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I speak after the manner of men because of the infirmity of your flesh: for as ye presented your members [as] servants to uncleanness and to iniquity unto iniquity, even so now present your members [as] servants to righteousness unto sanctification.

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A.T. Robertson

A.T. Robertson

A.T.Robertson

19th Century
Southern Baptist
19th Century

I speak after the manner of men (ανθρωπινον λεγω). "I speak a human word." He begs pardon for using "slaving" in connection with r…

Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes

AlbertBarnes

18th Century
Presbyterian
18th Century

I speak after the manner of men. I speak as men usually speak; or I draw an illustration from common life, in order to make myself better …

Charles Ellicott

Charles Ellicott

CharlesEllicott

19th Century
Anglican
19th Century

I speak after the manner of men.—I am using a merely human figure of speech—a figure taken from common human relations, a…

Charles Spurgeon

Charles Spurgeon

CharlesSpurgeon

19th Century
Baptist
19th Century

Being then made free from sin, ye became the servants of righteousness. I speak after the manner of men because of the infirmity of your flesh:…

Expositor's Bible Commentary

Expositor's Bible Commentary

Expositor'sBible Commentary

20th Century
20th Century

Reviewing his own remarks, Paul grants that he has spoken “in human terms” (v.19). This is a kind of apology for having described the Christian lif…

John Calvin

John Calvin

JohnCalvin

16th Century
Protestant
16th Century

I speak what is human, etc. He says that he speaks in the manner of men, not as to the substance but as to the manner. So Christ …

John Gill

John Gill

JohnGill

17th Century
Reformed Baptist
17th Century

I speak after the manner of men
This refers either to what the apostle had said already concerning service and liber…

Matthew Henry

Matthew Henry

MatthewHenry

17th Century
Presbyterian
17th Century

Every man is the servant of the master to whose commands he yields himself; whether it is the sinful dispositions of his heart, in actions which le…

Thomas Aquinas

Thomas Aquinas

ThomasAquinas

13th Century
Catholic
13th Century
  1. After showing with a reason based on God’s grace that we should not continue in sin but should serve God, the Apostle shows the same thin…

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