It was reckoned unto him for righteousness (ελογισθη εις δικαιοσυνην). First aorist passive indicative of λογιζομα. See on [Refere…

Even as Abraham believed God, etc. See this passage fully explained; see Barnes on Romans 4:3.

The passage is introduced here by th…

Even as.—The argument here is very condensed. Ideas that lie close together in the Apostle’s mind are some distance apart in ours.…

Even as Abraham believed God, and it was accounted to him for righteousness. Know ye therefore that they which are of faith, the same are the c…

Paul begins his argument by linking his OT example to the Galatians’ spiritual experience, showing that what they had known to be true in their own…

Even as Abraham believed God The apostle having observed, that the special grace and extraordinary gifts of the Spirit we…

The apostle proves the doctrine he had criticized the Galatians for rejecting: namely, that of justification by faith without the works of the law.…

Having proved by experience the power of faith and the insufficiency of the Law, the Apostle now proves the same things by authority and reason.