1 tn Grk “are about to, are certainly going to.”
2 sn This remark is parenthetical to Paul’s argument.
1 tn Grk “brothers.” See note on the phrase “brothers and sisters” in 1:13.
2 tn Grk “that we might bear fruit to God.”
1 tn Or “who have the Spirit as firstfruits.” The genitive πνεύματος (pneumatos) can be understood here as possessive (“the firstfruits belonging to the Spirit”) although it is much more likely that this is a genitive of apposition (“the firstfruits, namely, the Spirit”); cf. TEV, NLT.
2 tn See the note on “adoption” in v. 15.
3 tn Grk “body.”