Or despiseth thou? (η καταφρονεισ?). Another alternative, that of scorn of God's kindness (χρηστοτητος, [Reference 2 Corinthians 6…

Or despisest. This word properly means to treat with contempt, or to treat with neglect. It does not mean here that they prof…

Riches.—In this metaphorical sense, with reference to the divine attributes, this word is peculiar to and characteristic of Saint …

Paul changes his style here as he enters into dialogue with an imagined questioner who has absorbed what was said up to this point and who shows by…

Do you despise the riches? and so on. It does not seem to me, as some think, that this is an argument conclusive on two grounds (…

Or despisest thou the riches of his goodness
The apostle anticipates an objection against what he had said, taken fr…

The Jews thought themselves a holy people, entitled to their privileges by right, while they were unthankful, rebellious, and unrighteous. But all …

1. After showing that the Gentiles did not become justified from the knowledge of the truth they had, the Apostle now shows that neither wer…