Roma 6:17

6:17 But thanks be to God that though you were slaves to sin, you obeyed ¹  from the heart that pattern ²  of teaching you were entrusted to,

Roma 9:20

9:20 But who indeed are you – a mere human being ³  – to talk back to God? ⁴  Does what is molded say to the molder, “Why have you made me like this?” ⁵ 

[6:17]  ¹ tn Grk “you were slaves of sin but you obeyed.”

[6:17]  ² tn Or “type, form.”

[9:20]  ³ tn Grk “O man.”

[9:20]  ⁴ tn Grk “On the contrary, O man, who are you to talk back to God?”

[9:20]  ⁵ sn A quotation from Isa 29:16; 45:9.