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2:25 e Gen. 17:10–14; (Gal. 5:3)
2:26 f (Acts 10:34)
2:27 g Matt. 12:41
2:27 6 Lit. letter
2:28 h (Matt. 3:9); John 8:39; Rom. 2:17; 9:6; (Gal. 6:15)
2:29 i (1 Pet. 3:4)
2:29 j Phil. 3:3; Col. 2:11
2:29 k Deut. 30:6; Rom. 2:27; 7:6; (2 Cor. 3:6)
2:29 l John 5:44; 12:43; (1 Cor. 4:5; 2 Cor. 10:18); 1 Thess. 2:4
2:29 7 A play on words—Jew is literally praise.
Romans 3
3:2 a Deut. 4:5–8; Ps. 147:19; Rom. 9:4
3:2 1 sayings, Scriptures
3:3 b Rom. 10:16; Heb. 4:2
3:3 c Num. 23:19; (2 Tim. 2:13)
3:4 d Job 40:8
3:4 e (John 3:33)
3:4 f Ps. 62:9
3:4 g Ps. 51:4
3:4 2 Found true
3:5 h Rom. 6:19; 1 Cor. 9:8; 15:32; Gal. 3:15
3:6 i (Gen. 18:25)
3:8 j Rom. 5:20
3:8 3 Lit. judgment
3:9 k Rom. 3:19, 23; 11:32; Gal. 3:22
3:10 l Ps. 14:1–3; 53:1–3; Eccl. 7:20
3:13 m Ps. 5:9
3:13 n Ps. 140:3
3:13 4 grave
3:14 o Ps. 10:7
3:15 p Prov. 1:16; Is. 59:7, 8
3:18 q Ps. 36:1
3:19 r John 10:34
3:19 s Job 5:16; Ps. 107:42
3:19 5 accountable
3:20 t Ps. 143:2; (Acts 13:39; Gal. 2:16)
3:21 u Acts 15:11
3:21 v John 5:46
3:21 w 1 Pet. 1:10
3:22 x Rom. 10:12; (Gal. 3:28; Col. 3:11)
3:22 6 NU omits and on all
3:23 y Gal. 3:22
3:24 z Rom. 4:4, 16; (Eph. 2:8; Titus 3:5, 7)
3:24 a (Matt. 20:28; Eph. 1:7; Col. 1:14; 1 Tim. 2:6; Heb. 9:12, 15; 1 Pet. 1:18, 19)
3:24 7 without any cost
3:25 b Lev. 16:15
3:25 c Col. 1:20
3:25 d Acts 14:16; 17:30; (Rom. 2:4)
3:25 8 mercy seat
3:27 e Rom. 2:17, 23; (1 Cor. 1:29); Eph. 2:9
3:28 f Gal. 2:16
3:28 9 declared righteous
3:30 g Rom. 10:12; (Gal. 3:8, 20)
Romans 4
4:1 a Gen. 11:27—25:9; Is. 51:2; (Matt. 3:9); John 8:33
4:1 b (Luke 3:8); John 8:53; James 2:21
4:1 1 Or (fore)father according to the flesh has found?
