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Nay but, O man, who art thou that repliest against God? Shall the thing formed say to him that formed it, Why didst thou make me thus?

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A.T. Robertson

A.T. Robertson

A.T.Robertson

19th Century
Southern Baptist
19th Century

Nay, but, O man, who art thou? (Ο ανθρωπε, μεν ουν γε συ τις ει?). "O man, but surely thou who art thou?" Unusual and emphatic ord…

Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes

AlbertBarnes

18th Century
Presbyterian
18th Century

Nay but, O man, etc. To this objection the apostle replies in two ways: first, by asserting the sovereignty of God and affirming that He h…

Charles Ellicott

Charles Ellicott

CharlesEllicott

19th Century
Anglican
19th Century

Nay but, O man.—The answer is not so much a solution to the intellectual difficulty, as an appeal to the religious sense…

Charles Spurgeon

Charles Spurgeon

CharlesSpurgeon

19th Century
Baptist
19th Century

For the scripture saith unto Pharaoh, Even for this same purpose have I raised thee up, that I might show my power in thee, and that my name mi…

Expositor's Bible Commentary

Expositor's Bible Commentary

Expositor'sBible Commentary

20th Century
20th Century

As he continues the review of God’s sovereign activity, Paul presents another problem. If God acts unilaterally, according to his own will and purp…

John Calvin

John Calvin

JohnCalvin

16th Century
Protestant
16th Century

But, O man, who are you? etc. As it is a participle in Greek, we may read what follows in the present tense, who disputes, or con…

John Gill

John Gill

JohnGill

17th Century
Reformed Baptist
17th Century

Nay, but O man, who are you that repliest against God ? &c.] Or "answerest again to God": some have been so weak and wick…

Matthew Henry

Matthew Henry

MatthewHenry

17th Century
Presbyterian
17th Century

Whatever God does, must be just. The way in which the holy, happy people of God differ from others, God's grace alone makes them differ. In this pr…

Thomas Aquinas

Thomas Aquinas

ThomasAquinas

13th Century
Catholic
13th Century
  1. Having answered the proposed question, the Apostle raises an objection to the solution, particularly to the last part, which states that …

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