The father of circumcision (πατερα περιτομης). The accusative with εις το εινα to be repeated from verse 11. Lightfoot takes it to…

And the father of circumcision, the father, that is, the ancestor, exemplar, or model of those who are circumcised, and who possess the sa…

On the other hand, the mere performance of the rite was no guarantee of justification, unless it was accompanied by a faith like Abraham’s. Of thes…

Cometh this blessedness then upon the circumcision only, or upon the uncircumcision also? for we say that faith was reckoned to Abraham for rig…

The issue discussed here is the importance of time: the time of God’s declaration of righteousness on behalf of Abraham in relation to the time of …

To them who are not, etc. The verb, are, is to be understood here as “are deemed to be,” for he refers to the carnal descendants …

And the father of circumcision
So the Jews call Abraham (Mylwmynh var) ^F12 , …

To meet the views of the Jews, the apostle first refers to the example of Abraham, in whom the Jews gloried as their most renowned forefather. Howe…

1. Having shown that the blessing of the forgiveness of sins is obtained not only in circumcision but also in uncircumcision—because Abraham…