Romans 2:27 Commentary, explanation, study verse by verse

“ And shall not uncircumcision which is by nature, if it fulfil the law, judge thee, who by the letter and circumcision dost transgress the law? ”

Romans 2:27 - Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible

Which is by nature - Which is the natural state of man; his condition before he is admitted to any of the unique rites of the Jewish religion. If it fulfil the law - If they who are uncircumc...
Romans 2:27 - Arno Geneva Study Bible

And shall not (s) uncircumcision which is by nature, if it fulfil the law, judge thee, who by the (t) letter and circumcision dost transgress the law? (s) He who is uncircumcised by nature and race....
Romans 2:27 - Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

Now Paul accosts the Jew, reproving his pride of law, made void by disloyalty. Romans 2:17-20 . His pretensions (But if thou bearest the name of Jew, etc.), provoke the questions of Romans 2:21-...
Romans 2:27 - Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

not . Supplied from Romans 2:26 . by . App-104. the letter . that which is written. Greek. gramma, i.e. ta dikaiomata of Romans 2:26 . dost transgress . art. transgressor. Greek. paraba...
Romans 2:27 - Calvin's Commentary on the Bible

27. By the letter and circumcision, etc. A construction (85) which means a literal circumcision. He does not mean that they violated the law, because they had the literal circumcision; b...
Romans 2:27 - Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

And shall not uncircumcision which is by nature, if it fulfil the law, judge thee, who by the letter and circumcision dost transgress the law? And shall not uncircumcision, which is by nature - And s...
Romans 2:27 - Coke's Commentary on the Holy Bible

And shall not uncircumcision, &c.— The Apostle here supposes that a heathen may be an honest, sober, good, kind, benevolent and holy man through the secret influences of the Spirit of God: for...
Romans 2:27 - Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

And shall not uncircumcision which is by nature, if it fulfil the law, judge thee, who by the letter and circumcision dost transgress the law? And shall [not] uncircumcision which is by natur...
Romans 2:27 - Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

The Failure of the Jews In Romans 1 St. Paul showed that the Gentiles were under God's judgment on account of sin. Now he is about to turn to the Jews. He asserts first, that God's judgment will...
Romans 2:27 - Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

(25-29) This section forms a connecting-link with the opening of the next chapter. “The characteristic mark and badge of the Jew has two sides, the one outward and formal, the other inward and real....
Romans 2:27 - Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

He Requires Heart-Obedience Romans 2:21-29 The Jew relied upon the position given him by the privileges and rites of Judaism, although his religious life, as such, had shrunk within these outwa...
Romans 2:27 - G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

It is evident that the apostle here turned to the Jew, though he did not immediately name him. He charged the Jew with the sin of practicing the very evils he condemned in the Gentiles. He is at leas...
Romans 2:27 - Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

Behold, thou art called a Jew, and restest in the law, and makest thy boast of God, (18) And knowest will, and approvest the things that are more excellent, being instructed out of the law; (19) And...
Romans 2:27 - John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

And shall not uncircumcision which is by nature ,.... That is, the Gentiles, who are by nature uncircumcised; for as circumcision was by the command of God, and performed by the art of men, uncircum...
Romans 2:27 - John Trapp Complete Commentary

And shall not uncircumcision which is by nature, if it fulfil the law, judge thee, who by the letter and circumcision dost transgress the law? Ver. 27. Judge thee ] Men's guilt is increased by th...
Romans 2:27 - Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

For circumcision verily profiteth He does not say justifieth. How far it profited is shown in the third and fourth Chapter s: if thou keep the law Here, as in many other passages, the apostle s...
Romans 2:27 - L. M. Grant's Commentary on the Bible

The Case of the Cultured Greek But there is a class of Gentiles who are quite keen in seeing these evils in others, and unhesitatingly judging them for them, while never considering that the same...
Romans 2:27 - Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

The Pretensions of the Jews; The Depravity of the Jews. A. D. 58. 17 Behold, thou art cal...
Romans 2:27 - Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

