Romans 16:17-18

16:17 Now I urge you, brothers and sisters, ¹  to watch out for those who create dissensions and obstacles contrary to the teaching that you learned. Avoid them! 16:18 For these are the kind who do not serve our Lord Christ, but their own appetites. By their smooth talk and flattery they deceive the minds ²  of the naive.

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.

Romans 3:6

3:6 Absolutely not! For otherwise how could God judge the world?

Romans 3:2

3:2 Actually, there are many advantages. ³  First of all, ⁴  the Jews ⁵  were entrusted with the oracles of God. ⁶ 

Romans 3:5

3:5 But if our unrighteousness demonstrates ⁷  the righteousness of God, what shall we say? The God who inflicts wrath is not unrighteous, is he? ⁸  (I am speaking in human terms.) ⁹ 

[16:17]  ¹ tn Grk “brothers.” See note on the phrase “brothers and sisters” in 1:13.

[16:18]  ² tn Grk “hearts.”

[3:2]  ³ tn Grk “much in every way.”

[3:2]  ⁴ tc ‡ Most witnesses (א A D² 33 Ï) have γάρ (gar) after μέν (men), though some significant Alexandrian and Western witnesses lack the conjunction (B D* G Ψ 81 365 1506 2464* pc latt). A few mss have γάρ, but not μέν (6 1739 1881). γάρ was frequently added by scribes as a clarifying conjunction, making it suspect here. NA²⁷ has the γάρ in brackets, indicating doubt as to its authenticity.

[3:2]  ⁵ tn Grk “they were.”

[3:2]  ⁶ tn The referent of λόγια (logia, “oracles”) has been variously understood: (1) BDAG 598 s.v. λόγιον takes the term to refer here to “God’s promises to the Jews”; (2) some have taken this to refer more narrowly to the national promises of messianic salvation given to Israel (so S. L. Johnson, Jr., “Studies in Romans: Part VII: The Jews and the Oracles of God,” BSac 130 [1973]: 245); (3) perhaps the most widespread interpretation sees the term as referring to the entire OT generally.

[3:5]  ⁷ tn Or “shows clearly.”

[3:5]  ⁸ tn Grk “That God is not unjust to inflict wrath, is he?”

[3:5]  ⁹ sn The same expression occurs in Gal 3:15, and similar phrases in Rom 6:19 and 1 Cor 9:8.