Romans 3:2 Commentary, explanation, study verse by verse

“ Much every way: chiefly, because that unto them were committed the oracles of God. ”

Romans 3:2 - Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible

Much every way - Or, in every respect. This is the answer of the apostle to the objection in Romans 3:1 . Chiefly - That is, this is the principal advantage, and one including all others. Th...
Romans 3:2 - Arno Geneva Study Bible

Much every way: (a) chiefly, because that unto them were committed the (b) oracles of God. (a) The Jews' state and condition was of principal importance. (b) Words.
Romans 3:2 - Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

Jewish Protests Silenced. Romans 3:1 . What then, it is asked, is the advantage of being a Jew, etc.? Romans 3:2-4 . Much, Paul replies, in every way: to begin with, they were entrusted with...
Romans 3:2 - Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

every way . according to (Greek. kata . App-104) every way. unto... committed . they were entrusted with. Greek. pisteuo. App-150. Compare 1 Thessalonians 2:4 . oracles . Greek. logion. Se...
Romans 3:2 - Calvin's Commentary on the Bible

2. Much in every way, etc.; that is, very much. He begins here to give the sacrament its own praise; but he concedes not, that on this account the Jews ought to have been proud; for when h...
Romans 3:2 - Charles Simeon's Horae Homileticae

DISCOURSE: 1828 CHRISTIANS’ ADVANTAGES ABOVE HEATHENS Romans 3:1-2 . What advantage then hath the Jew? or what profit is there of circumcision? Much every way . IT is not easy to form a just es...
Romans 3:2 - Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

Much every way: chiefly, because that unto them were committed the oracles of God. Apostle. Much every way - The Jews, in reference to the means and motives of obedience, enjoy many advantages beyond...
Romans 3:2 - Coke's Commentary on the Holy Bible

Much every way— St. Paul gives a list of the advantages which the Jew had over the Gentile, ch. Romans 9:4-5 but here mentions only one of them, which was most proper to his present purpose; and...
Romans 3:2 - Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

Much every way: chiefly, because that unto them were committed the oracles of God. Much every way: chiefly, because, х prooton ( G4412 ) men ( G3303 ) gar ( G1063 ) - see Donald...
Romans 3:2 - Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

The New Way of Acceptance with God In Romans 1:2 St. Paul has shown that both Gentile and Jew have sinned wilfully, and are under God's condemnation. He now digresses to Jewish objections agains...
Romans 3:2 - Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

III. (1-8) Continuing the subject, but with a long digression in Romans 3:3 et seq. The Apostle asks, What is the real value of these apparent advantages? He is about to answer the question fu...
Romans 3:2 - Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

Chapter 8 JEWISH CLAIMS: NO HOPE IN HUMAN MERIT Romans 3:1-20 As the Apostle dictates, there rises before his mind a figure often seen by his eyes, the Rabbinic disputant. Keen, subtle, unscru...
Romans 3:2 - Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

God Faithful Though Men Be Faithless Romans 3:1-8 The Jewish people had a great treasure entrusted to them for the benefit of the whole world. This position as stewards for mankind conferred up...
Romans 3:2 - G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

Paul here turned to a brief discussion of certain objections. First, "What advantage, then, hath the Jew?" He replied, "Much, every way." He then mentioned only one, which he spoke of as being "first...
Romans 3:2 - James Nisbet's Church Pulpit Commentary

OUR DEBT TO THE JEWS ‘What advantage then hath the Jew?… oracles of God.’ Romans 3:1-2 I. The advantage here noticed puts us in mind of our indebtedness to the Jew, more especially in regar...
Romans 3:2 - John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

Much every way ,.... The circumcised Jew has greatly the advantage of the uncircumcised Gentile, מכל פנים, "in all respects", על כל צד, "on every side", as the Rabbins speak; phrases to which this...
Romans 3:2 - John Trapp Complete Commentary

Much every way: chiefly, because that unto them were committed the oracles of God. Ver. 2. Chiefly, because that, &c. ] This was their prime privilege, that they were God's library keepers, t...
Romans 3:2 - Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

What advantage then hath the Jew? The foregoing reasonings being contrary to the prejudices of the Jews, one of that nation is here introduced objecting, If our being the children of Abraham, membe...
Romans 3:2 - L. M. Grant's Commentary on the Bible

