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Paul's letter to the church in Rome.
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What is the meaning of "heap burning coals on his head"?
Paul, in his letter to the Romans, in a longer passage entreating his readers to love one another, quotes from Proverbs 25:21-22:
Romans 12:20 NIV
On the contrary: "If your enemy is hungry, feed ...
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What would be a good translation of 'poiēma'?
Two verses use the Greek ποίημα (G4161):
For since the creation of the world His invisible attributes, His eternal power and divine nature, have been clearly seen, being understood through what has ...
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Is it true that Luther intentionally mistranslated Romans 3:28?
I recently listened to Dr. Scott Hahn's conversion testimony. One thing that really jumped out at me was that Dr. Hahn stated that Luther purposely inserted the German word "allein" (alone) into ...
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Was Jesus raised 'for our justification' or 'because of' it?
In the NASB, Romans 4:25 (emphasis mine) reads:
He who was delivered over because of our transgressions, and was
raised because of our justification.
However, in the ESV (emphasis mine) it reads:...
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What is the correct sentence structure for Romans 12:6?
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If you read Romans 12:6 (part of a very popular passage about "spiritual gifts") from the NASB or any similar translation, you may notice something odd: a good chunk of the verse is not ...
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Are all these verbs in Rom. 8:29-30 in aorist?
Are all the high-lightened verbs in the passage below in aorist?
For whom he did foreknow, he also did predestinate [to be] conformed
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How should the prepositions in Romans 11:36 be translated?
Romans 11:36 has four propositions that provide a neat parallel structure:
ὅτι ἐξ αὐτοῦ καὶ δι’ αὐτοῦ καὶ εἰς αὐτὸν τὰ πάντα· αὐτῷ ἡ δόξα εἰς τοὺς αἰῶνας, ἀμήν.
The ESV translation is fairly ...
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Why did Paul collect and deliver an offering for the Church in Jerusalem?
Paul's collection for the Jerusalem church occupies significant portions of his letters (1 Cor 16:1–4; 2 Cor 8:1–9:15; Rom 15:14–32). It is so important to Paul he is willing to face hostility (...
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Was Jesus unaware of Joel 2:32?
Matthew records Jesus saying:
Not everyone who says to me, ‘Lord, Lord,’ will enter the kingdom of heaven, but the one who does the will of my Father who is in heaven. On that day many will say to ...
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Romans 8:11 - present or future?
Romans 8:11 appears in the following context:
9 However, you are not in the flesh but in the Spirit, if indeed the Spirit of God dwells in you. But if anyone does not have the Spirit of Christ, he ...
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What does "likewise" connect to in Romans 8:26?
I'm trying to understand what the "likewise" is referring to in Romans 8:26. Here is some surrounding context (ESV):
For we know that the whole creation has been groaning together in the pains of ...
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Upon whom do we call? Reconciling OT & NT
This question was spurred on by my interaction with another related question on BHSE
It appears as though two different names being called upon for Salvation; yet, there is only one whereby we may ...
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What does "freedom of the glory of the children of God" mean (Romans 8:21)?
In Romans 8:21 we read in the ESV:
that the creation itself will be set free from its bondage to corruption and obtain the freedom of the glory of the children of God.
I could make sense of "......
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Will glory be revealed "in us" or "to us" in Romans 8:18?
Here's Romans 8:18 in ESV:
For I consider that the sufferings of this present time are not worth comparing with the glory that is to be revealed to us.
and here is Romans 8:18 in NKJV:
For I ...
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Romans 16:7 : "fellowprisoners" in the book of Romans?!
According to Wikipedia, scientists are unanimous about Romans being written before Paul's imprisonment. But I just came across Romans 16:7:
Salute Andronicus and Junia, my kinsmen, and my ...
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Is the NLT's version of Romans 13:7 a valid interpretation?
Romans 13:7 (ESV)
7 Pay to all what is owed to them: taxes to whom taxes are owed, revenue to whom revenue is owed, respect to whom respect is owed, honor to whom honor is owed.
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Does Romans 13:8 include a prohibition of taking loans?
Owe no one anything, except to love each other, for the one who loves another has fulfilled the law. —Romans 13:8 (ESV)
The most immediately obvious exegesis of this verse would be to take it to be ...
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Who were the "poor among the saints" in Jerusalem?
Near the end of Romans there are details about financial relationships between churches. It's never really occurred to me to read it as anything but the face value in English:
Romans 15:25-26 (ESV)
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In Romans 6:7, why is δεδικαίωται translated "freed" in many English versions?
Romans 6:7 invariably discusses a believer's freedom from sin in most English translations:
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(For someone who has died has been freed from sin.)
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because anyone who has died has ...
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Does Paul see baptism as symbolic or as instrumental?
In Romans, Paul makes an argument that we are justified because one man (Jesus) died for all. Then he introduces this rhetorical question:
What shall we say then? Are we to continue in sin that ...
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Could ἀρχαὶ in Romans 8:38 be 'the past' rather than 'ruler' or similar
All translations seem to render ἀρχαὶ in Romans 8:38-39 as 'ruler' or something similar, for example:
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38For I am sure that neither death nor life, nor angels nor rulers, nor things present ...
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Is the usual translation of "ηὐχόμην" as "I could wish" justified in Romans 9:3?
In the early part of Romans 9, Paul speaks fervently of his hope and anguish concerning his fellow-countrymen, even contemplating losing his own salvation if it could gain theirs:
1I am speaking ...
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What does the term "principalities and powers" mean?
In some translations, I see the term "principalities and powers." To what does this refer?
This will not be exhaustive, but for example, consider the KJV's translation of Romans 8:38-39:
For I am ...
