Romans 1:8

Paul’s Desire to Visit Rome

1:8 First of all, ¹  I thank my God through Jesus Christ for all of you, because your faith is proclaimed throughout the whole world.

Romans 4:20

4:20 He ²  did not waver in unbelief about the promise of God but was strengthened in faith, giving glory to God.

Romans 5:10-11

5:10 For if while we were enemies we were reconciled to God through the death of his Son, how much more, since we have been reconciled, will we be saved by his life? 5:11 Not ³  only this, but we also rejoice ⁴  in God through our Lord Jesus Christ, through whom we have now received this reconciliation.

Romans 6:17

6:17 But thanks be to God that though you were slaves to sin, you obeyed ⁵  from the heart that pattern ⁶  of teaching you were entrusted to,

Romans 6:22

6:22 But now, freed ⁷  from sin and enslaved to God, you have your benefit ⁸  leading to sanctification, and the end is eternal life.

Romans 9:20

9:20 But who indeed are you – a mere human being ⁹  – to talk back to God? ¹⁰  Does what is molded say to the molder, “Why have you made me like this?” ¹¹ 

Romans 14:11

14:11 For it is written, “As I live, says the Lord, every knee will bow to me, and every tongue will give praise to God.” ¹² 

[1:8]  ¹ tn Grk “First.” Paul never mentions a second point, so J. B. Phillips translated “I must begin by telling you….”

[4:20]  ² tn Grk “And he.” Because of the difference between Greek style, which often begins sentences or clauses with “and,” and English style, which generally does not, δέ (de) has not been translated here.

[5:11]  ³ tn Here δέ (de) has not been translated because of differences between Greek and English style.

[5:11]  ⁴ tn Or “exult, boast.”

[6:17]  ⁴ tn Grk “you were slaves of sin but you obeyed.”

[6:17]  ⁵ tn Or “type, form.”

[6:22]  ⁵ tn The two aorist participles translated “freed” and “enslaved” are causal in force; their full force is something like “But now, since you have become freed from sin and since you have become enslaved to God….”

[6:22]  ⁶ tn Grk “fruit.”

[9:20]  ⁶ tn Grk “O man.”

[9:20]  ⁷ tn Grk “On the contrary, O man, who are you to talk back to God?”

[9:20]  ⁸ sn A quotation from Isa 29:16; 45:9.

[14:11]  ⁷ sn A quotation from Isa 45:23.