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4 1:13 The Greek word for brothers and sisters (adelphoi) refers here to believers, both men and women, as part of God’s family; also in 7:1,4; 8:12,29; 10:1; 11:25; 12:1; 15:14,30; 16:14,17.

f Ro 15:20

g 2Ti 1:8

h 1Co 1:18

i S Jn 3:15

j Ac 3:26; 13:46

k S Ac 13:46; Ro 2:9,10

l Ro 3:21; Php 3:9

m S Ro 9:30

n Hab 2:4; Gal 3:11; Heb 10:38

o Jn 3:36; Ro 5:9; Eph 5:6; Col 3:6; 1Th 1:10; Rev 19:15

5 1:17 Or is from faith to faith

6 1:17 Hab. 2:4

p Ac 14:17

q Ps 19:1-6

r Ro 2:1

s Ge 8:21; Jer 2:5; 17:9; Eph 4:17,18

t 1Co 1:20,27; 3:18,19

u Dt 4:16,17; Ps 106:20; Jer 2:11; Ac 17:29

v ver 26,28; Ps 81:12; Eph 4:19

w 1Pe 4:3

x Isa 44:20

y Jer 10:14; 13:25; 16:19,20

z Ro 9:5; 2Co 11:31

a S Ro 11:36

b ver 24,28

c Eph 4:19; 1Th 4:5

d Lev 18:22,23

e Lev 18:22; 20:13; 1Co 6:18

f ver 24,26

g 2Co 12:20; 1Ti 5:13; Jas 3:2; 3Jn 10

h 2Ti 3:2

i 2Ti 3:3

j S Ro 6:23

k Ps 50:18; Lk 11:48; Ac 8:1; 22:20

a Ro 1:20

b 2Sa 12:5-7; S Mt 7:1,2

c Ro 9:23; 11:33; Eph 1:7,18; 2:7; 3:8,16; Col 2:2

d Ro 11:22

e Ro 3:25

f Ex 34:6; Ro 9:22; 1Ti 1:16; 1Pe 3:20; 2Pe 3:15

g 2Pe 3:9

h Ps 110:5; Rev 6:17

i Jude 6

j Ps 62:12; S Mt 16:27

k ver 10

1 2:6 Psalm 62:12; Prov. 24:12

l 1Co 15:53,54; 2Ti 1:10

m S Mt 25:46

n 2Th 2:12

o Eze 22:31

p Ps 32:10

q ver 10; Ro 1:16

r ver 9; Ro 1:16

s S Ac 10:34

t Ro 3:19; 6:14; 1Co 9:20,21; Gal 4:21; 5:18; S Ro 7:4

z ver 23; Jer 8:8; Mic 3:11; Jn 5:45; Ro 9:4

a Mt 23:3,4

b Ac 19:37

c S ver 17

d Isa 52:5; Eze 36:22; 2Pe 2:2

e ver 13,27; Gal 5:3

2 2:24 Isaiah 52:5 (see Septuagint); Ezek. 36:20,22

f Jer 4:4; 9:25,26

g Ro 8:4

h S 1Co 7:19

i Mt 12:41,42

j Mt 3:9; Jn 8:39; Ro 9:6,7

3 2:27 Or who, by means of a

o Jn 5:44; 12:43; 1Co 4:5; 2Co 10:18; Gal 1:10; 1Th 2:4; 1Pe 3:4

a Ro 9:4,5

b Dt 4:8; Ps 147:19; Ac 7:38

1 3:4 Psalm 51:4

k ver 4

n ver 1

o ver 19,23; 1Ki 8:46; 2Ch 6:36; Ps 106:6; Ro 5:12; 11:32; Gal 3:22

p Ps 14:1-3; 53:1-3; Ecc 7:20

q Ps 5:9

2 3:12 Psalms 14:1-3; 53:1-3; Eccles. 7:20

r Ps 140:3

s Ps 10:7

3 3:13 Psalm 5:9

4 3:13 Psalm 140:3

5 3:14 Psalm 10:7 (see Septuagint)