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According to Romans 5, is death caused by individual sin, or Adam's sin?
In Romans 5, Paul says:
Romans 5:12 (ESV)
12 Therefore, just as sin came into the world through one man, and death through sin, and so death spread to all men because all sinned—
Which ...
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Pros and Cons of Barth's Commentary on Romans
What are the merits/problems with Karl Barth's commentary on Romans?
How much does he treat the details of the Greek?
What is his overall hermeneutic of the book? (Please steer away from explaining ...
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What is indicated by "δοξάζω" being in the aorist in Romans 8:30?
Every verb in Romans 8:30 is in the aorist:
οὓς δὲ προώρισεν, τούτους καὶ ἐκάλεσεν·
καὶ οὓς ἐκάλεσεν, τούτους καὶ ἐδικαίωσεν·
οὓς δὲ ἐδικαίωσεν, τούτους καὶ ἐδόξασεν.
Those whom he ...
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What is the textual evidence for defining "μισέω" as "reject"?
I have heard that μισέω does not necessarily mean hate in the sense of a wrathful detestation, but can also have a judicial sense, i.e. reject. A classic example where this meaning would be applied is ...
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How should ἱλαστήριον (hilasterion) be translated in Romans 3:25?
The word ἱλαστήριον (hilasterion) is often translated in Romans 3:25 as "propitiation," "atonement," or "sacrifice [of atonement]" in Western conservative biblical translations. In Hebrews 9:5 it is ...
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Does Paul refer to his past or present evil/sin in Romans 7
In Romans 7:19, Paul says this:
For I do not do the good I want, but the evil I do not want is what I keep on doing. ESV
Is Paul talking about "doing evil" in his present, converted state, or in ...
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Does Paul allude to the context of Psalm 19:4 in Romans 10:18?
In Romans 10:17, Paul says that hearing comes through the word of Christ. Then in verse 18, he quotes the Psalmist in response to the question, "But I ask, have they [the Israelites] not heard?"
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How is Romans 10:17 a consequence of 10:16?
I'm having trouble understanding the flow of the argument in Romans 10:16-18. It seems to say that because Israel did not accept the good news (10:16), therefore faith comes from hearing the message (...
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In Romans 2:4, is καταφρονέω more properly translated as 'presume' or 'despise'?
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In Romans 2:4, is καταφρονέω more properly translated into English as 'presume' or 'despise'?
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This is a key point that Paul is making, but since 'presume' and 'despise' are two ...
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Which Hermeneutical schema support individual portions of texts taken out of order?
The "Roman Road" is a common evangelistic tool that features quoting 5 passages from Romans out of textual order (3:23, 6:23, 5:8, 10:13, 10:9-10.)
This has been rejected by some because of the small ...
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How does Paul answer the charge that God is not just?
Soldarnal asked a question about what charge Paul is defending God against in Romans 9:14. Assuming the charge is that God is unjust because chooses to love some and hate others on the basis of His ...
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What specific charge is brought against God in Romans 9:14?
In Romans 9:14, Paul asks the question, "What then shall we say? Is God unjust?" He replies, of course, "Not at all!" And then seemingly he goes on to give a reason for why God is not unjust. However, ...
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Question about translation of Romans 4:9
In church this morning, I stumbled across Romans 4:9 in my bilingual English/Spanish NIV/NVI Bible, and was puzzled by the Spanish translation of this verse.1 (Emphasis added for sake of comparison)
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Was the gospel mystery "secret" or "revealed through the prophets"?
In the doxology of Romans, Paul writes:
Now to him who is able to strengthen you according to my gospel and
the preaching of Jesus Christ, according to the revelation of the
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What does "more than conquerors" mean in Romans 8:37?
Romans 8:37 (NIV) says, "No, in all these things we are more than conquerors through him who loved us."
All these things refers to trials, whether persecutions, or famine, or death. Against these ...
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What does the living sacrifice mean in Romans 12:1?
This passage is a bit vague at first glance:
Romans 12:1 (NIV)
Therefore, I urge you, brothers and sisters, in view of God’s mercy, to offer your bodies as a living sacrifice, holy and pleasing ...
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Is the phrase "sin shall no longer be your master" in Romans 6:14 a command?
Paul in his letter to the Romans writes in 6:12-13:
Therefore do not let sin reign in your mortal body so that you obey its evil desires. Do not offer any part of yourself to sin as an instrument ...
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Are Andronicus and Junia(s) apostles?
Two of our most literal English translations render Romans 16:7 in remarkably different ways:
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Greet Andronicus and Junias, my kinsmen and my fellow prisoners, who are outstanding among the ...
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Who subjected the creation to futility in Rom. 8:20-21?
Paul says that creation was subjected to futility in Romans 8:20-21 ESV:
For the creation was subjected to futility, not willingly, but because of him who subjected it, in hope that the creation ...
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What does "justify" (δικαιόω) mean in James 2:24, Romans 3:28?
James 2:24 says:
You see that a man is justified by works and not by faith alone.
Romans 3:28 says:
For we maintain that a man is justified by faith apart from works of the Law.
What are the ...
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Translation of "abba" (Αββα, אבא)
What is the best English translation of abba (Greek: Αββα, Aramaic: אבא) such as in Romans 8:15? What are its senses in the original languages, and are those best captured by father, dad, daddy, or ...
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What is the sense of περἰ in Romans 8:3?
Romans 8:3 says the following
καἰ περἰ ἁμαρτἰας (and for sin)
Many translations suggest as an offering for sin as an alternate translation. I can see how περί can mean in place of, but is as an ...
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