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But it is not as though (ουχ οιον δε οτ). Supply εστιν after ουχ: "But it is not such as that," an old idiom, here alone in N.T.
Albert Barnes
AlbertBarnes
Not as though, etc. Not as though the promise of God had entirely failed. Though I grieve so, (Romans 9:2–3) though I am deepl…
Charles Ellicott
CharlesEllicott
Not as though.—The scholar will observe that there appears to be a mixture of two constructions here: “the case is not such that,”…
Charles Spurgeon
CharlesSpurgeon
For they are not all Israel, which are of Israel: Neither, because they are the seed of Abraham, are they all children:
Now he goes …
Expositor's Bible Commentary
Expositor'sBible Commentary
The atmosphere of tragedy is qualified by Paul’s forthright denial that the course of events has taken God by surprise. If there is failure, it mus…
John Calvin
JohnCalvin
Not however, etc. Paul had been carried away by the fervor of his wish, as it were, into an excess of feeling (in ecstasin); but …
John Gill
JohnGill
Not as though the word of God has taken none effect
Or "it is not possible indeed that the word of God should fall";…
Matthew Henry
MatthewHenry
The rejection of the Jews by the gospel dispensation did not break God's promise to the patriarchs. The promises and threats will be fulfilled. Gra…
Thomas Aquinas
ThomasAquinas
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After asserting the greatness of the Jews, the Apostle now shows that it did not refer to those who descended from the ancient patriarchs…
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A.T. Robertson
A.T.Robertson