Discovery BoxRomans 1:32 
Context1:32 Although they fully know 1 God’s righteous decree that those who practice such things deserve to die, 2 they not only do them but also approve of those who practice them. 3
Romans 4:12
Context4:12 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 9:27
Context9:27 And Isaiah cries out on behalf of Israel, “Though the number of the children 6 of Israel are as the sand of the sea, only the remnant will be saved,
1 tn Grk “who, knowing…, not only do them but also approve…” Because of the length and complexity of the Greek sentence, a new sentence was started here in the translation.
2 tn Grk “are worthy of death.”
3 sn “Vice lists” like vv. 28-32 can be found elsewhere in the NT in Matt 15:19; Gal 5:19-21; 1 Tim 1:9-10; and 1 Pet 4:3. An example from the intertestamental period can be found in Wis 14:25-26.
4 tn Grk “the father of circumcision.”
5 tn Grk “the ‘in-uncircumcision faith’ of our father Abraham.”
6 tn Grk “sons.”