t Isa 59:7,8

u Ps 36:1

6 3:17 Isaiah 59:7,8

v S Jn 10:34

7 3:18 Psalm 36:1

w S Ro 2:12

x Ps 63:11; 107:42; Eze 16:63

y ver 9

z Ac 13:39; Gal 2:16

a S Ro 4:15

b Isa 46:13; Jer 23:6; Ro 1:17; 9:30

c Ac 10:43; Ro 1:2

d Ro 1:17

e S Ro 9:30

f Gal 2:16; 3:22

g S Jn 3:15; Ro 4:11; 10:4

h Ro 10:12; Gal 3:28; Col 3:11

i S ver 9

8 3:22 Or through the faithfulness of

j S Ro 4:25

k Jn 1:14,16,17; Ro 4:16; 5:21; 6:14; 11:5; 2Co 12:9; Eph 2:8; 4:7; Titus 2:11; Heb 4:16

l Ps 130:7; 1Co 1:30; Gal 4:5; Eph 1:7,14; Col 1:14; Heb 9:12

m Ex 25:17; Lev 16:10; Ps 65:3; Heb 2:17; 9:28; 1Jn 4:10

n Ac 20:28; Ro 5:9; Eph 1:7; Heb 9:12,14; 13:12; 1Pe 1:19; Rev 1:5

o Ac 14:16; 17:30

9 3:25 The Greek for sacrifice of atonement refers to the atonement cover on the ark of the covenant (see Lev. 16:15,16).

