Roma 1:20-21

1:20 For since the creation of the world his invisible attributes – his eternal power and divine nature – have been clearly seen, because they are understood through what has been made. So people ¹  are without excuse. 1:21 For although they knew God, they did not glorify him as God or give him thanks, but they became futile in their thoughts and their senseless hearts ²  were darkened.

Roma 8:17

8:17 And if children, then heirs (namely, heirs of God and also fellow heirs with Christ) ³  – if indeed we suffer with him so we may also be glorified with him.

Roma 15:13

15:13 Now may the God of hope fill you with all joy and peace as you believe in him, ⁴  so that you may abound in hope by the power of the Holy Spirit.

[1:20]  ¹ tn Grk “they”; the referent (people) has been specified in the translation for clarity.

[1:21]  ² tn Grk “heart.”

[8:17]  ³ tn Grk “on the one hand, heirs of God; on the other hand, fellow heirs with Christ.” Some prefer to render v. 17 as follows: “And if children, then heirs – that is, heirs of God. Also fellow heirs with Christ if indeed we suffer with him so we may also be glorified with him.” Such a translation suggests two distinct inheritances, one coming to all of God’s children, the other coming only to those who suffer with Christ. The difficulty of this view, however, is that it ignores the correlative conjunctions μέν…δέ (men…de, “on the one hand…on the other hand”): The construction strongly suggests that the inheritances cannot be separated since both explain “then heirs.” For this reason, the preferred translation puts this explanation in parentheses.

[15:13]  ⁴ tn Grk “in the believing” or “as [you] believe,” with the object “him” supplied from the context. The referent could be God (15:13a) or Christ (15:12).