Roma 2:18

2:18 and know his will ¹  and approve the superior things because you receive instruction from the law, ² 

Roma 3:2

3:2 Actually, there are many advantages. ³  First of all, ⁴  the Jews ⁵  were entrusted with the oracles of God. ⁶ 

Roma 9:31

9:31 but Israel even though pursuing ⁷  a law of righteousness ⁸  did not attain it. ⁹ 

Roma 10:4

10:4 For Christ is the end of the law, with the result that there is righteousness for everyone who believes.

[2:18]  ¹ tn Grk “the will.”

[2:18]  ² tn Grk “because of being instructed out of the law.”

[3:2]  ³ tn Grk “much in every way.”

[3:2]  ⁴ tc ‡ Most witnesses (א A D² 33 Ï) have γάρ (gar) after μέν (men), though some significant Alexandrian and Western witnesses lack the conjunction (B D* G Ψ 81 365 1506 2464* pc latt). A few mss have γάρ, but not μέν (6 1739 1881). γάρ was frequently added by scribes as a clarifying conjunction, making it suspect here. NA²⁷ has the γάρ in brackets, indicating doubt as to its authenticity.

[3:2]  tn Grk “first indeed that.”

[3:2]  ⁵ tn Grk “they were.”

[3:2]  ⁶ tn The referent of λόγια (logia, “oracles”) has been variously understood: (1) BDAG 598 s.v. λόγιον takes the term to refer here to “God’s promises to the Jews”; (2) some have taken this to refer more narrowly to the national promises of messianic salvation given to Israel (so S. L. Johnson, Jr., “Studies in Romans: Part VII: The Jews and the Oracles of God,” BSac 130 [1973]: 245); (3) perhaps the most widespread interpretation sees the term as referring to the entire OT generally.

[9:31]  ⁷ tn Or “who pursued.” The participle could be taken adverbially or adjectivally.

[9:31]  ⁸ tn Or “a legal righteousness,” that is, a righteousness based on law. This translation would treat the genitive δικαιοσύνης (dikaiosunh") as an attributed genitive (see ExSyn 89-91).

[9:31]  ⁹ tn Grk “has not attained unto the law.”