Romans 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.

Romans 14:8

14:8 If we live, we live for the Lord; if we die, we die for the Lord. Therefore, whether we live or die, we are the Lord’s.

Romans 15:30

15:30 Now I urge you, brothers and sisters, ⁵  through our Lord Jesus Christ and through the love of the Spirit, to join fervently with me in prayer to God on my behalf.

[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.

[15:30]  ⁵ tn Grk “brothers.” See note on the phrase “brothers and sisters” in 1:13.