Romans 8:3
Context8:3 For God achieved what the law could not do because 1 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,
Romans 8:27
Context8:27 And he 2 who searches our hearts knows the mind of the Spirit, because the Spirit 3 intercedes on behalf of the saints according to God’s will.
Romans 8:32
Context8:32 Indeed, he who 4 did not spare his own Son, but gave him up for us all – how will he not also, along with him, freely give us all things?
1 tn Grk “in that.”
2 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).
3 tn Grk “he,” or “it”; the referent (the Spirit) has been specified in the translation for clarity.
4 tn Grk “[he] who.” The relative clause continues the question of v. 31 in a way that is awkward in English. The force of v. 32 is thus: “who indeed did not spare his own Son, but gave him up for us all – How will he not also with him give us all things?”