Through thy transgression of the law (δια της παραβασεως του νομου). Old word for stepping across a line. Trench calls attention t…

Makest thy boast, etc. To boast in the law implied their conviction of its excellence and obligation, as one does not boast of that which …

Do you dishonor God?—This verse has been regarded not as a question, but as a summary answer to the previous questions: “You, who …

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…

Thou who gloriest in the law, and so forth. Though every transgressor dishonors God (for we are all born for this purpose—to serv…

Thou that makest your boast of the law
Of their having it, which other nations had not; of their knowledge of it, wh…

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 …