This chapter contains the inscription of the epistle, and salutation, the preface to it, and the grand proposition of justification by faith, so much enlarged on afterwards; and that this could not be by the law of nature, and the works of it among the Gentiles, is demonstrated by a deta...
--His invisible attributes, afterwards explained as "His eternal power and Godhead." Are clearly seen . . . by the things that are made.--There is something of a play upon words here. "The unseen is seen--discerned by the eye of the mind--being inferred or perceived by the help ...
[3] Separated unto God's good news--This expression is explained further in Gal 1:15 : "God separated me from my mother's womb and called me through His grace, to reveal His Son in me, that I might preach Him among the nations." In like manner were born Moses, who Stephen says ...
Chapter 2 - God’s Just Judgment. Therefore, you are without excuse, every one of you who passes judgment. For by the standard by which you judge
Having explained the necessity of putting on the armor of light and putting off the works of darkness he goes on to further define what it might mean to do this. He contrasts walking in the day with walking in the darkness by first introducing having the armor of light as living “honor...
One view is that it is equivalent to τὰ ἔργατοῦ νόμου, which is an expression frequently used elsewhere (Romans 3:27, 28; Romans 9:32; Galatians 2:16; Galatians 3:2, 5, 10); and the singular number has been explained as collective, as in 1 Corinthians 3:13...
Read ChapterCompare PREVIOUSRomans 3:25NEXTRomans 3:27 Romans 3:26 Meaning and Commentary Romans 3:26 To declare, I say, at this time, his righteousness This end is further explained, it being to declare the righteousness of God "at this time", under the Gospel dispensation; in which ther...
Chapter Summary INTRODUCTION TO ROMANS 2 This chapter contains, in general, a vindication of the justice and equity of the divine procedure against men, such as are described in the preceding chapter; and a refutation of the several pleas that might be made by the Gentiles, who had not the...
God's eternal plan, promised to Abraham, has always been to bring redemption to both the Jew and the Gentile (Gen. 12:3). Paul has explained the "mystery" of the present Jewish opposition and God's present openness to the Gentiles through the olive tree allegory. All members of the Ro...
The ms support for the omission of δέ is both excellent and widespread (א* A B D 1739 1881 M lat sy), and its addition can be explained as an insertion to smooth out the transition between v. 24 and 25. Romans 7:25 tn There is a double connective here that cannot be ...