Romans 16:17

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!

Romans 8:39

8:39 nor height, nor depth, nor anything else in creation will be able to separate us from the love of God in Christ Jesus our Lord.

Romans 1:25

1:25 They ²  exchanged the truth of God for a lie ³  and worshiped and served the creation ⁴  rather than the Creator, who is blessed forever! Amen.

Romans 1:20

1:20 For since the creation of the world his invisible attributes – his eternal power and divine nature – have been clearly seen, because they are understood through what has been made. So people ⁵  are without excuse.

Romans 9:20

9:20 But who indeed are you – a mere human being ⁶  – to talk back to God? ⁷  Does what is molded say to the molder, “Why have you made me like this?” ⁸ 

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

[1:25]  ² tn Grk “who.” 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.

[1:25]  ³ tn Grk “the lie.”

[1:25]  ⁴ tn Or “creature, created things.”

[1:20]  ³ tn Grk “they”; the referent (people) has been specified in the translation for clarity.

[9:20]  ⁴ tn Grk “O man.”

[9:20]  ⁵ tn Grk “On the contrary, O man, who are you to talk back to God?”

[9:20]  ⁶ sn A quotation from Isa 29:16; 45:9.