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One only (εις). No "only" in the Greek, but εις here excludes all others but God.
The lawgiver (ο νομοθετη…
Albert Barnes
AlbertBarnes
There is one lawgiver. There is only one who has a right to give law. The reference here is undoubtedly to the Lord Jesus Christ, the grea…
Charles Ellicott
CharlesEllicott
There is one lawgiver...—A better rendering is: One is the Lawgiver and Judge, Who is able to save and to destroy: but you
Charles Spurgeon
CharlesSpurgeon
We are all too apt to say what we will do, and where we will go, forgetting to add, If the Lord will, we shall live, and do this, or that.…
Expositor's Bible Commentary
Expositor'sBible Commentary
In passing judgment, this critic of a fellow-Christian has usurped a position of authority that is reserved for God alone. God is the “one Lawgiver…
John Calvin
JohnCalvin
There is one lawgiver. Now he connects the power of saving and destroying with the office of a lawgiver; he suggests that the whole majest…
John Gill
JohnGill
There is one lawgiver
The Alexandrian copy, and others, and the Syriac, Ethiopic, and Vulgate Latin versions, add, "and judge"…
Matthew Henry
MatthewHenry
Our lips must be governed by the law of kindne , as well as truth and justice. Christians are brothers and sisters. And to break God's commands is …
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A.T. Robertson
A.T.Robertson