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The inheritance (η κληρονομια). Old word from κληρονομος, heir (κλερος, lot, νεμομα, to distribute). See on Mt 21:38;[Reference Ac…
Albert Barnes
AlbertBarnes
For if the inheritance. The inheritance promised to Abraham. The sum of the promise was that he should be the heir of the world. …
Charles Ellicott
CharlesEllicott
The fulfillment of the promise is unaffected by the Law. For it is not dependent upon the Law, or upon the Law and the promise combined (the Law
Charles Spurgeon
CharlesSpurgeon
And this I say, that the covenant, that was confirmed before of God in Christ, the law, which was four hundred and thirty years after, cannot d…
Expositor's Bible Commentary
Expositor'sBible Commentary
This verse adds an objective as well as temporal reason why the giving of the law cannot change the promise. Promise and law are antithetical by na…
John Calvin
JohnCalvin
If the inheritance be of the law. His opponents might still reply that nothing was further from their intention than to weaken or annul Go…
John Gill
JohnGill
For if the inheritance be of the law
By the inheritance is meant, either the eternal inheritance, everlasting life a…
Matthew Henry
MatthewHenry
The covenant God made with Abraham was not done away by the giving of the law to Moses. The covenant was made with Abraham and his Seed. It is stil…
Thomas Aquinas
ThomasAquinas
Having proved by scriptural authority that the Law does not justify and is not nece ary for justification, which is through faith, the Apostle then…
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A.T. Robertson
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