Roma 8:20

8:20 For the creation was subjected to futility – not willingly but because of God ¹  who subjected it – in hope

Roma 9:32

9:32 Why not? Because they pursued ²  it not by faith but (as if it were possible) by works. ³  They stumbled over the stumbling stone, ⁴ 

[8:20]  ¹ tn Grk “because of the one”; the referent (God) has been specified in the translation for clarity.

[9:32]  ² tn Grk “Why? Because not by faith but as though by works.” The verb (“they pursued [it]”) is to be supplied from the preceding verse for the sake of English style; yet a certain literary power is seen in Paul’s laconic style.

[9:32]  ³ tc Most mss, especially the later ones (א² D Ψ 33 Ï sy), read νόμου (nomou, “of the law”) here, echoing Paul’s usage in Rom 3:20, 28 and elsewhere. The qualifying phrase is lacking in א* A B F G 6 629 630 1739 1881 pc lat co. The longer reading thus is weaker externally and internally, being motivated apparently by a need to clarify.

[9:32]  tn Grk “but as by works.”

[9:32]  ⁴ tn Grk “the stone of stumbling.”