Roma 7:25

7:25 Thanks be ¹  to God through Jesus Christ our Lord! So then, ²  I myself serve the law of God with my mind, but ³  with my flesh I serve ⁴  the law of sin.

Roma 9:3

9:3 For I could wish ⁵  that I myself were accursed – cut off from Christ – for the sake of my people, ⁶  my fellow countrymen, ⁷ 

Roma 15:24

15:24 when I go to Spain. For I hope to visit you when I pass through and that you will help me ⁸  on my journey there, after I have enjoyed your company for a while.

[7:25]  ¹ tc ‡ Most mss (א* A 1739 1881 Ï sy) read “I give thanks to God” rather than “Now thanks be to God” (א¹ [B] Ψ 33 81 104 365 1506 pc), the reading of NA²⁷. The reading with the verb (εὐχαριστῶ τῷ θεῷ, eucaristw tw qew) possibly arose from a transcriptional error in which several letters were doubled (TCGNT 455). The conjunction δέ (de, “now”) is included in some mss as well (א¹ Ψ 33 81 104 365 1506 pc), but it should probably not be considered original. The ms support for the omission of δέ is both excellent and widespread (א* A B D 1739 1881 Ï lat sy), and its addition can be explained as an insertion to smooth out the transition between v. 24 and 25.

[7:25]  ² tn There is a double connective here that cannot be easily preserved in English: “consequently therefore,” emphasizing the conclusion of what he has been arguing.

[7:25]  ³ tn Greek emphasizes the contrast between these two clauses more than can be easily expressed in English.

[7:25]  ⁴ tn The words “I serve” have been repeated here for clarity.

[9:3]  ⁵ tn Or “For I would pray.” The implied condition is “if this could save my fellow Jews.”

[9:3]  ⁶ tn Grk “brothers.” See BDAG 18-19 s.v. ἀδελφός 2.b.

[9:3]  ⁷ tn Grk “my kinsmen according to the flesh.”

[15:24]  ⁸ tn Grk “and to be helped by you.” The passive construction was changed to an active one in the translation.