Romans 1:16

The Power of the Gospel

1:16 For I am not ashamed of the gospel, for it is God’s power for salvation to everyone who believes, to the Jew first and also to the Greek. ¹ 

Romans 1:32

1:32 Although they fully know ²  God’s righteous decree that those who practice such things deserve to die, ³  they not only do them but also approve of those who practice them. ⁴ 

Romans 2:5

2:5 But because of your stubbornness ⁵  and your unrepentant heart, you are storing up wrath for yourselves in the day of wrath, when God’s righteous judgment is revealed! ⁶ 

Romans 9:11

9:11 even before they were born or had done anything good or bad (so that God’s purpose in election ⁷  would stand, not by works but by ⁸  his calling) ⁹  –

Romans 11:22

11:22 Notice therefore the kindness and harshness of God – harshness toward those who have fallen, but ¹⁰  God’s kindness toward you, provided you continue in his kindness; ¹¹  otherwise you also will be cut off.

Romans 13:1

Submission to Civil Government

13:1 Let every person be subject to the governing authorities. For there is no authority except by God’s appointment, ¹²  and the authorities that exist have been instituted by God.

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¹ sn Here the Greek refers to anyone who is not Jewish.

² tn Grk “who, knowing…, not only do them but also approve…” Because of the length and complexity of the Greek sentence, a new sentence was started here in the translation.

³ tn Grk “are worthy of death.”

⁴ sn “Vice lists” like vv. 28-32 can be found elsewhere in the NT in Matt 15:19; Gal 5:19-21; 1 Tim 1:9-10; and 1 Pet 4:3. An example from the intertestamental period can be found in Wis 14:25-26.

⁵ tn Grk “hardness.” Concerning this imagery, see Jer 4:4; Ezek 3:7; 1 En. 16:3.

⁶ tn Grk “in the day of wrath and revelation of the righteous judgment of God.”

⁷ tn Grk “God’s purpose according to election.”

⁸ tn Or “not based on works but based on…”

⁹ tn Grk “by the one who calls.”

sn The entire clause is something of a parenthetical remark.

¹⁰ tn Greek emphasizes the contrast between these two clauses more than can be easily expressed in English.

¹¹ tn Grk “if you continue in (the) kindness.”

¹² tn Grk “by God.”