²⁴ What a wretched man I am! Who will rescue me from this body of death?^(A)

²³ Not only that,^(A) but we ourselves who have the Spirit as the firstfruits^(B)—we also groan within ourselves,^(C) eagerly waiting for adoption,^(D) the redemption of our bodies.^(E)

²⁶ The last enemy to be abolished is death.^(A)