p Ro 2:17,23; 4:2; 1Co 1:29-31; Eph 2:9

q ver 20,21; Ac 13:39; Gal 2:16; 3:11; Eph 2:9; Jas 2:20,24,26

r Ac 10:34,35; Ro 9:24; 10:12; 15:9; Gal 3:28

s Ro 4:11,12; Gal 3:8

a S Ro 8:31

b S Lk 3:8

c 1Co 1:31

d ver 5,9,22; Ge 15:6; Gal 3:6; Jas 2:23

e Ro 11:6

1 4:3 Gen. 15:6; also in verse 22

f ver 3,9,22; S Ro 9:30

g Ps 32:1,2; 103:12; 2Co 5:19

h Ro 3:30

2 4:8 Psalm 32:1,2

i S ver 3

j Ge 17:10,11

k ver 16,17; S Lk 3:8

l S Ro 3:22

m S Ac 13:32; Gal 3:16,29

n Ge 17:4-6

o S Ro 9:30

p Gal 3:18

q Ro 7:7-25; 1Co 15:56; 2Co 3:7; Gal 3:10; S Ro 7:12

r Ro 3:20; 5:13; 7:7

s S Ro 3:24

t Ro 15:8

u ver 11; S Lk 3:8; S Gal 3:16

v Ge 17:5

w S Jn 5:21

x Isa 48:13

y 1Co 1:28

z ver 17

3 4:17 Gen. 17:5

4 4:18 Gen. 15:5

f S Mt 9:8

g Ge 18:14; S Mt 19:26

h S ver 3

i Ps 102:18; Hab 2:2; Ro 15:4; 1Co 9:10; 10:11; 2Ti 3:16,17

j Ro 10:9; 1Pe 1:21

k S Ac 2:24

l Isa 53:5,6; Ro 5:6,8; 8:32; 2Co 5:21

m Isa 53:11; Ro 3:24; 5:1,9,16,18; 8:30; 1Co 6:11; 2Co 5:15

a S Ro 4:25

b S Ro 3:28

c S Lk 2:14

d ver 10

e Eph 2:18; 3:12

1 5:1 Many manuscripts let us

f 1Co 15:1

g S Heb 3:6

h S Mt 5:12

2 5:2 Or let us

i S Heb 10:36

3 5:3 Or let us

j Php 1:20; S Heb 3:6; 1Jn 3:2,3

k ver 8; Jn 3:16; Ro 8:39

l Ac 2:33; 10:45; Titus 3:5,6

m Mk 1:15; Gal 4:4; Eph 1:10

n ver 8,10

o Ro 4:25

p Jn 3:16; 15:13; 1Pe 3:18; 1Jn 3:16; 4:10

q S Ro 4:25

r S Ro 3:25

s S Ro 1:18

t Ro 11:28; Col 1:21

u ver 11; Ro 11:15; 2Co 5:18,19; Col 1:20,22

v Ro 8:34; Heb 7:25

w S ver 10

x ver 15,16,17; Ge 3:1-7; 1Co 15:21,22

y ver 14,18; Ge 2:17; 3:19; S Ro 6:23

z S Ro 3:9

a S Ro 4:15

d ver 12,18,19

f S ver 12

h S ver 12

i S Ro 4:25

j Isa 53:11

k ver 12

l S Ro 3:9

m S Php 2:8

n Ro 3:20; 7:7,8; Gal 3:19

o Ro 6:1; 1Ti 1:13,14

p ver 12,14; S Ro 6:16

q S Ro 3:24

r S Mt 25:46

a S Ro 8:31

b ver 15; Ro 3:5,8

c S ver 6; ver 10,11; S ver 18; Ro 8:13; Col 3:3,5; 1Pe 2:24

d S Mt 28:19

e S ver 6

f S Ac 2:24

g Ro 7:6; S 2Co 5:17; Eph 4:22-24; Col 3:10

h ver 4,8; Ro 8:11; 2Co 4:10; Eph 2:6; Php 3:10,11; Col 2:12; 3:1; 2Ti 2:11

i S Gal 5:24; Eph 4:22; Col 3:9

j S ver 2; ver 3-8; 2Co 4:10; Gal 2:20; 5:24; 6:14; Php 3:10; Col 2:12,20; 3:3

k Ro 7:24

l S ver 16

m S ver 18

1 6:6 Or be rendered powerless

n S ver 5

o ver 4; S Ac 2:24

p Rev 1:18

q S ver 2

r S Heb 7:27

s S ver 2

t ver 16

u ver 16,19; Ro 7:5

v Ro 12:1; 2Co 5:14,15; 1Pe 2:24

w S ver 16

x S Ro 2:12

y S Ro 3:24

z ver 1,14

a 2Pe 2:19

b ver 6,12,14,17,20; Ge 4:7; Ps 51:5; 119:133; Jn 8:34; Ro 5:21; 7:14,23,25; 8:2; 2Pe 2:19

c S ver 23

d Ro 1:8; S 2Co 2:14

e S ver 16

f 2Ti 1:13

g S ver 2; ver 7,22; Ro 8:2; 1Pe 4:1; S ver 16

h S ver 22

i Ro 3:5; Gal 3:15

j S ver 13; S ver 22

k S ver 16

l ver 16

m S ver 23

n S ver 18

o ver 18,19; Ro 7:25; 1Co 7:22; Eph 6:6; 1Pe 2:16

p S Mt 25:46

q ver 16,21; Ge 2:17; Pr 10:16; Eze 18:4; Ro 1:32; S 5:12; 7:5,13; 8:6,13; Gal 6:7,8; Jas 1:15

r S Mt 25:46

2 6:23 Or through

a S Ac 1:16; S 22:5; Ro 1:13; 1Co 1:10; 5:11; 6:6; 14:20,26; Gal 3:15; 6:18

b 1Co 7:39

c S Lk 16:18

d ver 6; S Ro 6:6; 8:2; Gal 2:19; 3:23-25; 4:31; 5:1

g S Gal 5:24

j S Ro 6:23

k S ver 4

1 7:5 In contexts like this, the Greek word for flesh (sarx) refers to the sinful state of human beings, often presented as a power in opposition to the Spirit.

