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 9:7
9:7 nor are all the children Abraham’s true descendants; rather “through Isaac will your descendants be counted.” 3
Romans 14:21
14:21 It is good not to eat meat or drink wine or to do anything that causes your brother to stumble. 4
Romans 15:32
15:32 so that by God’s will I may come to you with joy and be refreshed in your company.
Romans 16:20
16:20 The God of peace will quickly crush Satan under your feet. The grace of our Lord Jesus be with you.
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 Grk “be called.” The emphasis here is upon God’s divine sovereignty in choosing Isaac as the child through whom Abraham’s lineage would be counted as opposed to Ishmael.
sn A quotation from Gen 21:12.
4 tc A large number of mss, some of them quite important (Ì46vid א2 B D F G Ψ 0209 33 1881 Ï lat sa), read “or to be offended or to be made weak” after “to stumble.” The shorter reading “to stumble” is found only in Alexandrian mss (א* A C 048 81 945 1506 1739 pc bo). Although external evidence favors inclusion, internal evidence points to a scribal expansion, perhaps reminiscent of 1 Cor 8:11-13. The shorter reading is therefore preferred.