Cross-Reference Analysis

Internal Romans cross-references requiring consistent rendering

• Romans 1:17 and 3:21-22: “righteousness of God” (katuwiran) must be rendered identically in both places; the argument of the letter depends on the reader recognizing the same concept reappearing.
• Romans 1:3-4 and 9:5: the Davidic-lineage and deity-of-Christ language in the letter’s opening must match its restatement in chapter 9, since both anchor the same messianic-promise argument.
• Romans 4 and Genesis 15:6 (Abraham credited righteousness): the imputed-righteousness vocabulary introduced in Romans 4 should visibly connect back to the Genesis narrative when that passage is cross-referenced, reinforcing that this is not a New Testament invention.
• Romans 8:15 and Galatians 4:6 (both use “Abba, Father”): the transliterated Abba should be preserved identically wherever the Aramaic term recurs across translated curriculum documents, not just within Romans.

External cross-references likely to appear in teaching notes

• Isaiah 53 (Suffering Servant) supports the messianic-promise doctrine in Romans 1:2-4; Filipino Bible citation Isaias 53 should be used consistently.
• Psalm 32 (blessedness of forgiven sin) is quoted in Romans 4:7-8; ensure the existing Filipino Psalm (Mga Awit) wording is reused rather than re-translated independently.
• Habakkuk 2:4 (“the righteous will live by faith”) is the thesis quotation of Romans 1:17; its Filipino Bible rendering must match exactly between Habakkuk and Romans citations.

Note on numbering

Filipino print Bibles use Arabic numerals for chapter and verse, matching the YouVersion reference system used across the whole pipeline, so no numeral-system conversion note is required.