l Ro 2:29; 2Co 3:6

m S Ro 8:31

n S ver 12

o S Ro 4:15

p Ex 20:17; Dt 5:21

q ver 11

2 7:7 Exodus 20:17; Deut. 5:21

r S Ro 4:15

s Lev 18:5; Lk 10:26-28; S Ro 10:5; Gal 3:12

t ver 8

u Ge 3:13

v ver 7,13,14,16; Ro 8:4; Gal 3:21; 1Ti 1:8; S Ro 4:15

w S ver 12

x S Ro 6:23

y 1Co 3:1

z 1Ki 21:20,25; 2Ki 17:17

a S Ro 6:16

b ver 19; Gal 5:17

c S ver 12

d ver 20

e ver 25; S Gal 5:24

f ver 15

3 7:18 Or my flesh

g ver 17

h ver 23,25

i Eph 3:16

j Ps 1:2; 40:8

k Gal 5:17; Jas 4:1; 1Pe 2:11

l S Ro 6:16

m Ro 6:6; 8:2

n S 2Co 2:14

o S Ro 6:22

p S Ro 6:16

4 7:25 Or in the flesh

a ver 34

b ver 39; S Ro 16:3

c Ro 7:25

d 1Co 15:45

e Jn 8:32,36; S Ro 6:18

f S Ro 6:16; S 7:4

g Heb 7:18; 10:1-4

1 8:2 The Greek is singular; some manuscripts me

h Ro 7:18,19; S Gal 5:24

i S Php 2:7

j Heb 2:14,17

k Ro 2:26

2 8:3 In contexts like this, the Greek word for flesh (sarx) refers to the sinful state of human beings, often presented as a power in opposition to the Spirit; also in verses 4-13.

3 8:3 Or flesh, for sin

l S Gal 5:16

m Gal 5:19-21

n Gal 5:22-25

o S Ro 6:23

p ver 13; Gal 6:8

q Jas 4:4

r S Gal 5:24

s S Gal 5:24

t ver 11; 1Co 6:19; 2Ti 1:14

u Jn 14:17; S Ac 16:7; 1Jn 4:13

v ver 9; Ex 29:45; Jn 14:20,23; 2Co 13:5; Gal 2:20; Eph 3:17; Col 1:27; Rev 3:20

w S Ac 2:24

4 8:10 Or you, your body is dead because of sin, yet your spirit is alive

x Jn 5:21; S Ro 6:5

y ver 4; S Gal 5:24

5 8:11 Some manuscripts bodies through

z S Ro 6:23

a S Ro 6:2

b ver 6; Gal 6:8

c S Gal 5:18

d ver 19; Hos 1:10; Mal 3:17; Mt 5:9; S Jn 1:12; Gal 3:26; 4:5; Eph 1:5; Rev 21:7

e S Jn 20:22

f S 2Ti 1:7

g Mk 14:36; Gal 4:5,6

h 2Co 1:22; Eph 1:13

6 8:15 The Greek word for adoption to sonship is a term referring to the full legal standing of an adopted male heir in Roman culture; also in verse 23.

7 8:15 Aramaic for father

i S ver 14; S Jn 1:12

j S Ac 20:32; Gal 3:29; 4:7; Eph 3:6; Titus 3:7

k S 2Co 1:5

l 2Ti 2:12; 1Pe 4:13

m 2Co 4:17; 1Pe 4:13; 5:1

n S ver 14

o Ge 3:17-19; 5:29

p Ac 3:21; 2Pe 3:13; Rev 21:1

q S Jn 1:12

r Jer 12:4

8 8:20,21 Or subjected it in hope. 21For

s S 2Co 5:5

t 2Co 5:2,4

u ver 19; Gal 5:5

v ver 11; Php 3:21

w 1Th 5:8; Titus 3:7

x S 2Co 4:18

y Ps 37:7

z ver 15,16

a Eph 6:18

b S Rev 2:23

c S ver 34

d Ge 50:20; Isa 38:17; Jer 29:11

e ver 30; Ro 11:29; 1Co 1:9; Gal 1:6,15; Eph 4:1,4; 1Th 2:12; 2Ti 1:9; Heb 9:15; 1Pe 2:9; 2Pe 1:10

f Eph 1:11; 3:11; Heb 6:17

g Ro 11:2; 1Pe 1:2

9 8:28 Or that all things work together for good to those who love God, who; or that in all things God works together with those who love him to bring about what is good—with those who