What Advantage Has the Jew? Since God requires subjection of heart from the Jew, and at the same time honors a like subjection of heart in the Gentiles, the question arises, "What advantage then...
Romans 3:2 - Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

The Advantages of the Jews; Objections Answered; The Depravity of Jews and Gentiles. A. D. 58. ...
Romans 3:2 - Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

He answers the before mentioned objection by a liberal and free concession. The answer doth particularly relate to the first member of the objection, though comprehending the other. Chiefly; this w...
Romans 3:2 - Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

If This Be So What Advantage Is There In Being A Jew? (3:1-8). In a series of questions Paul now takes up the points just made, the claimed advantage of being a Jew ( Romans 2:17-20 ) and the clai...
Romans 3:2 - Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

CRITICAL NOTES Romans 3:1 . What advantage then hath the Jew? —Pre-eminence. Passage brings out the idea of surplus (Wordsworth). Romans 3:3 .—πίστιν τοῦ Θεοῦ—the faith of God—may perhaps be b...
Romans 3:2 - Sermon Bible Commentary

Romans 3:1-2 Preciousness of the Bible. I. Think of the wonderful providence which has watched over the Bible from the beginning. There is no miracle comparable to that which has preserved to us...
Romans 3:2 - Spurgeon’s Verse Expositions of the Bible

Romans 3:1 . What advantage then hath the Jew? Or what profit is there of circumcision? If, after all, both Jew and Gentiles were under sin, what advantage had the Jew by the covenant under which...
Romans 3:2 - Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

The first part of this chapter, as far as the twentieth verse, belongs to the two preseding Chapter s, and confirms, by the words of David, the deplorable state of fallen man. Romans 3:1 . What ad...
Romans 3:2 - The Biblical Illustrator

What advantage then hath the Jew? …chiefly, because that unto them were committed the oracles of God. Moral advantage I. There is much advantage to those favoured with clearer light and higher...
Romans 3:2 - The Complete Pulpit Commentary

EXPOSITION Romans 3:1-45 (2) Certain objections with regard to the Jews suggested and met. In this passage, before proceeding with his argument, the apostle meets certain objections tha...
Romans 3:2 - The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

Man's Guilt and God's Righteousness. The advantage of the Jew:
Romans 3:2 - Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

1 Corinthians 9:17 ; 1 Peter 4:11 ; 1 Timothy 6:20 ; 2 Corinthians 5:19 ; 2 Peter 1:19-21 ; 2 Peter 1:20 ; 2 Peter 1:21 ; 2 Timothy 3:15 ; 2 Timothy 3:15-17 ; 2 Timothy 3:16 ; Acts 7:38 ;...
Romans 3:2 - Wesley's Explanatory Notes

Chiefly in that they were intrusted with the oracles of God — The scriptures, in which are so great and precious promises. Other prerogatives will follow, Romans 9:4-5 . St. Paul here singles out...

Romans 3:2 - Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible

Romans 3:2 - Arno Geneva Study Bible

Romans 3:2 - Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

Romans 3:2 - Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

Romans 3:2 - Calvin's Commentary on the Bible

Romans 3:2 - Charles Simeon's Horae Homileticae

Romans 3:2 - Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

Romans 3:2 - Coke's Commentary on the Holy Bible

Romans 3:2 - Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

Romans 3:2 - Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

Romans 3:2 - Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

Romans 3:2 - Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

Romans 3:2 - Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

Romans 3:2 - G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

Romans 3:2 - James Nisbet's Church Pulpit Commentary

Romans 3:2 - John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

Romans 3:2 - John Trapp Complete Commentary

Romans 3:2 - Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

Romans 3:2 - L. M. Grant's Commentary on the Bible

Romans 3:2 - Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

Romans 3:2 - Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

Romans 3:2 - Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

Romans 3:2 - Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

Romans 3:2 - Sermon Bible Commentary

Romans 3:2 - Spurgeon’s Verse Expositions of the Bible

Romans 3:2 - Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

Romans 3:2 - The Biblical Illustrator

Romans 3:2 - The Complete Pulpit Commentary

Romans 3:2 - The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

Romans 3:2 - Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Romans 3:2 - Wesley's Explanatory Notes