Paul repeats the phrase just used in the whole quotation from Isa 8:14 with the same idea in "a rock of offence" (πετραν σκανδαλου, "a rock of snar…

As it is written. See Isaiah 8:14; Isaiah 28:16. The quotation here is made up of both these passages and contains the substanc…

Behold, I lay in Zion.—This is a free combination of Isaiah 28:16—"Behold, I lay in Zion for a foundation a stone; ... he that…

Why? Because they did not seek it by faith, but as it were by the works of the law. For they stumbled at that stumblingstone; As it is written,…

Paul now introduces a contrast between Gentiles and Israel, emphasizing that what has come to the former by the exercise of faith has been denied t…

And every one who believes in him shall not be ashamed. He adds this testimony from another passage for the comfort of the godly; as if he…

As it is written
In (Isaiah 8:14) (28:16) ; for the beginning and end of this citation are out of the la…

The Gentiles did not know their guilt and misery, therefore were not careful to procure a remedy. Yet they attained to righteousness by faith. Not …

1. After showing that God’s grace is given to people as a result of God’s election, through which they are called to grace, the Apostle show…