h Eph 1:5,11

i 1Co 15:49; 2Co 3:18; Php 3:21; 1Jn 3:2

j S Col 1:18

k Eph 1:5,11

l S ver 28

m S Ro 4:25

n Ro 9:23

o Ro 4:1; 6:1; 7:7; 9:14,30

p Ex 3:12; Isa 41:10; Hag 1:13

q Ps 56:9; 118:6; Isa 8:10; Jer 20:11; Heb 13:6

r Ge 22:13; Mal 3:17; Jn 3:16; Ro 5:8

s Isa 50:8,9

t ver 1

u Ro 5:6-8

v S Ac 2:24

w S Mk 16:19

x ver 27; Job 16:20; Isa 53:12; Heb 7:25; 9:24; 1Jn 2:1

y ver 37-39

z 1Co 4:11; 2Co 11:26,27

a Ps 44:22; 1Co 4:9; 15:30,31; 2Co 4:11; 6:9; 11:23

b 1Co 15:57

10 8:36 Psalm 44:22

c Ro 5:8; Gal 2:20; Eph 5:2; Rev 1:5; 3:9

d 1Co 3:22

e Eph 1:21; Col 1:16; 1Pe 3:22

f S Ro 5:8

11 8:38 Or nor heavenly rulers

g ver 1; S Ro 16:3

a Ps 15:2; 2Co 11:10; Gal 1:20; 1Ti 2:7

b S Ro 1:9

c Ex 32:32

d 1Co 12:3; 16:22

e S Ac 22:5

f Ro 11:14

g ver 6

h Ex 4:22; 6:7; Dt 7:6

i Heb 9:5

j Ge 17:2; Dt 4:13; Ac 3:25; Eph 2:12

k Ps 147:19

l Heb 9:1

m S Ac 13:32; S Gal 3:16

r S Heb 4:12

1 9:5 Or Messiah, who is over all. God be forever praised! Or Messiah. God who is over all be forever praised!

s Ro 2:28,29; Gal 6:16

t Ge 21:12; Heb 11:18

u S Ro 8:14

2 9:7 Gen. 21:12

v S Gal 3:16

w Ge 18:10,14

x Ge 25:21

3 9:9 Gen. 18:10,14

y ver 16

z Ro 8:28

a Ge 25:23

b Mal 1:2,3

4 9:12 Gen. 25:23

c S Ro 8:31

5 9:13 Mal. 1:2,3

d 2Ch 19:7

e Ex 33:19

f Eph 2:8; Titus 3:5

6 9:15 Exodus 33:19

g Ex 9:16; 14:4; Ps 76:10

h Ex 4:21; 7:3; 14:4,17; Dt 2:30; Jos 11:20; Ro 11:25

7 9:17 Exodus 9:16

i Ro 11:19; 1Co 15:35; Jas 2:18

j Ro 3:7

k 2Sa 16:10; 2Ch 20:6; Da 4:35

l Job 1:22; 9:12; 40:2

m Isa 64:8; Jer 18:6

n Isa 29:16; 45:9; 10:15

o 2Ti 2:20

8 9:20 Isaiah 29:16; 45:9

p S Ro 2:4

q Pr 16:4

r S Ro 2:4

s Ro 8:30

t S Ro 8:28

u S Ro 3:29

v Hos 2:23; 1Pe 2:10

w Hos 1:10; S Mt 16:16; S Ro 8:14

9 9:25 Hosea 2:23

x Ge 22:17; Hos 1:10

10 9:26 Hosea 1:10

y 2Ki 19:4; Jer 44:14; 50:20; Joel 2:32; Ro 11:5

z Isa 10:22,23

a Jas 5:4

11 9:28 Isaiah 10:22,23 (see Septuagint)

