Romans 4:18

4:18 Against hope Abraham ¹  believed ²  in hope with the result that he became the father of many nations ³  according to the pronouncement, ⁴  “so will your descendants be.” ⁵ 

Romans 6:16

6:16 Do you not know that if you present yourselves ⁶  as obedient slaves, ⁷  you are slaves of the one you obey, either of sin resulting in death, or obedience resulting in righteousness? ⁸ 

Romans 10:13

10:13 For everyone who calls on the name of the Lord will be saved. ⁹ 

Romans 16:8

16:8 Greet Ampliatus, my dear friend in the Lord.

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¹ tn Grk “he”; the referent (Abraham) has been specified in the translation for clarity.

² tn Grk “who against hope believed,” referring to Abraham. The relative pronoun was converted to a personal pronoun and, because of the length and complexity of the Greek sentence, a new sentence was started here in the translation.

³ sn A quotation from Gen 17:5.

⁴ tn Grk “according to that which had been spoken.”

⁵ sn A quotation from Gen 15:5.

⁶ tn Grk “to whom you present yourselves.”

⁷ tn Grk “as slaves for obedience.” See the note on the word “slave” in 1:1.

⁸ tn Grk “either of sin unto death, or obedience unto righteousness.”

⁹ sn A quotation from Joel 2:32.