Discovery BoxRomans 2:19 
Context2:19 and if you are convinced 1 that you yourself are a guide to the blind, a light to those who are in darkness,
Romans 8:38
Context8:38 For I am convinced that neither death, nor life, nor angels, nor heavenly rulers, 2 nor things that are present, nor things to come, nor powers,
Romans 14:5
Context14:5 One person regards one day holier than other days, and another regards them all alike. 3 Each must be fully convinced in his own mind.
Romans 14:14
Context14:14 I know and am convinced in the Lord Jesus that there is nothing unclean in itself; still, it is unclean to the one who considers it unclean.
1 tn This verb is parallel to the verbs in vv. 17-18a, so it shares the conditional meaning even though the word “if” is not repeated.
2 tn BDAG 138 s.v. ἀρχή 6 takes this term as a reference to angelic or transcendent powers (as opposed to merely human rulers). To clarify this, the adjective “heavenly” has been supplied in the translation. Some interpreters see this as a reference to fallen angels or demonic powers, and this view is reflected in some recent translations (NIV, NLT).
3 tn Grk “For one judges day from day, and one judges all days.”
