The scripture, foreseeing that God would justify the Gentiles by faith, preached the gospel beforehand to Abraham, saying, "In you will all the nations be blessed."

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A.T. Robertson

A.T. Robertson

A.T.Robertson

19th Century
Southern Baptist
19th Century

Foreseeing (προιδουσα). Second aorist active participle of προοραω. The Scripture is here personified. Alone in this sense of "sig…

Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes

AlbertBarnes

18th Century
Presbyterian
18th Century

And the Scripture. The word Scripture refers to the Old Testament .

It is here personified, or spoken of as foreseeing. Th…

Charles Ellicott

Charles Ellicott

CharlesEllicott

19th Century
Anglican
19th Century

The universalism of the promise is accounted for by the fact that it is rested upon faith and not on works—thus showing a distinct foresight of a t…

Charles Spurgeon

Charles Spurgeon

CharlesSpurgeon

19th Century
Baptist
19th Century

And the scripture, foreseeing that God would justify the heathen through faith, preached before the gospel unto Abraham, saying, In thee shall …

Expositor's Bible Commentary

Expositor's Bible Commentary

Expositor'sBible Commentary

20th Century
20th Century

Paul now continues to use Scripture as evidence of what he has already concluded in v.7. His quotation from Ge 12:3 makes two points: (1) that the …

John Calvin

John Calvin

JohnCalvin

16th Century
Protestant
16th Century

The scripture foreseeing. What he had said in a general manner is now applied expressly to the Gentiles, for the calling of the Gentiles w…

John Gill

John Gill

JohnGill

17th Century
Reformed Baptist
17th Century

And the Scripture foreseeing This seems to agree with the Jewish forms of citing passages of Scripture, (

Matthew Henry

Matthew Henry

MatthewHenry

17th Century
Presbyterian
17th Century

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

Thomas Aquinas

ThomasAquinas

13th Century
Catholic
13th Century

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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