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And that as good as dead (κα ταυτα νενεκρωμενου). Accusative of general reference (ταυτα), sometimes singular as in [Reference 1 C…
Albert Barnes
AlbertBarnes
Therefore sprang there even of one. From a single individual. What the apostle observes here as noteworthy is, that the whole Jewish peopl…
Charles Ellicott
CharlesEllicott
The stars of the sky.—Better, the stars of the heaven. (Genesis 22:17.)
And as the sand.
Charles Spurgeon
CharlesSpurgeon
By faith Abraham, when he was called to go out into a place which he should after receive for an inheritance, obeyed; and he went out not knowi…
Expositor's Bible Commentary
Expositor'sBible Commentary
“And so” introduces the inevitable result. Because God promised and Abraham believed him, the consequence necessarily followed. The smallness of th…
John Calvin
JohnCalvin
Therefore sprang there even of one, etc. He now also reminds the Jews that it was by faith that they were the descendants of Abraham; for …
John Gill
JohnGill
Ver. 12 Therefore sprang there even of one
That is, Abraham: the Arabic version has here a strange interpolation; ``…
Matthew Henry
MatthewHenry
We are often called to leave worldly connections, interests, and comforts. If heirs of Abraham's faith, we will obey and go forth, though not knowi…
Thomas Aquinas
ThomasAquinas
Having given an example of faith from the fathers who lived before the flood—that is, those who were fathers of both the Gentiles and the Jews—the …
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A.T. Robertson
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