b Isa 1:9; Ge 19:24-29; Dt 29:23; Isa 13:19; Jer 50:40

c S Ro 8:31

12 9:29 Isaiah 1:9

d Ro 1:17; 3:22; 4:5,13; 10:6; Gal 2:16; Php 3:9; Heb 11:7

e Dt 6:25; Isa 51:1; Ro 10:2,3; 11:7

f Gal 5:4

g 1Pe 2:8

h Isa 8:14; 28:16; Ro 10:11; 1Pe 2:6,8

13 9:33 Isaiah 8:14; 28:16

a Ps 20:4

b S Ac 21:20

c Ro 1:17; S 9:31

d Gal 3:24; Ro 7:1-4

e S Ro 3:22

f Lev 18:5; Dt 4:1; 6:24; Ne 9:29; Pr 19:16; Isa 55:3; Eze 20:11,13,21; S Ro 7:10

g S Ro 9:30

1 10:5 Lev. 18:5

h Dt 30:12

i Dt 30:13

2 10:6 Deut. 30:12

j S Ac 2:24

k Dt 30:14

3 10:7 Deut. 30:13

l Mt 10:32

4 10:8 Deut. 30:14

m S Jn 13:13

n S Jn 3:15

o S Ac 2:24

p S Ro 11:14

q Isa 28:16; Ro 9:33

r S Ro 3:22,29

5 10:11 Isaiah 28:16 (see Septuagint)

s S Mt 28:18

t S Ac 2:21

u Joel 2:32

6 10:13 Joel 2:32

v Isa 52:7; Na 1:15

w Heb 4:2

7 10:15 Isaiah 52:7

x Isa 53:1; Jn 12:38

y Gal 3:2,5

8 10:16 Isaiah 53:1

z Col 3:16

a Ps 19:4; S Mt 24:14; Ro 1:8; Col 1:6,23; 1Th 1:8

b Ro 11:11,14

9 10:18 Psalm 19:4

c Dt 32:21

d Isa 65:1; Ro 9:30

10 10:19 Deut. 32:21

e Isa 65:2; Jer 35:17

11 10:20 Isaiah 65:1

12 10:21 Isaiah 65:2

a Lev 26:44; 1Sa 12:22; Ps 94:14; Jer 31:37; 33:24-26

b 2Co 11:22

c Php 3:5

d S ver 1

e S Ro 8:29

f 1Ki 19:10,14

g 1Ki 19:18

1 11:3 1 Kings 19:10,14

h S Ro 9:27

2 11:4 1 Kings 19:18

i S Ro 3:24

l ver 25; S Ro 9:18

3 11:8 Deut. 29:4; Isaiah 29:10

o ver 8

p Ps 69:22,23

q ver 1

4 11:10 Psalm 69:22,23

r S Ac 13:46

s ver 14; Ro 10:19

t ver 25

u S Ac 9:15

v ver 11; Ro 10:19; 1Co 10:33; 1Th 2:16

w S Mt 1:21; S Lk 2:11; S Jn 3:17; Ac 4:12; 16:31; 1Co 1:21; 1Ti 2:4; Titus 3:5

x S Ro 5:10

y Lk 15:24,32

z Lev 23:10,17; Nu 15:18-21

a Jer 11:16; Jn 15:2

b Ac 2:39; Eph 2:11-13

c Jn 4:22

d 1Co 10:12; 2Co 1:24

e 1Ti 6:17

f 1Pe 1:17

g Ro 2:4

h 1Co 15:2; Col 1:23; Heb 3:6

i Jn 15:2

j 2Co 3:16

k Jer 11:16

l Ro 1:13; 1Co 10:1; 12:1; 2Co 1:8; 1Th 4:13

m S Ro 16:25

n Ro 12:16

o ver 7; S Ro 9:18

p Lk 21:24

q Isa 45:17; Jer 31:34

r Isa 59:20,21; 27:9; Heb 8:10,12

5 11:26 Or and so

s Ro 5:10

6 11:27 Or will be

7 11:27 Isaiah 59:20,21; 27:9 (see Septuagint); Jer. 31:33,34

t Dt 7:8; 10:15; Ro 9:5

u S Ro 8:28

v S Heb 7:21

w S Eph 2:2

x S Ro 3:9

8 11:31 Some manuscripts do not have now.

