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"We, being Jews by nature, and not Gentile sinners,
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An Ironic Argument
Paul begins by using a common Jewish distinction: 'We are Jews by birth, not those 'Gentile sinners'.' Commentators note this is ironic. Paul adopts his opponents' language to show that even those with the highest religious privilege (Jews with the Law) found it insufficient for salvation and had to turn to faith in Christ. This sets up his main point: if the Law couldn't save Jews, it certainly can't save Gentiles.
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Galatians
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18th Century
Presbyterian
We who are Jews by nature. It has long been a question whether this and the following verses are to be regarded as part of Paul's address …
Not sinners of the Gentiles (ουκ εξ εθνων αμαρτωλο). The Jews regarded all Gentiles as "sinners" in contrast with themselves (cf.[…
19th Century
Anglican
Who are.—It can be seen that these words are in italics and must be supplied in the Greek. The Received Text, which is followed in…
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Baptist
We who are Jews by nature, and not sinners of the Gentiles, knowing that a man is not justified by the works of the law, but by the faith of Je…
It is impossible to say precisely where Paul’s remarks to Peter on the occasion of Peter’s hypocrisy at Antioch leave off and Paul’s direct remarks…
16th Century
Protestant
We who are Jews by nature. Some, I am aware, think that this is stated in the form of an objection (ἀνθυποφορὰ), anticipating what might b…
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17th Century
Reformed Baptist
We who are Jews by nature I Paul, and you Peter and Barnabas, and the rest of the Jews at Antioch. Some are Jews by grace, in …
Paul, having thus shown he was not inferior to any apostle, not even to Peter himself, speaks of the great foundational doctrine of the gospel. Why…
13th Century
Catholic
Having demonstrated the truth of the apostolic doctrine he preached, based on the authority of the other apostles, he now shows the same thing from…