Roma 15:8

15:8 For I tell you that Christ has become a servant of the circumcised ¹  on behalf of God’s truth to confirm the promises made to the fathers, ² 

Roma 9:11

9:11 even before they were born or had done anything good or bad (so that God’s purpose in election ³  would stand, not by works but by ⁴  his calling) ⁵  –

[15:8]  ¹ tn Grk “of the circumcision”; that is, the Jews.

[15:8]  ² tn Or “to the patriarchs.”

[9:11]  ³ tn Grk “God’s purpose according to election.”

[9:11]  ⁴ tn Or “not based on works but based on…”

[9:11]  ⁵ tn Grk “by the one who calls.”

[9:11]  sn The entire clause is something of a parenthetical remark.