Romans 5:3

5:3 Not ¹  only this, but we also rejoice in sufferings, knowing that suffering produces endurance,

Romans 8:18

8:18 For I consider that our present sufferings cannot even be compared ²  to the glory that will be revealed to us.

Romans 8:17

8:17 And if children, then heirs (namely, heirs of God and also fellow heirs with Christ) ³  – if indeed we suffer with him so we may also be glorified with him.

Romans 12:12

12:12 Rejoice in hope, endure in suffering, persist in prayer.

Romans 8:22

8:22 For we know that the whole creation groans and suffers together until now.

Romans 1:27

1:27 and likewise the men also abandoned natural relations with women ⁴  and were inflamed in their passions ⁵  for one another. Men ⁶  committed shameless acts with men and received in themselves the due penalty for their error.

Romans 8:35

8:35 Who will separate us from the love of Christ? Will trouble, or distress, or persecution, or famine, or nakedness, or danger, or sword? ⁷ 

Romans 2:4

2:4 Or do you have contempt for the wealth of his kindness, forbearance, and patience, and yet do not know ⁸  that God’s kindness leads you to repentance?

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 16:2

16:2 so that you may welcome her in the Lord in a way worthy of the saints and provide her with whatever help she may need from you, for she has been a great help to many, including me.

¹ tn Here δέ (de) has not been translated because of differences between Greek and English style.

² tn Grk “are not worthy [to be compared].”

³ tn Grk “on the one hand, heirs of God; on the other hand, fellow heirs with Christ.” Some prefer to render v. 17 as follows: “And if children, then heirs – that is, heirs of God. Also fellow heirs with Christ if indeed we suffer with him so we may also be glorified with him.” Such a translation suggests two distinct inheritances, one coming to all of God’s children, the other coming only to those who suffer with Christ. The difficulty of this view, however, is that it ignores the correlative conjunctions μέν…δέ (men…de, “on the one hand…on the other hand”): The construction strongly suggests that the inheritances cannot be separated since both explain “then heirs.” For this reason, the preferred translation puts this explanation in parentheses.

⁴ tn Grk “likewise so also the males abandoning the natural function of the female.”

⁵ tn Grk “burned with intense desire” (L&N 25.16).

⁶ tn Grk “another, men committing…and receiving,” continuing the description of their deeds. Because of the length and complexity of the Greek sentence, a new sentence was started here in the translation.

⁵ tn Here “sword” is a metonymy that includes both threats of violence and acts of violence, even including death (although death is not necessarily the only thing in view here).

⁶ tn Grk “being unaware.”

⁷ 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.

⁸ tn See the note on “adoption” in v. 15.

⁹ tn Grk “body.”