4:2 c Rom. 3:20, 27
4:3 d Gen. 15:6; Rom. 4:9, 22; Gal. 3:6; James 2:23
4:3 2 imputed, credited, reckoned, counted
4:4 e Rom. 11:6
4:4 3 according to
4:5 f (Gal. 2:16; Eph. 2:8, 9)
4:5 g Josh. 24:2
4:6 h Ps. 32:1, 2
4:7 i Ps. 32:1, 2
4:11 j Gen. 17:10
4:11 k Luke 19:9; Rom. 4:16
4:12 l Rom. 4:18–22
4:13 m Gen. 17:4–6; 22:17
4:14 n Gal. 3:18
4:15 o Rom. 3:20
4:16 p (Rom. 3:24)
4:16 q (Gal. 3:22)
4:16 r Is. 51:2
4:16 4 certain
4:17 s Gen. 17:5
4:17 t (Rom. 8:11)
4:17 u Rom. 9:26
4:18 v Gen. 15:5
4:19 w Gen. 17:17
4:19 x Heb. 11:11
4:21 y Gen. 18:14; (Ps. 115:3; Luke 1:37; Heb. 11:19)
4:22 z Gen. 15:6
4:23 a Rom. 15:4; 1 Cor. 10:6
4:24 b Acts 2:24
4:25 c Is. 53:4, 5; (Rom. 5:6, 8; 8:32; Gal. 2:20; Eph. 5:2; Heb. 9:28)
4:25 d (Rom. 5:18; 1 Cor. 15:17; 2 Cor. 5:15)
Romans 5
5:1 a Is. 32:17; John 16:33
5:1 b (Is. 53:5); Acts 10:36; (Eph. 2:14)
5:1 1 Some ancient mss. let us have
5:2 c (John 10:9; Eph. 2:18; 3:12; Heb. 10:19; 1 Pet. 3:18)
5:2 d 1 Cor. 15:1
5:2 e Heb. 3:6
5:3 f Matt. 5:11, 12; (John 16:33; Acts 5:41; 2 Cor. 12:9); James 1:2
5:3 g James 1:3
5:3 2 endurance
5:4 h Phil. 2:22; (James 1:12)
5:4 3 approved character
5:5 i Phil. 1:20
5:5 j 2 Cor. 1:22; Eph. 1:13
5:6 k Is. 53:5; (Rom. 4:25; 5:8; 8:32; Gal. 2:20; Eph. 5:2)
5:6 4 at the right time
5:8 l (John 3:16; 15:13; Rom. 8:39)
5:9 m Eph. 2:13; (1 John 1:7)
5:9 n Rom. 1:18; 1 Thess. 1:10
5:10 o (Rom. 8:32)
5:10 p Rom. 11:28; 2 Cor. 5:18; (Eph. 2:5, 6); Col. 1:21
5:10 q John 14:19
5:11 r (Gal. 4:9)
5:12 s Gen. 2:17; 3:6, 19; (Rom. 5:15–17; 1 Cor. 15:21)
5:12 t Gen. 2:17
5:13 u 1 John 3:4
5:14 v (1 Cor. 15:21, 22)
5:15 w (Is. 53:11)
5:15 5 trespass or false step
5:16 6 trespasses
5:17 7 trespass
5:18 x (1 Cor. 15:21, 45)
5:18 y Matt. 1:21; (John 12:32)
5:18 8 Or one trespass
5:18 9 Or one righteous act
5:19 z Is. 53:11, 12; (Phil. 2:8)
5:20 a John 15:22
5:20 b Luke 7:47; Rom. 6:1; 1 Tim. 1:14
Romans 6
6:1 a Rom. 3:8; 6:15
6:2 b (Rom. 6:11; 7:4, 6; Gal. 2:19; Col. 2:20; 3:3); 1 Pet. 2:24
6:3 c Acts 2:38; 8:16; 19:5; (Gal. 3:27); Col. 2:12
6:3 d (1 Cor. 15:29)
6:4 e Col. 2:12
6:4 f 1 Cor. 6:14
6:4 g John 2:11
6:4 h Rom. 7:6; (2 Cor. 5:17; Gal. 6:15; Eph. 4:23; Col. 3:10)
6:5 i 2 Cor. 4:10; Phil. 3:10; Col. 2:12; 3:1
6:6 j Gal. 2:20; 5:24; 6:14
6:6 k Col. 2:11
6:6 1 rendered inoperative
