Romans 3:5

3:5 But if our unrighteousness demonstrates ¹  the righteousness of God, what shall we say? The God who inflicts wrath is not unrighteous, is he? ²  (I am speaking in human terms.) ³ 

Romans 4:18

4:18 Against hope Abraham ⁴  believed ⁵  in hope with the result that he became the father of many nations ⁶  according to the pronouncement, ⁷  “so will your descendants be.” ⁸ 

Romans 9:20

9:20 But who indeed are you – a mere human being ⁹  – to talk back to God? ¹⁰  Does what is molded say to the molder, “Why have you made me like this?” ¹¹ 

¹ tn Or “shows clearly.”

² tn Grk “That God is not unjust to inflict wrath, is he?”

³ sn The same expression occurs in Gal 3:15, and similar phrases in Rom 6:19 and 1 Cor 9:8.

⁴ tn Grk “he”; the referent (Abraham) has been specified in the translation for clarity.

⁵ tn Grk “who against hope believed,” referring to Abraham. The relative pronoun was converted to a personal pronoun and, because of the length and complexity of the Greek sentence, a new sentence was started here in the translation.

⁶ sn A quotation from Gen 17:5.

⁷ tn Grk “according to that which had been spoken.”

⁸ sn A quotation from Gen 15:5.

⁷ tn Grk “O man.”

⁸ tn Grk “On the contrary, O man, who are you to talk back to God?”

⁹ sn A quotation from Isa 29:16; 45:9.