Therefore thou art inexcusable, O man, whosoever thou art that judgest: for wherein thou judgest another, thou condemnest thyself; for thou that judgest doest the same things. From those without, the apostle now turns to those within, the pale of Revealed Religion-the self-righteous Jews, who loo... [ Continue Reading ]
But we are sure that the judgment of God is according to truth against them which commit such things. BUT WE ARE SURE, [ oidamen (G1492) de (G1161)] - 'But we know;' it is a recognized principle of all true religion, THAT THE JUDGMENT OF GOD IS ACCORDING TO TRUTH AGAINST THEM WHICH COMMIT SUCH... [ Continue Reading ]
And thinkest thou this, O man, that judgest them which do such things, and doest the same, that thou shalt escape the judgment of God? AND THINKEST [ logizee (G3049)] - 'reckonest' THOU THIS, O MAN, THAT JUDGEST THEM WHICH DO SUCH THINGS, AND DOEST THE SAME, THAT THOU SHALT ESCAPE THE JUDGMENT... [ Continue Reading ]
Or despisest thou the riches of his goodness and forbearance and longsuffering; not knowing that the goodness of God leadeth thee to repentance? OR DESPISEST THOU THE RICHES OF HIS GOODNESS AND ('HIS') FORBEARANCE AND ('HIS') LONG-SUFFERING; NOT KNOWING THAT THE GOODNESS OF GOD LEADETH (OR 'IS L... [ Continue Reading ]
But after thy hardness and impenitent heart treasurest up unto thyself wrath against the day of wrath and revelation of the righteous judgment of God; BUT AFTER THY HARDNESS AND IMPENITENT HEART TREASUREST UP. Several critics follow Lachmann's punctuation here, making this to be but a continuati... [ Continue Reading ]
Who will render to every man according to his deeds: WHO WILL RENDER TO EVERY MAN ACCORDING TO HIS DEEDS. This great truth (taken from , as in the Septuagint), which is the key to the whole reasoning of this chapter, is in the next four verses applied to the two classes into which all mankind wi... [ Continue Reading ]
To them who by patient continuance in well doing seek for glory and honour and immortality, eternal life: TO THEM WHO BY PATIENT CONTINUANCE IN (OR 'PATIENCE IN') WELL-DOING - referring to the enduring character of a truly holy life: cf. Luke 8:15, "That on the good ground are they which in an h... [ Continue Reading ]
But unto them that are contentious, and do not obey the truth, but obey unrighteousness, indignation and wrath, BUT UNTO THEM THAT ARE CONTENTIOUS, [ tois (G3588) de (G1161) ex (G1537) eritheias (G2052)] - 'But to the men of strife,' or 'contention' (compare John 18:37, "Everyone that is of the t... [ Continue Reading ]
Tribulation and anguish, upon every soul of man that doeth evil, of the Jew first, and also of the Gentile; TRIBULATION AND ANGUISH. The first of these pairs, 'wrath and indignation,' are in the bosom of a sin-avenging God-the former expressing God's 'settled displeasure' against evil-doers, the... [ Continue Reading ]
But glory, honour, and peace, to every man that worketh good, to the Jew first, and also to the Gentile: BUT GLORY, HONOUR, AND PEACE, TO EVERY MAN THAT WORKETH GOOD, TO THE JEW FIRST, AND ALSO TO THE GENTILE.... [ Continue Reading ]
For there is no respect of persons with God. FOR THERE IS NO RESPECT OF PERSONS WITH GOD. But how, might the Jew ask, can Jew and Gentile be judged by the same standard of character alone, when the one has a written Revelation of duty, and the other wants it? The following digression is intend... [ Continue Reading ]
For as many as have sinned without law shall also perish without law: and as many as have sinned in the law shall be judged by the law; FOR AS MANY AS HAVE SINNED, [ heemarton (G264)] - 'For as many as sinned' here below; not 'that sinned at all,' but 'that are found in sin' (as Bengel rightly n... [ Continue Reading ]
(For not the hearers of the law are just before God, but the doers of the law shall be justified. FOR NOT THE HEARERS OF THE LAW - that is, the mere possessors of it, "are just before God, but the doers of the law shall be justified.... [ Continue Reading ]
For when the Gentiles, which have not the law, do by nature the things contained in the law, these, having not the law, are a law unto themselves: FOR WHEN THE GENTILES ... - q.d., 'As touching the Jews, in whose ears the written law is continually resounding, the condemnation of as many of them... [ Continue Reading ]
