The Scripture (η γραφη). Genesis 15:6.

Was justified by works (εξ εργων εδικαιωθη). Condition o…

For if Abraham, etc. This is the answer of the apostle. If Abraham was justified on the ground of his own merits, he would have reason to …

We know that he obtained justification. If that justification had been earned by his own works, it would then have been something to be proud of; i…

What shall we say then that Abraham our father, as pertaining to the flesh, has found? For if Abraham were justified by works, he has something…

Paul now asks what Abraham had “discovered” about getting into right relation to God. In calling Abraham “our forefather,” he is not addre ing Jewi…

For if Abraham, etc. This is an incomplete argument, which may be made in this form — “If Abraham was justified by works, he might justly …

For if Abraham were justified by works
That Abraham was not, and could not be justified by works, is clear from this…

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. After dismi ing the glory the Jews took in the law, through which they considered themselves superior to the Gentiles, the Apostle now di…