6:7 l 1 Pet. 4:1
6:7 2 cleared
6:8 m Rom. 6:4; 2 Cor. 4:10; 2 Tim. 2:11
6:9 n Rev. 1:18
6:10 o Heb. 9:27
6:10 p Luke 20:38
6:11 q (Rom. 6:2; 7:4, 6)
6:11 r (Gal. 2:19; Col. 2:20; 3:3); 1 Pet. 2:24
6:11 3 consider
6:12 s Ps. 19:13
6:13 t Rom. 6:16, 19; 7:5; Col. 3:5; James 4:1
6:13 u Rom. 12:1; 2 Cor. 5:14; 1 Pet. 2:24; 4:2
6:13 4 Or weapons
6:14 v (Rom. 7:4, 6; 8:2; Gal. 5:18)
6:15 w 1 Cor. 9:21
6:16 x Prov. 5:22; (Matt. 6:24); John 8:34; 2 Pet. 2:19
6:17 y 2 Tim. 1:13
6:17 5 entrusted
6:18 z John 8:32; Rom. 6:22; 8:2; 1 Cor. 7:22; Gal. 5:1; 1 Pet. 2:16
6:19 6 unto sanctification
6:20 a John 8:34
6:21 b Jer. 12:13; Ezek. 16:63; Rom. 7:5
6:21 c Rom. 1:32; Gal. 6:8
6:22 d (John 8:32); Rom. 6:18; 8:2
6:22 7 unto sanctification
6:23 e Gen. 2:17
6:23 f Rom. 2:7; 1 Pet. 1:4
6:23 8 free gift
Romans 7
7:1 1 rules
7:2 a 1 Cor. 7:39
7:3 b (Matt. 5:32)
7:4 c Rom. 8:2; Gal. 2:19; 5:18; (Col. 2:14)
7:4 d Gal. 5:22
7:5 e Rom. 6:13
7:5 f Rom. 6:21; Gal. 5:19; James 1:15
7:6 g Rom. 2:29; 2 Cor. 3:6
7:7 h Rom. 3:20
7:7 i Ex. 20:17; Deut. 5:21; Acts 20:33
7:8 j Rom. 4:15
7:8 k 1 Cor. 15:56
7:10 l Lev. 18:5; Ezek. 20:11, 13, 21; Luke 10:28; Rom. 10:5; 2 Cor. 3:7; Gal. 3:12
7:12 m Ps. 19:8
7:14 n 1 Kin. 21:20, 25; 2 Kin. 17:17; Rom. 6:16
7:15 o Rom. 7:19; (Gal. 5:17)
7:18 p (Gen. 6:5; 8:21)
7:22 q Ps. 1:2
7:22 r (2 Cor. 4:16; Eph. 3:16; 1 Pet. 3:4)
7:23 s Rom. 6:19; (Gal. 5:17); James 4:1; 1 Pet. 2:11
7:23 t Rom. 6:13, 19
7:24 u (Rom. 8:11; 1 Cor. 15:51,
52; 1 Thess. 4:14–17)
7:25 v 1 Cor. 15:57
Romans 8
8:1 a Gal. 5:16
8:1 1 NU omits the rest of v. 1.
8:2 b Rom. 6:18, 22
8:2 c (1 Cor. 15:45)
8:2 d Rom. 7:24, 25
8:3 e Acts 13:39; (Heb. 7:18)
8:3 f (2 Cor. 5:21; Gal. 3:13)
8:4 g (Rom. 6:4; 2 Cor. 5:7); Gal. 5:16, 25; Eph. 4:1; 5:2, 15; (1 John 1:7; 2:6)
8:5 h John 3:6
8:5 i (Gal. 5:22–25)
8:6 j Gal. 6:8
8:6 2 fleshly
8:7 k James 4:4
8:7 l 1 Cor. 2:14
8:7 3 fleshly
8:11 m Acts 2:24; Rom. 6:4
8:11 n 1 Cor. 6:14
8:11 4 Or because of
8:12 o (Rom. 6:7, 14)
8:13 p Gal. 6:8
8:13 q Eph. 4:22; (Col. 3:5–10)
8:14 r (Gal. 5:18)
8:15 s (1 Cor. 2:12); Heb. 2:15
8:15 t 2 Tim. 1:7
8:15 u (Is. 56:5)
8:15 v Mark 14:36; Gal. 4:6
8:15 5 Lit., in Aram.,Father
8:16 w Eph. 1:13
8:17 x Acts 26:18
8:17 y Phil. 1:29
8:18 z 2 Cor. 4:17; (1 Pet. 1:6; 4:13)
8:19 a (2 Pet. 3:13)
8:20 b Gen. 3:17–19