Which shew the work of the law written in their hearts, their conscience also bearing witness, and their thoughts the mean while accusing or else excusing one another;) WHICH SHOW THE WORK OF THE LAW WRITTEN IN THEIR HEARTS - deeply engraven on their moral nature, THEIR CONSCIENCE ALSO BEARING... [ Continue Reading ]
In the day when God shall judge the secrets of men by Jesus Christ according to my gospel. IN THE DAY WHEN, [the received reading, hote (G3753), is better than hee (G3588), which Lachmann adopts] GOD SHALL JUDGE THE SECRETS OF MEN (cf. Ecclesiastes 12:14; 1 Corinthians 4:5); here specially ref... [ Continue Reading ]
Behold, thou art called a Jew, and restest in the law, and makest thy boast of God, BEHOLD, [ ide (G2396)] - but the true reading is beyond doubt, 'But if,' [ ei (G1487) de (G1161). Such Itacisms are common in ancient manuscripts.]... [ Continue Reading ]
And knowest his will, and approvest the things that are more excellent, being instructed out of the law; AND KNOWEST HIS WILL, AND APPROVEST THE THINGS THAT SEE MORE EXCELLENT, [ dokimazeis (G1381) ta (G3588) diaferonta (G1308)] - or (as in margin), 'triest the things that differ,' (see Philippi... [ Continue Reading ]
_AND ART CONFIDENT THAT THOU THYSELF ART A GUIDE OF THE BLIND, A LIGHT OF THEM WHICH ARE IN DARKNESS,_ No JFB commentary on this verse.... [ Continue Reading ]
An instructor of the foolish, a teacher of babes, which hast the form of knowledge and of the truth in the law. AN INSTRUCTOR OF THE FOOLISH, A TEACHER OF BABES, WHICH, HAST THE FORM, [ teen (G3588) morfoosin (G3446)] - or 'shaping out,' OF KNOWLEDGE AND OF THE TRUTH IN THE LAW - not being lef... [ Continue Reading ]
Thou therefore which teachest another, teachest thou not thyself? thou that preachest a man should not steal, dost thou steal? THOU THEREFORE WHICH TEACHEST ANOTHER, TEACHEST THOU NOT THYSELF? THOU THAT PREACHEST A MAN SHOULD NOT STEAL, DOST THOU STEAL?... [ Continue Reading ]
Thou that sayest a man should not commit adultery, dost thou commit adultery? thou that abhorrest idols, dost thou commit sacrilege? THOU THAT SAYEST A MAN SHOULD NOT COMMIT ADULTERY, DOST THOU COMMIT ADULTERY? THOU THAT ABHORREST IDOLS - as the Jews certainly did, even after their captivity, th... [ Continue Reading ]
_THOU THAT MAKEST THY BOAST OF THE LAW, THROUGH BREAKING THE LAW DISHONOUREST THOU GOD?_ No JFB commentary on this verse.... [ Continue Reading ]
For the name of God is blasphemed among the Gentiles through you, as it is written. FOR THE NAME OF GOD IS BLASPHEMED AMONG THE GENTILES THROUGH YOU, AS IT IS WRITTEN - in your own Scriptures. (See ; ; ; .)... [ Continue Reading ]
For circumcision verily profiteth, if thou keep the law: but if thou be a breaker of the law, thy circumcision is made uncircumcision. FOR CIRCUMCISION VERILY PROFITETH. To be a circumcised Jew, born within the pale of revealed Religion, overshadowed from infancy by divine ordinances, and daily... [ Continue Reading ]
Therefore if the uncircumcision keep the righteousness of the law, shall not his uncircumcision be counted for circumcision? THEREFORE IF THE UNCIRCUMCISION KEEP THE RIGHTEOUSNESS OF THE LAW, [ ta (G3588) dikaioomata (G1345) (see the note at Romans 5:16)] - 'the righteous precepts of the law.'... [ Continue Reading ]
And shall not uncircumcision which is by nature, if it fulfil the law, judge thee, who by the letter and circumcision dost transgress the law? AND SHALL [NOT] UNCIRCUMCISION WHICH IS BY NATURE - or, 'the natural uncircumcision,' IF IT FULFILL THE LAW, JUDGE THEE. If this verse is but a continu... [ Continue Reading ]
For he is not a Jew, which is one outwardly; neither is that circumcision, which is outward in the flesh: FOR HE IS NOT A JEW WHICH IS ONE OUTWARDLY; NEITHER IS THAT CIRCUMCISION WHICH IS OUTWARD IN THE FLESH:... [ Continue Reading ]
But he is a Jew, which is one inwardly; and circumcision is that of the heart, in the spirit, and not in the letter; whose praise is not of men, but of God. BUT HE IS A JEW WHICH IS ONE INWARDLY: AND CIRCUMCISION IS THAT OF THE HEART, IN THE SPIRIT, AND NOT IN THE LETTER; WHOSE PRAISE IS NOT OF MEN... [ Continue Reading ]