That justifieth the ungodly (τον δικαιουντα τον ασεβη). The impious, irreverent man. See 1:25. A forensic figure (Shedd). The man …

But to him that works not: one who does not rely on his conformity to the law for his justification, who does not depend on his works, and…

But to the one who puts forward no works, but has faith in God, who justifies people not for their righteousness but in spite of their sin…

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…

But believes on him, etc. This is a very important sentence, in which he expresses the substance and nature both of faith and of …

But to him that worketh not
Not that the believer does not work at all, but not from such principles, and with such …

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…