Did they not hear? (μη ουκ ηκουσαν?). Rather, "Did they fail to hear?" (expecting the negative answer μη, while ουκ blends with th…

But I say. But to this Objection I, the apostle, reply. The objection had been carried through the previous verses. The apostle now comes …

Have they not heard?—The relations of hearing to belief suggest to the Apostle a possible excuse for the Jews, and he him…

But they have not all obeyed the gospel. For Esaias saith, Lord, who hath believed our report? So then faith cometh by hearing, and hearing by …

In his indictment of Israel, Paul is prepared to investigate any possibility that would offer an excuse for the nation’s failure. Could it be, he a…

But I say, have they not heard? etc. Since preaching imbues people's minds with the knowledge of God, which leads them to call on God, it …

But I say, have they not heard ?
&c.] (rmwa ynaw) , "but I say", is a phrase frequently …

Did not the Jews know that the Gentiles were to be called in? They might have known it from Moses and Isaiah. Isaiah speaks plainly of the grace an…

1. After showing that the fall of the Jews is pitiable because they sinned from ignorance, the Apostle now shows that their fall is not enti…