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 8:5
Context8:5 For those who live according to the flesh have their outlook shaped by 4 the things of the flesh, but those who live according to the Spirit have their outlook shaped by the things of the Spirit.
Romans 10:20
Context10:20 And Isaiah is even bold enough to say, “I was found by those who did not seek me; I became well known to those who did not ask for me.” 5
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 “think on” or “are intent on” (twice in this verse). What is in view here is not primarily preoccupation, however, but worldview. Translations like “set their mind on” could be misunderstood by the typical English reader to refer exclusively to preoccupation.