y S Ro 2:4

z Ps 92:5; Eph 3:10; Col 2:3

a Job 5:9; 11:7; Ps 139:6; Ecc 8:17; Isa 40:28

b Isa 40:13,14; Job 15:8; 36:22; Jer 23:18; 1Co 2:16

9 11:33 Or riches and the wisdom and the

c Job 41:11; 35:7

10 11:34 Isaiah 40:13

d 1Co 8:6; 11:12; Col 1:16; Heb 2:10

11 11:35 Job 41:11

e Ro 16:27; Eph 3:21; 1Ti 1:17; 1Pe 5:11; Jude 25; Rev 5:13; 7:12

a Eph 4:1; 1Pe 2:11

b Ro 6:13,16,19; 1Co 6:20; 1Pe 2:5

c 1Pe 1:14

d 1Co 1:20; 2Co 10:2; 1Jn 2:15

e Eph 4:23

f S Eph 5:17

g S 1Ti 5:4

h Ro 15:15; 1Co 15:10; Gal 2:9; Eph 3:7; 4:7; 1Pe 4:10,11

i 1Co 12:12-14; Eph 4:16

j 1Co 6:15; 10:17; 12:12,20,27; Eph 2:16; 4:4,25; 5:30; Col 3:15

k 1Co 7:7; 12:4,8-10

l S Eph 4:11

m 1Pe 4:10,11

n S Eph 4:11

1 12:6 Or the

o Ac 11:23; 13:15; 15:32

p 2Co 8:2; 9:5-13

q 2Co 6:6; 1Ti 1:5

2 12:8 Or to provide for others

r Ps 97:10; Am 5:15; 1Th 5:21,22

s Ps 133:1; 1Th 4:9; Heb 13:1; 1Pe 1:22

x S Lk 18:1

y S Ac 24:17

z 2Ki 4:10; Job 31:32; 1Ti 3:2; 5:10; Heb 13:2; 1Pe 4:9

a S Mt 5:44

b Job 30:25

c S Ro 15:5

d ver 3; Ps 131:1; Isa 5:21; Jer 45:5; Ro 11:25

e ver 19; Pr 20:22; 24:29

3 12:16 Or willing to do menial work

f 2Co 8:21

g S Mk 9:50; S Ro 14:19

h ver 17; Lev 19:18; Pr 20:22; 24:29

i Dt 32:35; Ge 50:19; 1Sa 26:10; Ps 94:1; Jer 51:36

j Pr 25:21,22; Ex 23:4; Mt 5:44; Lk 6:27

4 12:19 Deut. 32:35

5 12:20 Prov. 25:21,22

a Titus 3:1; 1Pe 2:13,14

b Da 2:21; 4:17; Jn 19:11

h Mt 17:25; 22:17,21; Lk 23:2

i ver 10; S Mt 5:43; Jn 13:34; Col 3:14

j Ex 20:13-15,17; Dt 5:17-19,21

k Mt 7:12

l Lev 19:18; S Mt 5:43

m S ver 8; ver 9

1 13:9 Exodus 20:13-15,17; Deut. 5:17-19,21

2 13:9 Lev. 19:18

n 1Co 7:29-31; 10:11; Jas 5:8; 1Pe 4:7; 1Jn 2:18; Rev 22:10

o Eph 5:14; 1Th 5:5,6

p Heb 10:25; 1Jn 2:8

q Eph 5:11

r Eph 6:11,13; 1Th 5:8

s S Eph 5:18

t Lk 21:34; Gal 5:20,21; Eph 5:18; 1Pe 4:3

u Gal 3:27; Eph 4:24; Col 3:10,12

v S Gal 5:24

3 13:14 In contexts like this, the Greek word for flesh (sarx) refers to the sinful state of human beings, often presented as a power in opposition to the Spirit.