Uncircumcision which is by nature; a periphrasis of the Gentiles, who want circumcision, or are by nature without it. Fulfil the law; here is another word; before it was keep, but now it is f...
Romans 2:27 - Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

The Special Case Of The Jew. Paul Is Answering The Question - ‘Does Not His Knowledge Of The Law And The Understanding That Goes With It, Along With The Fact That He Is Circumcised Into God's Covena...
Romans 2:27 - Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

CRITICAL NOTES Romans 2:27 .—φύσεως plainly means here what we call a state of nature, in distinction from a state in which a revelation is enjoyed. Romans 2:29 .—Olshausen says that Ruchert is...
Romans 2:27 - Scofield Reference Notes

uncircumcision The uncircumcision, that is, the Gentiles. breaking the law Sin ( See Scofield) - ( Romans 3:23 ).
Romans 2:27 - Sermon Bible Commentary

Romans 2 The Practical Outcome of Judaism. I. The first thing on which St. Paul lays anxious stress in this passage is this: The judgment of God according to men's works is just, inevitable, and...
Romans 2:27 - Spurgeon’s Verse Expositions of the Bible

Romans 2:25 . For circumcision verily profiteth, if thou keep the law: but if thou be a breaker of the law, thy circumcision is made uncircumcision. Paul is dealing with the Jew, who was apt to t...
Romans 2:27 - Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

Romans 2:1 . Therefore thou art inexcusable, oh man, whether Roman or Jew, who judgest another, and doest the same thing thyself, though it may be in some other way. But as the judgment of God is...
Romans 2:27 - The Biblical Illustrator

Behold, thou art called a Jew. The Jews also without excuse Hitherto the apostle, in seeking to shut up the Jew unto the faith of Christ, has contented himself with an enunciation of the equita...
Romans 2:27 - The Complete Pulpit Commentary

EXPOSITION Romans 2:1-45 ( b ) Those who judge others, not excepting the Jews. Here a new stage of the argument, in proof of the position propounded in Romans 1:18 , begins, and is conti...
Romans 2:27 - The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

False and true circumcision:
Romans 2:27 - Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

2 Corinthians 3:6 ; Acts 13:22 ; Ezekiel 16:48-52 ; Galatians 5:14 ; Hebrews 11:3 ; Matthew 12:41 ; Matthew 12:42 ; Matthew 3:15 ; Matthew 5:17-20 ; Romans 13:10 ; Romans 8:4 ; Romans 2:2...
Romans 2:27 - Wesley's Explanatory Notes

Yea, the uncircumcision that is by nature — Those who are, literally speaking, uncircumcised. Fulfilling the law — As to the substance of it. Shall judge thee — Shall condemn thee in that day. Who...

Romans 2:27 - Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible

Romans 2:27 - Arno Geneva Study Bible

Romans 2:27 - Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

Romans 2:27 - Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

Romans 2:27 - Calvin's Commentary on the Bible

Romans 2:27 - Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

Romans 2:27 - Coke's Commentary on the Holy Bible

Romans 2:27 - Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

Romans 2:27 - Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

Romans 2:27 - Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

Romans 2:27 - Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

Romans 2:27 - G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

Romans 2:27 - Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

Romans 2:27 - John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

Romans 2:27 - John Trapp Complete Commentary

Romans 2:27 - Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

Romans 2:27 - L. M. Grant's Commentary on the Bible

Romans 2:27 - Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

Romans 2:27 - Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

Romans 2:27 - Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

Romans 2:27 - Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

Romans 2:27 - Scofield Reference Notes

Romans 2:27 - Sermon Bible Commentary

Romans 2:27 - Spurgeon’s Verse Expositions of the Bible

Romans 2:27 - Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

Romans 2:27 - The Biblical Illustrator

Romans 2:27 - The Complete Pulpit Commentary

Romans 2:27 - The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

Romans 2:27 - Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Romans 2:27 - Wesley's Explanatory Notes