Romans 4:8

4:8 blessed is the one ¹  against whom the Lord will never count ²  sin.” ³ 

Romans 9:28

9:28 for the Lord will execute his sentence on the earth completely and quickly.” ⁴ 

Romans 10:13

10:13 For everyone who calls on the name of the Lord will be saved. ⁵ 

Romans 11:34

11:34 For who has known the mind of the Lord,

or who has been his counselor? ⁶ 

Romans 12:11

12:11 Do not lag in zeal, be enthusiastic in spirit, serve the Lord.

Romans 16:13

16:13 Greet Rufus, chosen in the Lord, and his mother who was also a mother to me. ⁷ 

Romans 16:22

16:22 I, Tertius, who am writing this letter, greet you in the Lord.

[4:8]  ¹ tn The word for “man” or “individual” here is ἀνήρ (anhr), which often means “male” or “man (as opposed to woman).” However, as BDAG 79 s.v. 2 says, here it is “equivalent to τὶς someone, a person.”

[4:8]  ² tn The verb translated “count” here is λογίζομαι (logizomai). It occurs eight times in Rom 4:1-12, including here, each time with the sense of “place on someone’s account.” By itself the word is neutral, but in particular contexts it can take on a positive or negative connotation. The other occurrences of the verb have been translated using a form of the English verb “credit” because they refer to a positive event: the application of righteousness to the individual believer. The use here in v. 8 is negative: the application of sin. A form of the verb “credit” was not used here because of the positive connotations associated with that English word, but it is important to recognize that the same concept is used here as in the other occurrences.

[4:8]  ³ sn A quotation from Ps 32:1-2.

[9:28]  ⁴ tc In light of the interpretive difficulty of this verse, a longer reading seems to have been added to clarify the meaning. The addition, in the middle of the sentence, makes the whole verse read as follows: “For he will execute his sentence completely and quickly in righteousness, because the Lord will do it quickly on the earth.” The shorter reading is found largely in Alexandrian mss (Ì⁴⁶ א* A B 6 1506 1739 1881 pc co), while the longer reading is found principally in Western and Byzantine mss (א² D F G Ψ 33 Ï lat). The longer reading follows Isa 10:22-23 (LXX) verbatim, while Paul in the previous verse quoted the LXX loosely. This suggests the addition was made by a copyist trying to make sense out of a difficult passage rather than by the author himself.

[10:13]  ⁷ sn A quotation from Joel 2:32.

[11:34]  ¹⁰ sn A quotation from Isa 40:13.

[16:13]  ¹³ tn Grk “and his mother and mine.”