Romans 9:9

9:9 For this is what the promise declared: ¹  “About a year from now ²  I will return and Sarah will have a son.” ³ 

Romans 13:6

13:6 For this reason you also pay taxes, for the authorities ⁴  are God’s servants devoted to governing. ⁵ 

Romans 15:28

15:28 Therefore after I have completed this and have safely delivered this bounty to them, ⁶  I will set out for Spain by way of you,

[9:9]  ¹ tn Grk “For this is the word of promise.”

[9:9]  ² tn Grk “About this time I will return.” Since this refers to the time when the promised child would be born, it would be approximately a year later.

[9:9]  ³ sn A quotation from Gen 18:10, 14.

[13:6]  ⁴ tn Grk “they”; the referent (the governing authorities) has been specified in the translation for clarity.

[13:6]  ⁵ tn Grk “devoted to this very thing.”

[15:28]  ⁷ tn Grk “have sealed this fruit to them.”