Thou therefore that teachest another (ο ουν διδασκων ετερον). Paul suddenly breaks off (anacoluthon) the long sentence that began …

You therefore, etc. One who is a teacher of others may be expected to be learned himself. They ought to possess superior knowledge; and by…

Therefore.—See above on Romans 2:17.

Abruptly the shadow-boxing turns aggressive and the blows become lethal as the Jew is confronted by the disparity between what he teaches others as…

You, who then teach another, do not teach yourself, and so on. Though the excellencies (encomia — commendations) which he has unt…

You therefore who teach another, do you not teach
yourself ?
&c.] Several charges are …

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

A believing, humble, th…

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