Romans 2:9-10

2:9 There will be ¹  affliction and distress on everyone ²  who does evil, on the Jew first and also the Greek, ³  2:10 but ⁴  glory and honor and peace for everyone who does good, for the Jew first and also the Greek.

Romans 3:2

3:2 Actually, there are many advantages. ⁵  First of all, ⁶  the Jews ⁷  were entrusted with the oracles of God. ⁸ 

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¹ tn No verb is expressed in this verse, but the verb “to be” is implied by the Greek construction. Literally “suffering and distress on everyone…”

² tn Grk “every soul of man.”

³ sn Paul uses the term Greek here and in v. 10 to refer to non-Jews, i.e., Gentiles.

⁴ tn Grk “but even,” to emphasize the contrast. The second word has been omitted since it is somewhat redundant in English idiom.

⁵ tn Grk “much in every way.”

⁶ tc ‡ Most witnesses (א A D² 33 Ï) have γάρ (gar) after μέν (men), though some significant Alexandrian and Western witnesses lack the conjunction (B D* G Ψ 81 365 1506 2464* pc latt). A few mss have γάρ, but not μέν (6 1739 1881). γάρ was frequently added by scribes as a clarifying conjunction, making it suspect here. NA²⁷ has the γάρ in brackets, indicating doubt as to its authenticity.

tn Grk “first indeed that.”

⁷ tn Grk “they were.”

⁸ tn The referent of λόγια (logia, “oracles”) has been variously understood: (1) BDAG 598 s.v. λόγιον takes the term to refer here to “God’s promises to the Jews”; (2) some have taken this to refer more narrowly to the national promises of messianic salvation given to Israel (so S. L. Johnson, Jr., “Studies in Romans: Part VII: The Jews and the Oracles of God,” BSac 130 [1973]: 245); (3) perhaps the most widespread interpretation sees the term as referring to the entire OT generally.