Romans 6:6
Context6:6 We know that 1 our old man was crucified with him so that the body of sin would no longer dominate us, 2 so that we would no longer be enslaved to sin.
Romans 8:3
Context8:3 For God achieved what the law could not do because 3 it was weakened through the flesh. By sending his own Son in the likeness of sinful flesh and concerning sin, he condemned sin in the flesh,
1 tn Grk “knowing this, that.” Because of the length and complexity of the Greek sentence, a new sentence was started here in the translation.
2 tn Grk “may be rendered ineffective, inoperative,” or possibly “may be destroyed.” The term καταργέω (katargew) has various nuances. In Rom 7:2 the wife whose husband has died is freed from the law (i.e., the law of marriage no longer has any power over her, in spite of what she may feel). A similar point seems to be made here (note v. 7).
3 tn Grk “in that.”