That abhorrest (ο βδελυσσομενος). Old word to make foul, to stink, to have abhorrence for. In LXX, in N.T. only here and Re 21:8. …

Do you commit adultery? There is no doubt that this was a crime very common among the Jews (John 8:1–11). The Jewish Talmud ac…

Commit sacrilege. Properly, rob temples—that is, idol temples, with a pointed antithesis to that abhorrence of idols on w…

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 abhor idols, etc. He suitably compares sacrilege to idolatry, as it is of the same kind. Sacrilege is simply a profanatio…

You that say a man should not commit adultery
Adultery here is to be taken not figuratively for adulterating the wor…

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 …