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who are Israelites; whose is the adoption, and the glory, and the covenants, and the giving of the law, and the service [of God], and the promises;

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A.T. Robertson

A.T. Robertson

A.T.Robertson

19th Century
Southern Baptist
19th Century

Who (οιτινες). The very ones who, inasmuch as they.

Israelites (Ισραηλειτα). Covenant name of the chosen p…

Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes

AlbertBarnes

18th Century
Presbyterian
18th Century

Who are Israelites. Descended from Israel, or Jacob; honored by having such an ancestor, and by bearing a name so distinguished as that of…

Charles Ellicott

Charles Ellicott

CharlesEllicott

19th Century
Anglican
19th Century

The adoption.—They are the theocratic people, the people whom God had, as it were, adopted to Himself, and taken into the special …

Charles Spurgeon

Charles Spurgeon

CharlesSpurgeon

19th Century
Baptist
19th Century

Who are Israelites; to whom pertaineth the adoption, and the glory, and the covenants, and the giving of the law, and the service of God, and t…

Expositor's Bible Commentary

Expositor's Bible Commentary

Expositor'sBible Commentary

20th Century
20th Century

Paul goes on to cite the spiritual heritage of his nation that he shares with them. He avoids the term “Jews” in v.4, for that term ordinarily stre…

John Calvin

John Calvin

JohnCalvin

16th Century
Protestant
16th Century

Who are Israelites, etc. Here the reason is now more plainly given why the destruction of that people caused him so much anguish that he w…

John Gill

John Gill

JohnGill

17th Century
Reformed Baptist
17th Century

Who are Israelites
Which were their national name, as descended from Jacob, whose name was Israel; and it was accoun…

Matthew Henry

Matthew Henry

MatthewHenry

17th Century
Presbyterian
17th Century

Being about to discu the rejection of the Jews and the calling of the Gentiles, and to show that this all aligns with the sovereign electing love o…

Thomas Aquinas

Thomas Aquinas

ThomasAquinas

13th Century
Catholic
13th Century
  1. Having shown the need and power of grace, the Apostle begins to discu the origin of grace, asking whether it is conferred solely by God’s…

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