Romans 1:16

The Power of the Gospel

1:16 For I am not ashamed of the gospel, for it is God’s power for salvation to everyone who believes, to the Jew first and also to the Greek. ¹ 

Romans 9:8

9:8 This means ²  it is not the children of the flesh ³  who are the children of God; rather, the children of promise are counted as descendants.

Romans 10:6

10:6 But the righteousness that is by faith says: “Do not say in your heart, ⁴  ‘Who will ascend into heaven?’” ⁵  (that is, to bring Christ down)

Romans 10:12

10:12 For there is no distinction between the Jew and the Greek, for the same Lord is Lord of all, who richly blesses all who call on him.

Romans 13:1

Submission to Civil Government

13:1 Let every person be subject to the governing authorities. For there is no authority except by God’s appointment, ⁶  and the authorities that exist have been instituted by God.

Romans 14:17

14:17 For the kingdom of God does not consist of food and drink, but righteousness, peace, and joy in the Holy Spirit.

Romans 14:23

14:23 But the man who doubts is condemned if he eats, because he does not do so from faith, and whatever is not from faith is sin. ⁷ 

Romans 16:5

16:5 Also greet the church in their house. Greet my dear friend Epenetus, ⁸  who was the first convert ⁹  to Christ in the province of Asia. ¹⁰ 

[1:16]  ¹ sn Here the Greek refers to anyone who is not Jewish.

[9:8]  ² tn Grk “That is,” or “That is to say.”

[9:8]  ³ tn Because it forms the counterpoint to “the children of promise” the expression “children of the flesh” has been retained in the translation.

[10:6]  ³ sn A quotation from Deut 9:4.

[10:6]  ⁴ sn A quotation from Deut 30:12.

[13:1]  ⁴ tn Grk “by God.”

[14:23]  ⁵ tc Some mss insert 16:25-27 at this point. See the tc note at 16:25 for more information.

[16:5]  ⁶ sn The spelling Epenetus is also used by NIV, NLT; the name is alternately spelled Epaenetus (NASB, NKJV, NRSV).

[16:5]  ⁷ tn Grk “first fruit.” This is a figurative use referring to Epenetus as the first Christian convert in the region.

[16:5]  ⁸ tn Grk “Asia”; in the NT this always refers to the Roman province of Asia, made up of about one-third of the west and southwest end of modern Asia Minor. Asia lay to the west of the region of Phrygia and Galatia. The words “the province of” are supplied to indicate to the modern reader that this does not refer to the continent of Asia.