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It was reckoned unto him for righteousness (ελογισθη εις δικαιοσυνην). First aorist passive indicative of λογιζομα, old and common…
Albert Barnes
AlbertBarnes
For what says the Scripture? The inspired account of Abraham's justification. This account was final, and was to settle the question. This…
Charles Ellicott
CharlesEllicott
The Apostle gives a proof of this from Scripture. Abraham was not justified by works, and therefore had nothing to boast of in God’s sight. He was …
Charles Spurgeon
CharlesSpurgeon
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…
Expositor's Bible Commentary
Expositor'sBible Commentary
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…
John Calvin
JohnCalvin
For what saith the Scripture? This is a proof of the minor proposition, or of what he assumed, when he denied that Abraham had any ground …
John Gill
JohnGill
For what says the Scripture ?
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Matthew Henry
MatthewHenry
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…
Thomas Aquinas
ThomasAquinas
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After dismi ing the glory the Jews took in the law, through which they considered themselves superior to the Gentiles, the Apostle now di…
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A.T. Robertson
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