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The same are sons of Abraham (ουτο υιο εισιν Αβρααμ). "These are." This is Paul's astounding doctrine to Jews that the real sons o…
Albert Barnes
AlbertBarnes
Know you therefore, etc. Learn from this case. It is an inference that follows, that all those who believe are the children of Abraham.
Charles Ellicott
CharlesEllicott
The main point of the Apostle’s argument in the present passage is the superiority of faith over the Law. However, he also has in view the further …
Charles Spurgeon
CharlesSpurgeon
Even as Abraham believed God, and it was accounted to him for righteousness. Know ye therefore that they which are of faith, the same are the c…
Expositor's Bible Commentary
Expositor'sBible Commentary
One example does not make a case, however. So Paul continues his argument with a sentence linking the situation of Abraham to the present. He means…
John Calvin
JohnCalvin
Having appealed to facts and experience, he now gives quotations from Scripture. First, he presents the example of Abraham. Arguments drawn from ex…
John Gill
JohnGill
Know you therefore
Or "you know"; this is a thing known by you, at least may, or should be; it ought not to be contr…
Matthew Henry
MatthewHenry
The apostle proves the doctrine he had criticized the Galatians for rejecting: namely, that of justification by faith without the works of the law.…
Thomas Aquinas
ThomasAquinas
Having proved by experience the power of faith and the insufficiency of the Law, the Apostle now proves the same things by authority and reason.
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A.T. Robertson
A.T.Robertson