Discovery BoxRomans 9:20 
Context9:20 But who indeed are you – a mere human being 1 – to talk back to God? 2 Does what is molded say to the molder, “Why have you made me like this?” 3
Romans 16:18
Context16:18 For these are the kind who do not serve our Lord Christ, but their own appetites. By their smooth talk and flattery they deceive the minds 4 of the naive.
1 tn Grk “O man.”
2 tn Grk “On the contrary, O man, who are you to talk back to God?”
3 sn A quotation from Isa 29:16; 45:9.
4 tn Grk “hearts.”
