Roma 8:27

8:27 And he ¹  who searches our hearts knows the mind of the Spirit, because the Spirit ²  intercedes on behalf of the saints according to God’s will.

Roma 10:15

10:15 And how are they to preach unless they are sent? As it is written, “How timely ³  is the arrival ⁴  of those who proclaim the good news.” ⁵ 

Roma 11:8

11:8 as it is written,

“God gave them a spirit of stupor,

eyes that would not see and ears that would not hear,

to this very day.” ⁶ 

[8:27]  ¹ sn He refers to God here; Paul has not specifically identified him for the sake of rhetorical power (for by leaving the subject slightly ambiguous, he draws his audience into seeing God’s hand in places where he is not explicitly mentioned).

[8:27]  ² tn Grk “he,” or “it”; the referent (the Spirit) has been specified in the translation for clarity.

[10:15]  ³ tn The word in this context seems to mean “coming at the right or opportune time” (see BDAG 1103 s.v. ὡραῖος 1); it may also mean “beautiful, attractive, welcome.”

[10:15]  ⁴ tn Grk “the feet.” The metaphorical nuance of “beautiful feet” is that such represent timely news.

[10:15]  ⁵ sn A quotation from Isa 52:7; Nah 1:15.

[11:8]  ⁶ sn A quotation from Deut 29:4; Isa 29:10.