Romans 1:7

1:7 To all those loved by God in Rome, 1  called to be saints: 2  Grace and peace to you 3  from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ!

Romans 1:28

1:28 And just as they did not see fit to acknowledge God, 4  God gave them over to a depraved mind, to do what should not be done. 5 

Romans 8:7

8:7 because the outlook of the flesh is hostile to God, for it does not submit to the law of God, nor is it able to do so.

Romans 10:3

10:3 For ignoring the righteousness that comes from God, and seeking instead to establish their own righteousness, they did not submit to God’s righteousness.

Romans 11:2

11:2 God has not rejected his people whom he foreknew! Do you not know what the scripture says about Elijah, how he pleads with God against Israel?

1 map For location see JP4-A1.

2 tn Although the first part of v. 7 is not a complete English sentence, it maintains the “From…to” pattern used in all the Pauline letters to indicate the sender and the recipients. Here, however, there are several intervening verses (vv. 2-6), which makes the first half of v. 7 appear as an isolated sentence fragment.

3 tn Grk “Grace to you and peace.”

4 tn Grk “and just as they did not approve to have God in knowledge.”

5 tn Grk “the things that are improper.”