Footnotes

1. Romans 8:23 tn Or “who have the Spirit as firstfruits.” The genitive πνεύματος (pneumatos) can be understood here as possessive (“the firstfruits belonging to the Spirit”) although it is much more likely that this is a genitive of apposition (“the firstfruits, namely, the Spirit”); cf. TEV, NLT.
2. Romans 8:23 tn See the note on “adoption” in v. 15.
3. Romans 8:23 tn Grk “body.”