Romans 1:26

1:26 For this reason God gave them over to dishonorable passions. For their women exchanged the natural sexual relations for unnatural ones, ¹ 

Romans 4:18

4:18 Against hope Abraham ²  believed ³  in hope with the result that he became the father of many nations ⁴  according to the pronouncement, ⁵  “so will your descendants be.” ⁶ 

Romans 12:16

12:16 Live in harmony with one another; do not be haughty but associate with the lowly. ⁷  Do not be conceited. ⁸ 

Romans 14:5

14:5 One person regards one day holier than other days, and another regards them all alike. ⁹  Each must be fully convinced in his own mind.

Romans 16:17

16:17 Now I urge you, brothers and sisters, ¹⁰  to watch out for those who create dissensions and obstacles contrary to the teaching that you learned. Avoid them!

[1:26]  ¹ tn Grk “for their females exchanged the natural function for that which is contrary to nature.” The term χρῆσις (crhsi") has the force of “sexual relations” here (L&N 23.65).

[4:18]  ² tn Grk “he”; the referent (Abraham) has been specified in the translation for clarity.

[4:18]  ³ tn Grk “who against hope believed,” referring to Abraham. The relative pronoun was converted to a personal pronoun and, because of the length and complexity of the Greek sentence, a new sentence was started here in the translation.

[4:18]  ⁴ sn A quotation from Gen 17:5.

[4:18]  ⁵ tn Grk “according to that which had been spoken.”

[4:18]  ⁶ sn A quotation from Gen 15:5.

[12:16]  ³ tn Or “but give yourselves to menial tasks.” The translation depends on whether one takes the adjective “lowly” as masculine or neuter.

[12:16]  ⁴ tn Grk “Do not be wise in your thinking.”

[14:5]  ⁴ tn Grk “For one judges day from day, and one judges all days.”

[16:17]  ⁵ tn Grk “brothers.” See note on the phrase “brothers and sisters” in 1:13.