Roma 4:1-2

The Illustration of Justification

4:1 What then shall we say that Abraham, our ancestor according to the flesh, ¹  has discovered regarding this matter? ²  4:2 For if Abraham was declared righteous ³  by the works of the law, he has something to boast about – but not before God.

Roma 8:12

8:12 So then, ⁴  brothers and sisters, ⁵  we are under obligation, not to the flesh, to live according to the flesh

Roma 12:10

12:10 Be devoted to one another with mutual love, showing eagerness in honoring one another.

[4:1]  ¹ tn Or “according to natural descent” (BDAG 916 s.v. σάρξ 4).

[4:1]  ² tn Grk “has found?”

[4:2]  ³ tn Or “was justified.”

[8:12]  ⁴ tn There is a double connective here that cannot be easily preserved in English: “consequently therefore,” emphasizing the conclusion of what he has been arguing.

[8:12]  ⁵ tn Grk “brothers.” See note on the phrase “brothers and sisters” in 1:13.