8:21 c (2 Cor. 3:17); Gal. 5:1, 13
8:21 6 decay
8:22 d Jer. 12:4, 11
8:23 e 2 Cor. 5:5; Eph. 1:14
8:23 f 2 Cor. 5:2, 4
8:23 g (Luke 20:36)
8:23 h Luke 21:28; Eph. 1:14; 4:30; (Phil. 3:20, 21)
8:24 i Rom. 4:18; 2 Cor. 5:7; Heb. 11:1
8:26 j Matt. 20:22; 2 Cor. 12:8
8:26 k John 14:16; Rom. 8:15; Eph. 6:18
8:26 7 NU omits for us
8:27 l 1 Chr. 28:9
8:27 m 1 John 5:14
8:28 n 2 Tim. 1:9
8:29 o 2 Tim. 2:19
8:29 p Rom. 9:23; 1 Cor. 2:7; Eph. 1:5, 11
8:29 q (2 Cor. 3:18)
8:29 r (Col. 1:15, 18); Heb. 1:6
8:30 s Rom. 8:28; 9:24; 1 Cor. 1:9; Gal. 1:6, 15; 5:8; Eph. 1:11; 3:11; 2 Thess. 2:14; (Heb. 9:15; 1 Pet. 2:9; 3:9)
8:30 t 1 Cor. 6:11; (Gal. 2:16)
8:30 u John 17:22; Rom. 8:21
8:31 v Num. 14:9
8:32 w Rom. 5:6, 10
8:32 x (Rom. 4:25)
8:33 y Is. 50:8, 9; Rev. 12:10
8:34 z John 3:18
8:34 a Mark 16:19; Col. 3:1; Heb. 1:3
8:34 b Heb. 7:25; 9:24
8:36 c Ps. 44:22; Acts 20:24; 1 Cor. 4:9; 15:30; (2 Cor. 1:9; 4:10; 6:9; 11:23)
8:37 d John 16:33; 1 Cor. 15:57; 2 Cor. 2:14; 1 John 5:4
8:38 e (1 Cor. 15:24; Eph. 1:21; 1 Pet. 3:22)
Romans 9
9:1 a 2 Cor. 1:23
9:2 b Rom. 10:1
9:3 c Ex. 32:32
9:3 1 Or relatives
9:4 d Ex. 4:22; (Rom. 8:15)
9:4 e 1 Sam. 4:21
9:4 f Gen. 17:2; Deut. 29:14; Luke 1:72; Acts 3:25
9:4 g Deut. 4:13; Ps. 147:19
9:4 h Heb. 9:1, 6
9:4 i (Acts 2:39; 13:32; Eph. 2:12)
9:5 j Deut. 10:15
9:5 k (Luke 1:34, 35; 3:23)
9:5 l Jer. 23:6
9:6 m Num. 23:19
9:6 n (John 8:39; Gal. 6:16)
9:7 o (John 8:33, 39; Gal. 4:23)
9:7 p Gen. 21:12; Heb. 11:18
9:8 q Gal. 4:28
9:9 r Gen. 18:10, 14; Heb. 11:11
9:10 s Gen. 25:21
9:11 t (Rom. 4:17; 8:28)
9:12 u Gen. 25:23
9:13 v Mal. 1:2, 3
9:14 w Deut. 32:4
9:15 x Ex. 33:19
9:17 y Gal. 3:8
9:17 z Ex. 9:16
9:18 a Ex. 4:21; Deut. 2:30; Josh. 11:20; John 12:40; Rom. 11:7, 25
9:19 b 2 Chr. 20:6; Job 9:12; Dan. 4:35
9:20 c Is. 29:16; Jer. 18:6; Rom. 9:22; 2 Tim. 2:20
9:21 d Prov. 16:4
9:21 e 2 Tim. 2:20
9:22 f (1 Thess. 5:9)
9:22 g Prov. 16:4; (1 Pet. 2:8)
9:23 h (Col. 1:27)
9:23 i (Rom. 8:28–30)
9:24 j (Rom. 8:28)
9:24 k Is. 42:6, 7; 49:6; Luke 2:32; Rom. 3:29
9:25 l Hos. 2:23; 1 Pet. 2:10
9:26 m Hos. 1:10
9:27 n Is. 10:22, 23
9:27 o Rom. 11:5
9:28 p Is. 10:23; 28:22
9:28 2 NU the LORD will finish the work and cut it short upon the earth
9:29 q Is. 1:9
9:29 r Deut. 29:23; Is. 13:19; Jer. 49:18; 50:40; Amos 4:11
