Romans 9:13

9:13 just as it is written: “Jacob I loved, but Esau I hated.” ¹ 

Romans 4:6

4:6 So even David himself speaks regarding the blessedness of the man to whom God credits righteousness apart from works:

Romans 10:15

10:15 And how are they to preach unless they are sent? As it is written, “How timely ²  is the arrival ³  of those who proclaim the good news.” ⁴ 

Romans 12:4

12:4 For just as in one body we have many members, and not all the members serve the same function,

Romans 11:8

11:8 as it is written,

“God gave them a spirit of stupor,

eyes that would not see and ears that would not hear,

to this very day.” ⁵ 

Romans 3:4

3:4 Absolutely not! Let God be proven true, and every human being ⁶  shown up as a liar, ⁷  just as it is written: “so that you will be justified ⁸  in your words and will prevail when you are judged.” ⁹ 

¹ sn A quotation from Mal 1:2-3.

² tn The word in this context seems to mean “coming at the right or opportune time” (see BDAG 1103 s.v. ὡραῖος 1); it may also mean “beautiful, attractive, welcome.”

³ tn Grk “the feet.” The metaphorical nuance of “beautiful feet” is that such represent timely news.

⁴ sn A quotation from Isa 52:7; Nah 1:15.

³ sn A quotation from Deut 29:4; Isa 29:10.

⁴ tn Grk “every man”; but ἄνθρωπος (anqrwpo") is used in a generic sense here to stress humanity rather than masculinity.

⁵ tn Grk “Let God be true, and every man a liar.” The words “proven” and “shown up” are supplied in the translation to clarify the meaning.

⁶ tn Grk “might be justified,” a subjunctive verb, but in this type of clause it carries the same sense as the future indicative verb in the latter part. “Will” is more idiomatic in contemporary English.

⁷ tn Or “prevail when you judge.” A quotation from Ps 51:4.