Romanos 7
Gennadius of Constantinople · Comentário Patrístico (catena)
Romanos 7:6
Paul sets "Spirit" against "letter," "newness" against "oldness," and by these names shows us how different the two things are. — PAULINE COMMENTARY FROM THE GREEK CHURCH
Romanos 7:12
"Law" and "commandment" are synonymous in this case. The commandment is called "holy" because it takes us away from sin and sets us apart from evil; "just" because with its righteousness it honors those who obey it and punishes those who transgress it; "good" because it leads us to the good, and this because of the goodness given by God. The law is not sin just because it shows me what is evil but the opposite. — PAULINE COMMENTARY FROM THE GREEK CHURCH
Romanos 7:17
All this is reminiscent of what was said by the Lord in the Gospels: "The spirit is willing but the flesh is weak." — PAULINE COMMENTARY FROM THE GREEK CHURCH
Romanos 7:24
Paul did not say "bad" or "evil man" but rather "wretched man" … for having shown that this person contemplated the good with his mind but was drawn toward evil by the passion of the flesh, he presents him as more deserving of mercy than of punishment. — PAULINE COMMENTARY FROM THE GREEK CHURCH