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A Slander Against Grace
Commentators explain that Paul is refuting a slanderous accusation. His teaching that God's grace abounds even more where sin is great was being twisted by opponents to mean he advocated for sinning so that good (God's glory) could result. Paul dismisses this as a monstrous perversion of his message.
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Albert Barnes
On Romans 3:8
18th Century
Theologian
And not rather. This is the answer of the apostle. He meets the objection by showing its tendency if carried out, and if it were …
AT Robertson
On Romans 3:8
And why not (κα μη). We have a tangled sentence which can be cleared up in two ways. One is (Lightfoot) to supply γενητα after μη …
Charles Ellicott
On Romans 3:8
19th Century
Bishop
And not rather.—And (why should we) not (say), as some people slanderously affirm that we say, Let us do evil that good may co…
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Charles Spurgeon
On Romans 3:7–8
19th Century
Preacher
For if the truth of God hath more abounded through my lie unto his glory, why yet am I also judged as a sinner? And not rather, (as we be sland…
Expositor's Bible Commentary
On Romans 3:8
The supposition that human wrong could serve to display the righteousness of God was probably suggested to Paul in his quoting of Ps 51. Is it not …
John Calvin
On Romans 3:8
16th Century
Theologian
And not, etc. This is an elliptical sentence, in which a word is to be understood. It will be complete if you read it this way—"a…
John Gill
On Romans 3:8
17th Century
Pastor
And not rather, as we be slanderously reported
These are the apostle's own words, in answer to the objector he repre…
Matthew Henry
On Romans 3:1–8
17th Century
Minister
The law could not save them in their sins, nor from their sins, yet it gave the Jews advantages for obtaining salvation. Their prescribed ordinance…