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Is this blessing then pronounced on the circumcised, or on the uncircumcised also? For we say that faith was accounted to Abraham for righteousness.
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Paul poses a critical question: Is the 'blessedness' of forgiveness and righteousness only for the circumcised (Jews), or also for the uncircumcised (Gentiles)? Commentators explain this question sets the stage for Paul's argument that God's grace is not limited by ethnicity or religious rituals.
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18th Century
Presbyterian
The question now arises (and so on). The apostle has prepared the way for an examination of whether this blessing came in consequence of o…
Is this blessing then pronounced? (ο μακαρισμος ουν ουτοσ?). "Is this felicitation then?" There is no verb in the Greek. Paul now …
19th Century
Anglican
Cometh this blessedness.—We will, perhaps, best see the force of the particles “then” and “for” if we rephrase the senten…
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Baptist
Cometh this blessedness then upon the circumcision only, or upon the uncircumcision also?
Is circumcision so necessary that a man is…
The issue discussed here is the importance of time: the time of God’s declaration of righteousness on behalf of Abraham in relation to the time of …
16th Century
Protestant
9-10. As only circumcision and uncircumcision are mentioned, some unwisely conclude that the only question is this: that righteousness is no…
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17th Century
Reformed Baptist
[Cometh] this blessedness then upon the circumcision [only] ? &c.] That is, upon the circumcised Jews; are they the only perso…
To meet the views of the Jews, the apostle first refers to the example of Abraham, in whom the Jews gloried as their most renowned forefather. Howe…
13th Century
Catholic
After dismissing the glory the Jews took in the law, through which they considered themselves superior to the Gentiles, the Apostle now d…
