Romans 4:18
Context4:18 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
Context6:16 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
Context10:13 For everyone who calls on the name of the Lord will be saved. 9
Romans 16:8
Context16:8 Greet Ampliatus, my dear friend in the Lord.
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.”