Roma 9:29

9:29 Just ¹  as Isaiah predicted,

“If the Lord of armies ²  had not left us descendants,

we would have become like Sodom,

and we would have resembled Gomorrah.” ³ 

Roma 12:19

12:19 Do not avenge yourselves, dear friends, but give place to God’s wrath, ⁴  for it is written, “Vengeance is mine, I will repay,” ⁵  says the Lord.

Roma 13:1

Submission to Civil Government

13:1 Let every person be subject to the governing authorities. For there is no authority except by God’s appointment, ⁶  and the authorities that exist have been instituted by God.

Roma 13:3

13:3 (for rulers cause no fear for good conduct but for bad). Do you desire not to fear authority? Do good and you will receive its commendation,

Roma 14:5

14:5 One person regards one day holier than other days, and another regards them all alike. ⁷  Each must be fully convinced in his own mind.

[9:29]  ¹ tn Here καί (kai) has not been translated because of differences between Greek and English style.

[9:29]  ² tn Traditionally, “Lord of hosts”; Grk “Lord Sabaoth,” which means “Lord of the [heavenly] armies,” sometimes translated more generally as “Lord Almighty.”

[9:29]  ³ sn A quotation from Isa 1:9.

[12:19]  ⁴ tn Grk “the wrath,” referring to God’s wrath as the remainder of the verse shows.

[12:19]  ⁵ sn A quotation from Deut 32:35.

[13:1]  ⁶ tn Grk “by God.”

[14:5]  ⁷ tn Grk “For one judges day from day, and one judges all days.”