Romans 2:16

2:16 on the day when God will judge ¹  the secrets of human hearts, ²  according to my gospel ³  through Christ Jesus.

Romans 3:2

3:2 Actually, there are many advantages. ⁴  First of all, ⁵  the Jews ⁶  were entrusted with the oracles of God. ⁷ 

Romans 3:13

3:13 “Their throats are open graves, ⁸ 

they deceive with their tongues,

the poison of asps is under their lips.” ⁹ 

Romans 10:7

10:7 or “Who will descend into the abyss?” ¹⁰  (that is, to bring Christ up from the dead).

Romans 11:21

11:21 For if God did not spare the natural branches, perhaps he will not spare you.

[2:16]  ¹ tn The form of the Greek word is either present or future, but it is best to translate in future because of the context of future judgment.

[2:16]  ² tn Grk “of people.”

[2:16]  ³ sn On my gospel cf. Rom 16:25; 2 Tim 2:8.

[3:2]  ⁴ tn Grk “much in every way.”

[3:2]  ⁵ tc ‡ Most witnesses (א A D² 33 Ï) have γάρ (gar) after μέν (men), though some significant Alexandrian and Western witnesses lack the conjunction (B D* G Ψ 81 365 1506 2464* pc latt). A few mss have γάρ, but not μέν (6 1739 1881). γάρ was frequently added by scribes as a clarifying conjunction, making it suspect here. NA²⁷ has the γάρ in brackets, indicating doubt as to its authenticity.

[3:2]  ⁶ tn Grk “they were.”

[3:2]  ⁷ tn The referent of λόγια (logia, “oracles”) has been variously understood: (1) BDAG 598 s.v. λόγιον takes the term to refer here to “God’s promises to the Jews”; (2) some have taken this to refer more narrowly to the national promises of messianic salvation given to Israel (so S. L. Johnson, Jr., “Studies in Romans: Part VII: The Jews and the Oracles of God,” BSac 130 [1973]: 245); (3) perhaps the most widespread interpretation sees the term as referring to the entire OT generally.

[3:13]  ⁷ tn Grk “their throat is an opened grave.”

[3:13]  ⁸ sn A quotation from Pss 5:9; 140:3.

[10:7]  ¹⁰ sn A quotation from Deut 30:13.