Romans 3:5

3:5 But if our unrighteousness demonstrates ¹  the righteousness of God, what shall we say? The God who inflicts wrath is not unrighteous, is he? ²  (I am speaking in human terms.) ³ 

Romans 4:12

4:12 And he is also the father of the circumcised, ⁴  who are not only circumcised, but who also walk in the footsteps of the faith that our father Abraham possessed when he was still uncircumcised. ⁵ 

Romans 6:6

6:6 We know that ⁶  our old man was crucified with him so that the body of sin would no longer dominate us, ⁷  so that we would no longer be enslaved to sin.

Romans 7:25

7:25 Thanks be ⁸  to God through Jesus Christ our Lord! So then, ⁹  I myself serve the law of God with my mind, but ¹⁰  with my flesh I serve ¹¹  the law of sin.

Romans 8:26

8:26 In the same way, the Spirit helps us in our weakness, for we do not know how we should pray, ¹²  but the Spirit himself intercedes for us with inexpressible groanings.

Romans 13:11

Motivation to Godly Conduct

13:11 And do this ¹³  because we know ¹⁴  the time, that it is already the hour for us to awake from sleep, for our salvation is now nearer than when we became believers.

Romans 15:30

15:30 Now I urge you, brothers and sisters, ¹⁵  through our Lord Jesus Christ and through the love of the Spirit, to join fervently with me in prayer to God on my behalf.

Romans 16:18

16:18 For these are the kind who do not serve our Lord Christ, but their own appetites. By their smooth talk and flattery they deceive the minds ¹⁶  of the naive.

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¹ tn Or “shows clearly.”

² tn Grk “That God is not unjust to inflict wrath, is he?”

³ sn The same expression occurs in Gal 3:15, and similar phrases in Rom 6:19 and 1 Cor 9:8.

⁴ tn Grk “the father of circumcision.”

⁵ tn Grk “the ‘in-uncircumcision faith’ of our father Abraham.”

⁶ tn Grk “knowing this, that.” Because of the length and complexity of the Greek sentence, a new sentence was started here in the translation.

⁷ tn Grk “may be rendered ineffective, inoperative,” or possibly “may be destroyed.” The term καταργέω (katargew) has various nuances. In Rom 7:2 the wife whose husband has died is freed from the law (i.e., the law of marriage no longer has any power over her, in spite of what she may feel). A similar point seems to be made here (note v. 7).

⁸ tc ‡ Most mss (א* A 1739 1881 Ï sy) read “I give thanks to God” rather than “Now thanks be to God” (א¹ [B] Ψ 33 81 104 365 1506 pc), the reading of NA²⁷. The reading with the verb (εὐχαριστῶ τῷ θεῷ, eucaristw tw qew) possibly arose from a transcriptional error in which several letters were doubled (TCGNT 455). The conjunction δέ (de, “now”) is included in some mss as well (א¹ Ψ 33 81 104 365 1506 pc), but it should probably not be considered original. The ms support for the omission of δέ is both excellent and widespread (א* A B D 1739 1881 Ï lat sy), and its addition can be explained as an insertion to smooth out the transition between v. 24 and 25.

⁹ tn There is a double connective here that cannot be easily preserved in English: “consequently therefore,” emphasizing the conclusion of what he has been arguing.

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

¹¹ tn The words “I serve” have been repeated here for clarity.

¹² tn Or “for we do not know what we ought to pray for.”

¹³ tn Grk “and this,” probably referring to the command to love (13:8-10); hence, “do” is implied from the previous verses.

¹⁴ tn The participle εἰδότες (eidotes) has been translated as a causal adverbial participle.

¹⁵ tn Grk “brothers.” See note on the phrase “brothers and sisters” in 1:13.

¹⁶ tn Grk “hearts.”