Romans 3:18

3:18 “There is no fear of God before their eyes.” ¹ 

Romans 4:2

4:2 For if Abraham was declared righteous ²  by the works of the law, he has something to boast about – but not before God.

Romans 4:4

4:4 Now to the one who works, his pay is not credited due to grace but due to obligation. ³ 

Romans 4:15

4:15 For the law brings wrath, because where there is no law there is no transgression ⁴  either.

Romans 4:23

4:23 But the statement it was credited to him ⁵  was not written only for Abraham’s ⁶  sake,

Romans 6:15

The Believer’s Enslavement to God’s Righteousness

6:15 What then? Shall we sin because we are not under law but under grace? Absolutely not!

Romans 7:16

7:16 But if I do what I don’t want, I agree that the law is good. ⁷ 

Romans 8:8

8:8 Those who are in the flesh cannot please God.

Romans 8:12

8:12 So then, ⁸  brothers and sisters, ⁹  we are under obligation, not to the flesh, to live according to the flesh

Romans 8:25

8:25 But if we hope for what we do not see, we eagerly wait for it with endurance. ¹⁰ 

Romans 9:10

9:10 Not only that, but when Rebekah had conceived children by one man, ¹¹  our ancestor Isaac –

Romans 9:16

9:16 So then, ¹²  it does not depend on human desire or exertion, ¹³  but on God who shows mercy.

Romans 9:24

9:24 even us, whom he has called, not only from the Jews but also from the Gentiles?

Romans 9:31

9:31 but Israel even though pursuing ¹⁴  a law of righteousness ¹⁵  did not attain it. ¹⁶ 

Romans 10:2

10:2 For I can testify that they are zealous for God, ¹⁷  but their zeal is not in line with the truth. ¹⁸ 

Romans 10:11

10:11 For the scripture says, “Everyone who believes in him will not be put to shame.” ¹⁹ 

Romans 11:21

11:21 For if God did not spare the natural branches, perhaps he will not spare you.

Romans 13:5

13:5 Therefore it is necessary to be in subjection, not only because of the wrath of the authorities ²⁰  but also because of your conscience. ²¹ 

Romans 13:10

13:10 Love does no wrong to a neighbor. Therefore love is the fulfillment of the law.

¹ sn A quotation from Ps 36:1.

² tn Or “was justified.”

³ tn Grk “not according to grace but according to obligation.”

⁴ tn Or “violation.”

⁵ tn A quotation from Gen 15:6.

⁶ tn Grk “his”; the referent (Abraham) has been specified in the translation for clarity.

⁶ tn Grk “I agree with the law that it is good.”

⁷ tn There is a double connective here that cannot be easily preserved in English: “consequently therefore,” emphasizing the conclusion of what he has been arguing.

⁸ tn Grk “brothers.” See note on the phrase “brothers and sisters” in 1:13.

⁸ tn Or “perseverance.”

⁹ tn Or possibly “by one act of sexual intercourse.” See D. Moo, Romans (NICNT), 579.

¹⁰ sn There is a double connective here that cannot be easily preserved in English: “consequently therefore,” emphasizing the conclusion of what he has been arguing.

¹¹ tn Grk “So then, [it does] not [depend] on the one who desires nor on the one who runs.”

¹¹ tn Or “who pursued.” The participle could be taken adverbially or adjectivally.

¹² tn Or “a legal righteousness,” that is, a righteousness based on law. This translation would treat the genitive δικαιοσύνης (dikaiosunh") as an attributed genitive (see ExSyn 89-91).

¹³ tn Grk “has not attained unto the law.”

¹² tn Grk “they have a zeal for God.”

¹³ tn Grk “in accord with knowledge.”

¹³ sn A quotation from Isa 28:16.

¹⁴ tn Grk “its wrath”; the referent (the governing authorities) has been specified in the translation for clarity.

¹⁵ tn Grk “because of (the) conscience,” but the English possessive “your” helps to show whose conscience the context implies.