Romans 3:26

3:26 This was ¹  also to demonstrate ²  his righteousness in the present time, so that he would be just ³  and the justifier of the one who lives because of Jesus’ faithfulness. ⁴ 

Romans 5:17

5:17 For if, by the transgression of the one man, ⁵  death reigned through the one, how much more will those who receive the abundance of grace and of the gift of righteousness reign in life through the one, Jesus Christ!

Romans 6:13

6:13 and do not present your members to sin as instruments ⁶  to be used for unrighteousness, ⁷  but present yourselves to God as those who are alive from the dead and your members to God as instruments ⁸  to be used for righteousness.

Romans 6:19

6:19 (I am speaking in human terms because of the weakness of your flesh.) ⁹  For just as you once presented your members as slaves to impurity and lawlessness leading to more lawlessness, so now present your members as slaves to righteousness leading to sanctification.

[3:26]  ¹ tn The words “This was” have been repeated from the previous verse to clarify that this is a continuation of that thought. Because of the length and complexity of the Greek sentence, a new sentence was started here in the translation.

[3:26]  ² tn Grk “toward a demonstration,” repeating and expanding the purpose of God’s action in v. 25a.

[3:26]  ³ tn Or “righteous.”

[3:26]  ⁴ tn Or “of the one who has faith in Jesus.” See note on “faithfulness of Jesus Christ” in v. 22 for the rationale behind the translation “Jesus’ faithfulness.”

[5:17]  ⁵ sn Here the one man refers to Adam (cf. 5:14).

[6:13]  ⁹ tn Or “weapons, tools.”

[6:13]  ¹⁰ tn Or “wickedness, injustice.”

[6:13]  ¹¹ tn Or “weapons, tools.”

[6:19]  ¹³ tn Or “because of your natural limitations” (NRSV).