Roma 1:16

The Power of the Gospel

1:16 For I am not ashamed of the gospel, for it is God’s power for salvation to everyone who believes, to the Jew first and also to the Greek. ¹ 

Roma 6:23

6:23 For the payoff ²  of sin is death, but the gift of God is eternal life in Christ Jesus our Lord.

[1:16]  ¹ sn Here the Greek refers to anyone who is not Jewish.

[6:23]  ² tn A figurative extension of ὀψώνιον (oywnion), which refers to a soldier’s pay or wages. Here it refers to the end result of an activity, seen as something one receives back in return. In this case the activity is sin, and the translation “payoff” captures this thought. See also L&N 89.42.