Romans 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.

Romans 10:21

10:21 But about Israel he says, “All day long I held out my hands to this disobedient and stubborn people!” ³ 

Romans 16:12

16:12 Greet Tryphena ⁴  and Tryphosa, laborers in the Lord. Greet my dear friend ⁵  Persis, who has worked hard in the Lord.

Romans 16:17

16:17 Now I urge you, brothers and sisters, ⁶  to watch out for those who create dissensions and obstacles contrary to the teaching that you learned. Avoid them!

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).

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

³ sn A quotation from Isa 65:2.

⁵ sn The spelling Tryphena is also used by NIV, NKJV, NLT; the name is alternately spelled Tryphaena (NASB, NRSV).

⁶ tn Grk “Greet the beloved.”

⁷ tn Grk “brothers.” See note on the phrase “brothers and sisters” in 1:13.