Romans 1:24

1:24 Therefore God gave them over ¹  in the desires of their hearts to impurity, to dishonor ²  their bodies among themselves. ³ 

Romans 5:3

5:3 Not ⁴  only this, but we also rejoice in sufferings, knowing that suffering produces endurance,

Romans 6:12

6:12 Therefore do not let sin reign in your mortal body so that you obey its desires,

Romans 7:14

7:14 For we know that the law is spiritual – but I am unspiritual, sold into slavery to sin. ⁵ 

Romans 8:20-21

8:20 For the creation was subjected to futility – not willingly but because of God ⁶  who subjected it – in hope 8:21 that the creation itself will also be set free from the bondage of decay into the glorious freedom of God’s children.

Romans 12:7

12:7 If it is service, he must serve; if it is teaching, he must teach;

Romans 13:2

13:2 So the person who resists such authority ⁷  resists the ordinance of God, and those who resist will incur judgment

[1:24]  ¹ sn Possibly an allusion to Ps 81:12.

[1:24]  ² tn The genitive articular infinitive τοῦ ἀτιμάζεσθαι (tou atimazesqai, “to dishonor”) has been taken as (1) an infinitive of purpose; (2) an infinitive of result; or (3) an epexegetical (i.e., explanatory) infinitive, expanding the previous clause.

[1:24]  ³ tn Grk “among them.”

[5:3]  ⁴ tn Here δέ (de) has not been translated because of differences between Greek and English style.

[7:14]  ⁷ tn Grk “under sin.”

[8:20]  ¹⁰ tn Grk “because of the one”; the referent (God) has been specified in the translation for clarity.

[13:2]  ¹³ tn Grk “the authority,” referring to the authority just described.