9:29 3 Lit., in Heb., Hosts
9:30 s Rom. 4:11
9:30 t Rom. 1:17; 3:21; 10:6; (Gal. 2:16; 3:24; Phil. 3:9); Heb. 11:7
9:31 u (Rom. 10:2–4)
9:31 v (Gal. 5:4)
9:31 4 NU omits of righteousness
9:32 w (Luke 2:34; 1 Cor. 1:23)
9:32 5 NU by works, omitting of the law
9:33 x (Ps. 118:22); Is. 8:14; 28:16; (Matt. 21:42; 1 Pet. 2:6–8)
9:33 y Rom. 5:5; 10:11
Romans 10
10:1 1 NU them
10:2 a Acts 21:20; Gal. 1:14
10:3 b (Rom. 1:17)
10:3 c (Phil. 3:9)
10:4 d Matt. 5:17; (Rom. 7:1–4; Gal. 3:24; 4:5)
10:5 e Lev. 18:5; Neh. 9:29; Ezek. 20:11, 13, 21; Rom. 7:10; Gal. 3:12
10:6 f Deut. 30:12–14
10:7 g Deut. 30:13
10:8 h Deut. 30:14
10:9 i Matt. 10:32; Luke 12:8; Acts 8:37; Rom. 14:9; (1 Cor. 12:3); Phil. 2:11
10:11 j Is. 28:16; Jer. 17:7; Rom. 9:33
10:12 k Acts 15:9; Rom. 3:22, 29; Gal. 3:28
10:12 l Acts 10:36; 1 Tim. 2:5
10:12 m Eph. 1:7
10:13 n Joel 2:32; Acts 2:21
10:13 o Acts 9:14
10:14 p Acts 8:31; Titus 1:3
10:15 q Is. 52:7; Nah. 1:15
10:15 2 NU omits preach the gospel of peace, Who
10:16 r Is. 53:1; John 12:38
10:18 s Ps. 19:4; Matt. 24:14; Mark 16:15; Rom. 1:8; Col. 1:6, 23; 1 Thess. 1:8
10:19 t Deut. 32:21; Rom. 11:11
10:19 u Titus 3:3
10:20 v Is. 65:1; Rom. 9:30
10:21 w Is. 65:2
Romans 11
11:1 a Ps. 94:14; Jer. 46:28
11:1 b 1 Sam. 12:22; Jer. 31:37
11:1 c 2 Cor. 11:22; Phil. 3:5
11:2 d (Rom. 8:29)
11:3 e 1 Kin. 19:10, 14
11:4 f 1 Kin. 19:18
11:5 g 2 Kin. 19:4; Rom. 9:27
11:6 h Rom. 4:4
11:6 1 NU omits the rest of v. 6.
11:7 i Rom. 9:31
11:7 j Mark 6:52; Rom. 9:18; 11:25; 2 Cor. 3:14
11:8 k Is. 29:10, 13
11:8 l Deut. 29:3, 4; Is. 6:9; Matt. 13:13, 14; John 12:40; Acts 28:26, 27
11:9 m Ps. 69:22, 23
11:11 n Is. 42:6, 7; Acts 28:28
11:11 o Deut. 32:21; Acts 13:46; Rom. 10:19
11:11 2 trespass
11:12 3 trespass
11:13 p Acts 9:15; 22:21; Gal. 1:16; 2:7–9; Eph. 3:8
11:14 q 1 Cor. 9:22; 1 Tim. 4:16; James 5:20
11:15 r (Is. 26:16–19)
11:16 s Lev. 23:10; (James 1:18)
11:17 t Jer. 11:16; (John 15:2)
11:17 u Acts 2:39; (Eph. 2:12)
11:17 4 richness
11:18 v (1 Cor. 10:12)
11:20 w Heb. 3:19
11:22 x 1 Cor. 15:2; Heb. 3:6, 14
11:22 y (John 15:2)
11:22 5 NU adds of God
11:23 z (2 Cor. 3:16)
11:25 a Rom. 12:16
11:25 b 2 Cor. 3:14
11:25 c Luke 21:24; John 10:16; Rom. 11:12
11:25 6 estimation
11:26 d Ps. 14:7; Is. 59:20, 21
11:26 7 Or delivered
11:27 e Is. 27:9; Heb. 8:12
11:28 f Deut.