a Ro 15:1; 1Co 8:9-12; 9:22

b ver 14

c ver 10; Lk 18:9

d ver 10,13; Col 2:16

e S Mt 7:1

f Gal 4:10; Col 2:16

g S Mt 14:19; 1Co 10:30,31; 1Ti 4:3,4

h 2Co 5:15; Gal 2:20

i Php 1:20

j Rev 1:18; 2:8

k S Ac 10:42; 2Co 5:15

l ver 3; S Mt 7:1

m S 2Co 5:10

n Isa 49:18

1 14:10 The Greek word for brother or sister (adelphos) refers here to a believer, whether man or woman, as part of God’s family; also in verses 13,15 and 21.

o Isa 45:23; Php 2:10,11

p Mt 12:36; 1Pe 4:5

2 14:11 Isaiah 45:23

q ver 1; S Mt 7:1

r S 2Co 6:3

s ver 20; S Ac 10:15

v ver 20; 1Co 8:11

a Lk 2:52; Ac 24:16; 2Co 8:21

b Ps 34:14; Ro 12:18; 1Co 7:15; 2Ti 2:22; Heb 12:14

c Ro 15:2; 1Co 14:3-5,12,17,26; 2Co 12:19; Eph 4:12,29

d ver 15

e ver 14; S Ac 10:15

f ver 13; 1Co 8:9-12

g S Mt 5:29

h 1Jn 3:21

i ver 5

3 14:23 Some manuscripts place 16:25-27 here; others after 15:33.

a Ro 14:1; 1Th 5:14

b S 1Co 10:24

c S Ro 14:19

d 2Co 8:9

e Ps 69:9

f S Ro 4:23,24

1 15:3 Psalm 69:9

g Ro 12:16; 1Co 1:10; 2Co 13:11; Eph 4:3; Php 2:2; Col 3:14; 1Pe 3:8

h Ps 34:3

i Rev 1:6

j Ro 14:1

k Mt 15:24; Ac 3:25,26

l 2Co 1:20

m S Ro 3:29

2 15:8 Greek circumcision

n S Mt 9:8

o 2Sa 22:50; Ps 18:49

p Dt 32:43; Isa 66:10

3 15:9 2 Samuel 22:50; Psalm 18:49

q Ps 117:1

4 15:10 Deut. 32:43

r S Rev 5:5

5 15:11 Psalm 117:1

s Isa 11:10; Mt 12:21

t Ro 14:17

6 15:12 Isaiah 11:10 (see Septuagint)

u ver 19; 1Co 2:4; 4:20; 1Th 1:5

v Eph 5:9

w S 2Co 8:7; 2Pe 1:12

x S Ro 12:3

y S Ac 9:15

z ver 19; S Ro 1:1

a Isa 66:20

b Php 3:3

c Heb 2:17

d Ac 15:12; 21:19; Ro 1:5

e Ro 16:26

f S Jn 4:48; Ac 19:11

g S ver 13

i S 2Co 2:12

7 15:21 Isaiah 52:15 (see Septuagint)

n Ac 19:21; Ro 1:10,11

o ver 28

p 1Co 16:6; Titus 3:13

q S Ac 19:21

r S Ac 24:17

s S Ac 9:13

t S Ac 16:9

u S Ac 18:12

v S Ac 24:17

x ver 24

b 2Co 1:10; 2Th 3:2; 2Ti 3:11; 2Pe 2:9

c ver 25; S Ac 24:17

d S Ac 9:13

e Ro 1:10,13

f S Ac 18:21

g 1Co 16:18; Phm 7

h Ro 16:20; 2Co 13:11; Php 4:9; 1Th 5:23; 2Th 3:16; Heb 13:20

a S 2Co 3:1

b Ac 18:18

c Php 2:29

1 16:1 Or servant

2 16:1 The word deacon refers here to a Christian designated to serve with the overseers/elders of the church in a variety of ways; similarly in Phil. 1:1 and 1 Tim. 3:8,12.

d S Ac 9:13

e S Ac 18:2

f S Php 2:25

g ver 7,9,10; Ro 8:1,39; 1Co 1:30; 2Co 5:17; Gal 1:22; 5:6; Eph 1:13