Footnotes

1. Romans 1:7 tn Although the first part of v. 7 is not a complete English sentence, it maintains the “From…to” pattern used in all the Pauline letters to indicate the sender and the recipients. Here, however, there are several intervening verses (vv. 2-6), which makes the first half of v. 7 appear as an isolated sentence fragment.
2. Romans 1:7 tn Grk “Grace to you and peace.”
3. Romans 1:8 tn Grk “First.” Paul never mentions a second point, so J. B. Phillips translated “I must begin by telling you….”
4. Romans 1:9 tn Grk “whom I serve in my spirit in the gospel.”
5. Romans 1:9 tn Grk “as.”