7:8; 10:15; Rom. 9:5
11:29 g Num. 23:19
11:30 h (Eph. 2:2)
11:32 i Rom. 3:9; (Gal. 3:22)
11:32 8 shut them all up in
11:34 j Is. 40:13; Jer. 23:18; 1 Cor. 2:16
11:34 k Job 36:22
11:35 l Job 41:11
11:36 m (1 Cor. 8:6; 11:12); Col. 1:16; Heb. 2:10
11:36 n Heb. 13:21
Romans 12
12:1 a 1 Cor. 1:10; 2 Cor. 10:1–4
12:1 b Phil. 4:18; Heb. 10:18, 20
12:1 1 urge
12:1 2 rational
12:2 c Matt. 13:22; Gal. 1:4; 1 John 2:15
12:2 d Eph. 4:23; (Titus 3:5)
12:2 e (1 Thess. 4:3)
12:3 f Rom. 1:5; 15:15; 1 Cor. 3:10; 15:10; Gal. 2:9; Eph. 3:7
12:3 g Prov. 25:27
12:3 h (Eph. 4:7)
12:4 i 1 Cor. 12:12–14; (Eph. 4:4, 16)
12:5 j (1 Cor. 10:17); Gal. 3:28
12:6 k (John 3:27)
12:6 l Acts 11:27
12:7 m Eph. 4:11
12:8 n Acts 15:32
12:8 o (Matt. 6:1–3)
12:8 p (Acts 20:28)
12:8 q 2 Cor. 9:7
12:9 r 2 Cor. 6:6; 1 Tim. 1:5
12:9 s Ps. 34:14
12:10 t John 13:34; 1 Thess. 4:9; Heb. 13:1; 2 Pet. 1:7
12:10 u Rom. 13:7; Phil. 2:3; (1 Pet. 2:17)
12:12 v Luke 10:20
12:12 w Luke 21:19
12:12 x Luke 18:1
12:12 3 persevering
12:13 y 1 Cor. 16:1; Heb. 13:16; 1 Pet. 4:9
12:13 z Matt. 25:35; 1 Tim. 3:2
12:13 4 Lit. pursuing
12:14 a (Matt. 5:44); Luke 6:28; 1 Cor. 4:12
12:15 b (1 Cor. 12:26)
12:16 c Rom. 15:5; 2 Cor. 13:11; (Phil. 2:2; 4:2); 1 Pet. 3:8
12:16 d Jer. 45:5
12:17 e (Matt. 5:39); 1 Pet. 3:9
12:17 f 2 Cor. 8:21
12:17 5 Or Provide good
12:18 g Heb. 12:14
12:19 h Lev. 19:18
12:19 i Deut. 32:35; Ps. 94:1; 1 Thess. 4:6; Heb. 10:30
12:20 j 2 Kin. 6:22; Prov. 25:21, 22; (Matt. 5:44); Luke 6:27
12:21 k (Rom. 12:1, 2)
Romans 13
13:1 a Titus 3:1; 1 Pet. 2:13
13:2 b (Titus 3:1)
13:2 1 Lit. receive
13:3 c 1 Pet. 2:14
13:5 d Eccl. 8:2
13:5 e Acts 24:16; (1 Pet. 2:13, 19)
13:7 f Matt. 22:21; Mark 12:17; Luke 20:25
13:8 g (Matt. 7:12; 22:39; John 13:34; Rom. 13:10; Gal. 5:13, 14; 1 Tim. 1:5; James 2:8)
13:9 h Ex. 20:13–17; Deut. 5:17–21; Matt. 19:18
13:9 i Lev. 19:18; Mark 12:31; James 2:8
13:9 2 NU omits “You shall not bear false witness,”
13:10 j (Matt. 7:12; 22:39, 40; John 13:34); Rom. 13:8; Gal. 5:14; James 2:8
13:11 k Mark 13:37; (1 Cor. 15:34; Eph. 5:14); 1 Thess. 5:6
13:12 l Eph. 5:11
13:12 m (2 Cor. 6:7; 10:4; Eph. 6:11, 13; 1 Thess. 5:8)
13:13 n Phil. 4:8
13:13 o Prov. 23:20
13:13 p (1 Cor. 6:9)
13:13 q James 3:14
13:13 3 decently