Romans 2:17

The Condemnation of the Jew

2:17 But if you call yourself a Jew and rely on the law ¹  and boast of your relationship to God ² 

Romans 2:26

2:26 Therefore if the uncircumcised man obeys ³  the righteous requirements of the law, will not his uncircumcision be regarded as circumcision?

Romans 3:28

3:28 For we consider that a person ⁴  is declared righteous by faith apart from the works of the law. ⁵ 

Romans 5:20

5:20 Now the law came in ⁶  so that the transgression ⁷  may increase, but where sin increased, grace multiplied all the more,

Romans 6:14

6:14 For sin will have no mastery over you, because you are not under law but under grace.

Romans 7:9

7:9 And I was once alive apart from the law, but with the coming of the commandment sin became alive

Romans 7:14

7:14 For we know that the law is spiritual – but I am unspiritual, sold into slavery to sin. ⁸ 

Romans 7:16

7:16 But if I do what I don’t want, I agree that the law is good. ⁹ 

Romans 7:21

7:21 So, I find the law that when I want to do good, evil is present with me.

Romans 10:4

10:4 For Christ is the end of the law, with the result that there is righteousness for everyone who believes.

Romans 13:8

Exhortation to Love Neighbors

13:8 Owe no one anything, except to love one another, for the one who loves his neighbor has fulfilled the law.

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¹ sn The law refers to the Mosaic law, described mainly in the OT books of Exodus, Leviticus, Numbers, and Deuteronomy.

² tn Grk “boast in God.” This may be an allusion to Jer 9:24.

³ tn The Greek word φυλάσσω (fulassw, traditionally translated “keep”) in this context connotes preservation of and devotion to an object as well as obedience.

⁴ tn Here ἄνθρωπον (anqrwpon) is used in an indefinite and general sense (BDAG 81 s.v. ἄνθρωπος 4.a.γ).

⁵ tn See the note on the phrase “works of the law” in Rom 3:20.

⁶ tn Grk “slipped in.”

⁷ tn Or “trespass.”

⁸ tn Grk “under sin.”

⁹ tn Grk “I agree with the law that it is good.”