Romans 4:2

4:2 For if Abraham was declared righteous ¹  by the works of the law, he has something to boast about – but not before God.

Romans 4:4

4:4 Now to the one who works, his pay is not credited due to grace but due to obligation. ² 

Romans 4:15

4:15 For the law brings wrath, because where there is no law there is no transgression ³  either.

Romans 7:16

7:16 But if I do what I don’t want, I agree that the law is good. ⁴ 

Romans 8:8

8:8 Those who are in the flesh cannot please God.

Romans 8:12

8:12 So then, ⁵  brothers and sisters, ⁶  we are under obligation, not to the flesh, to live according to the flesh

Romans 8:25

8:25 But if we hope for what we do not see, we eagerly wait for it with endurance. ⁷ 

Romans 9:10

9:10 Not only that, but when Rebekah had conceived children by one man, ⁸  our ancestor Isaac –

Romans 9:16

9:16 So then, ⁹  it does not depend on human desire or exertion, ¹⁰  but on God who shows mercy.

Romans 9:24

9:24 even us, whom he has called, not only from the Jews but also from the Gentiles?

Romans 10:2

10:2 For I can testify that they are zealous for God, ¹¹  but their zeal is not in line with the truth. ¹² 

Romans 10:11

10:11 For the scripture says, “Everyone who believes in him will not be put to shame.” ¹³ 

Romans 13:5

13:5 Therefore it is necessary to be in subjection, not only because of the wrath of the authorities ¹⁴  but also because of your conscience. ¹⁵ 

[4:2]  ¹ tn Or “was justified.”

[4:4]  ² tn Grk “not according to grace but according to obligation.”

[4:15]  ³ tn Or “violation.”

[7:16]  ⁴ tn Grk “I agree with the law that it is good.”

[8:12]  ⁵ tn There is a double connective here that cannot be easily preserved in English: “consequently therefore,” emphasizing the conclusion of what he has been arguing.

[8:12]  ⁶ tn Grk “brothers.” See note on the phrase “brothers and sisters” in 1:13.

[8:25]  ⁶ tn Or “perseverance.”

[9:10]  ⁷ tn Or possibly “by one act of sexual intercourse.” See D. Moo, Romans (NICNT), 579.

[9:16]  ⁸ sn There is a double connective here that cannot be easily preserved in English: “consequently therefore,” emphasizing the conclusion of what he has been arguing.

[9:16]  ⁹ tn Grk “So then, [it does] not [depend] on the one who desires nor on the one who runs.”

[10:2]  ⁹ tn Grk “they have a zeal for God.”

[10:2]  ¹⁰ tn Grk “in accord with knowledge.”

[10:11]  ¹⁰ sn A quotation from Isa 28:16.

[13:5]  ¹¹ tn Grk “its wrath”; the referent (the governing authorities) has been specified in the translation for clarity.

[13:5]  ¹² tn Grk “because of (the) conscience,” but the English possessive “your” helps to show whose conscience the context implies.