A corrector of the foolish (παιδευτην αφρονων). Old word (from παιδευω) for instructor, in Plato, and probably so here, though cor…

Of the foolish. The word foolish is used in the Scriptures in two meanings—to denote those who are lacking understanding, and to denote th…

The form of knowledge and of the truth.—As we might say, “the presentation of knowledge and of truth.” Here not form as opposed to substan…

Paul now begins to dialogue with a representative Jew, and his razorsharp irony is superb for its deftness. He first builds up the Jew, citing his …

I take what follows, having the form of knowledge, as a reason for the preceding. It may be explained in this way: “because you have t…

An instructor of the foolish
All men in a state of unregeneracy are foolish, and need instruction; here the common p…

The apostle addresses the Jews and reveals what sins they were guilty of, despite their profession and empty claims.

1. After showing that the doers of the law are justified even without being hearers, which pertained to the Gentiles, the Apostle now shows …