, since you have become freed from sin and since you have become enslaved to God….”

⁶ tn Grk “fruit.”

⁷ tn Grk “Or does not the potter have authority over the clay to make from the same lump.”

⁸ tn Grk “one vessel for honor and another for dishonor.”