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I tell the truth in Christ. I am not lying, my conscience testifying with me in the Holy Spirit,
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A Solemn Triple Oath
Commentators universally see this verse as a solemn, three-part oath. Paul isn't just being emphatic; he is formally calling upon Christ (as a divine witness), his own conscience, and the Holy Spirit to testify to his sincerity. Scholars note this is a rare and serious form of affirmation, used here because he is about to make a statement that might otherwise be disbelieved.
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18th Century
Presbyterian
Romans Chapter 9 Introduction
This chapter opens, to some degree, a new line of thought and argumentation. Its main design was probably to a…
In Christ (εν Χριστω). Paul really takes a triple oath here so strongly is he stirred. He makes a positive affirmation in Christ, …
19th Century
Anglican
I say the truth in Christ.—The meaning of this expression seems to be, “From the bottom of my soul, in the most sacred pa…
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Baptist
I say the truth in Christ, I lie not, my conscience also bearing me witness in the Holy Ghost, That I have great heaviness and continual sorrow…
The apostle begins on a personal note, expressing, like the prophets of old, the burden of his soul over the condition of the Jews. Since he has le…
16th Century
Protestant
In this chapter, he begins to remove the obstacles that might have turned people's minds away from Christ. For the Jews, for whom Christ was appoin…
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17th Century
Reformed Baptist
I say the truth in Christ, I lie not The apostle being about to discourse concerning predestination, which he had me…
Being about to discuss the rejection of the Jews and the calling of the Gentiles, and to show that this all aligns with the sovereign electing love…
13th Century
Catholic
Having shown the need and power of grace, the Apostle begins to discuss the origin of grace, asking whether it is conferred solely by God…
