Romans 1:11

1:11 For I long to see you, so that I may impart to you some spiritual gift ¹  to strengthen you,

Romans 3:12

3:12 All have turned away,

together they have become worthless;

there is no one who shows kindness, not even one.” ² 

Romans 3:26

3:26 This was ³  also to demonstrate ⁴  his righteousness in the present time, so that he would be just ⁵  and the justifier of the one who lives because of Jesus’ faithfulness. ⁶ 

Romans 6:5

6:5 For if we have become united with him in the likeness of his death, we will certainly also be united in the likeness of his resurrection. ⁷ 

Romans 8:22

8:22 For we know that the whole creation groans and suffers together until now.

Romans 9:25

9:25 As he also says in Hosea:

“I will call those who were not my people, ‘My people,’ and I will call her who was unloved, ⁸  ‘My beloved.’” ⁹ 

Romans 9:27

9:27 And Isaiah cries out on behalf of Israel, “Though the number of the children ¹⁰  of Israel are as the sand of the sea, only the remnant will be saved,

Romans 9:33

9:33 just as it is written,

“Look, I am laying in Zion a stone that will cause people to stumble

and a rock that will make them fall, ¹¹ 

yet the one who believes in him will not be put to shame.” ¹² 

Romans 10:12

10:12 For there is no distinction between the Jew and the Greek, for the same Lord is Lord of all, who richly blesses all who call on him.

Romans 10:15-16

10:15 And how are they to preach unless they are sent? As it is written, “How timely ¹³  is the arrival ¹⁴  of those who proclaim the good news.” ¹⁵  10:16 But not all have obeyed the good news, for Isaiah says, “Lord, who has believed our report?” ¹⁶ 

Romans 10:21

10:21 But about Israel he says, “All day long I held out my hands to this disobedient and stubborn people!” ¹⁷ 

Romans 11:3

11:3 “Lord, they have killed your prophets, they have demolished your altars; I alone am left and they are seeking my life!” ¹⁸ 

Romans 11:13-14

11:13 Now I am speaking to you Gentiles. Seeing that I am an apostle to the Gentiles, I magnify my ministry, 11:14 if somehow I could provoke my people to jealousy and save some of them.

Romans 11:20

11:20 Granted! ¹⁹  They were broken off because of their unbelief, but you stand by faith. Do not be arrogant, but fear!

Romans 14:8

14:8 If we live, we live for the Lord; if we die, we die for the Lord. Therefore, whether we live or die, we are the Lord’s.

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¹ sn Paul does not mean here that he is going to bestow upon the Roman believers what is commonly known as a “spiritual gift,” that is, a special enabling for service given to believers by the Holy Spirit. Instead, this is either a metonymy of cause for effect (Paul will use his own spiritual gifts to edify the Romans), or it simply means something akin to a blessing or benefit in the spiritual realm. It is possible that Paul uses this phrase to connote specifically the broader purpose of his letter, which is for the Romans to understand his gospel, but this seems less likely.

² sn Verses 10-12 are a quotation from Ps 14:1-3.

³ 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.

⁴ tn Grk “toward a demonstration,” repeating and expanding the purpose of God’s action in v. 25a.

⁵ tn Or “righteous.”

⁶ 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.”

⁷ tn Grk “we will certainly also of his resurrection.”

⁸ tn Grk “and her who was not beloved, ‘Beloved.’”

⁹ sn A quotation from Hos 2:23.

¹⁰ tn Grk “sons.”

¹¹ tn Grk “a stone of stumbling and a rock of offense.”

¹² sn A quotation from Isa 28:16; 8:14.

¹³ tn The word in this context seems to mean “coming at the right or opportune time” (see BDAG 1103 s.v. ὡραῖος 1); it may also mean “beautiful, attractive, welcome.”

¹⁴ tn Grk “the feet.” The metaphorical nuance of “beautiful feet” is that such represent timely news.

¹⁵ sn A quotation from Isa 52:7; Nah 1:15.

¹⁶ sn A quotation from Isa 53:1.

¹⁷ sn A quotation from Isa 65:2.

¹⁸ sn A quotation from 1 Kgs 19:10, 14.

¹⁹ tn Grk “well!”, an adverb used to affirm a statement. It means “very well,” “you are correct.”