Romans 9:5 Commentary, explanation, study verse by verse

“ Whose are the fathers, and of whom as concerning the flesh Christ came, who is over all, God blessed for ever. Amen. ”

Romans 9:5 - Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible

Whose are the fathers - Who have been honored with so illustrious an ancestry. Who are descended from Abraham, Isaac, etc. On this they highly valued themselves, and in a certain sense not unjust...
Romans 9:5 - Arno Geneva Study Bible

Whose [are] the fathers, and of whom as concerning the flesh Christ [came], (2) who is over all, God blessed for ever. Amen. (2) Or, "who is God over all, blessed for ever." A most manifest testimon...
Romans 9:5 - Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

Sorrow over the Reprobation of the Jews. Paul's rapture passes into anguish at the exclusion of his kinsmen from this blessedness. So the second theme of the epistle comes into view; see Introd. §...
Romans 9:5 - Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

as, &c . Read "is the Christ as to the flesh". as concerning . Same as according to, Romans 9:3 . all . Compare John 17:2 . 1Co 15:27, 1 Corinthians 15:28 ; Colossians 1:16-19 ; Colossi...
Romans 9:5 - Calvin's Commentary on the Bible

5. Whose are the fathers, etc. It is indeed of some importance to be descended from saints and men beloved of God, since God promised to the godly fathers mercy with regard to their children...
Romans 9:5 - Charles Simeon's Horae Homileticae

DISCOURSE: 1883 OUR DUTY TOWARDS THE JEWS Romans 9:1-5 . 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...
Romans 9:5 - Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

Whose are the fathers, and of whom as concerning the flesh Christ came , who is over all, God blessed for ever. Amen. Whose are the fathers - Abraham, Isaac, Jacob, Joseph, the twelve patriarchs,...
Romans 9:5 - Coke's Commentary on the Holy Bible

Whose are the fathers, &c.— See Exodus 3:6-16 . Acts 7:32 . How ingenious soever the conjecture of Dr. Taylor may be thought, by which he would read Ων ο Θεος ο επι παντων, to answer to ων οι...
Romans 9:5 - Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

Whose are the fathers, and of whom as concerning the flesh Christ came, who is over all, God blessed for ever. Amen. Whose are the fathers - here probably the three great fathers of the coven...
Romans 9:5 - Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

The Rejection of Israel no Disparagement or Disproof of the Gospel The Apostle sorrows over the exclusion of Israel ( Romans 9:1-5 ), but their exclusion does not involve any breach of God's promi...
Romans 9:5 - Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

(1-5) My heart bleeds for Israel, my country, that highly-privileged people. I could fain have changed places with them, and been myself cut off from Christ, if only they might have been saved.
Romans 9:5 - Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

Chapter 20 THE SORROWFUL PROBLEM: JEWISH UNBELIEF; DIVINE SOVEREIGNTY Romans 9:1-33 WE may well think that again there was silence awhile in that Corinthian chamber, when Tertius had duly insc...
Romans 9:5 - Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

Longing for His Kinsmen Romans 9:1-13 Our consciences should be continually bathed in the light and warmth of the Holy Spirit, Romans 9:1 , that the inward witness may be maintained in its int...
Romans 9:5 - G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

The connection between this very remarkable passage and the preceding climax is close. The great certainty of "no separation" is the experience of one in close communion with the Lord experimentally....
Romans 9:5 - Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

I say the truth in Christ, I lie not, my conscience also bearing me witness in the Holy Ghost, (2) That I have great heaviness and continual sorrow in my heart. (3) For I could wish that myself were...
Romans 9:5 - John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

Whose are the fathers ,.... Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob; for, according to the a Jewish writers, "they call none in Israel אבות, "fathers", but three, and they are Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob; and they...
Romans 9:5 - John Trapp Complete Commentary

Whose are the fathers, and of whom as concerning the flesh Christ came , who is over all, God blessed for ever. Amen. Ver. 5. Of whom is Christ ] This is as great an honour to all mankind (how...
Romans 9:5 - Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

Whose , &c. To the preceding the apostle now adds two more prerogatives: theirs are the fathers They are the descendants of Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob, the ancient patriarchs, and other holy me...
Romans 9:5 - L. M. Grant's Commentary on the Bible

What of God's Promises to Israel? Now, such being the case - that God had purposed in eternal counsel the blessing of Gentiles on an equal basis with Jews, as it is this day - what is to become of...
Romans 9:5 - Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

Paul's Anxiety for the Jews. A. D. 58. 1 I say the truth in Christ, I lie not, my conscience a...
Romans 9:5 - Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

Whose are the fathers; who are lineally descended of the holy patriarchs, Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob, with other holy fathers and prophets, and of the same blood. This was also a great privilege, of...
Romans 9:5 - Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

Paul Is Concerned For Israel Because In Spite Of Their Many Advantages A Large Proportion of Them Have Rejected The Messiah Who Has Come From Among Them (9:1-5). We find in Paul's introductory com...
Romans 9:5 - Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

CRITICAL NOTES Romans 9:1 . I speak in Christ the truth .—Not to be rendered, “I speak the truth in Christ.” The apostle, not as a man merely, but as a member of Christ, in His name, as His apos...
Romans 9:5 - Spurgeon’s Verse Expositions of the Bible

Romans 9:1-3 . 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 in my heart. For I could wish that mys...
Romans 9:5 - Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

Romans 9:1 . I say the truth in Christ, I lie not. These forms of speech are equivalent to a solemn oath, and emanate from a heart deeply imbued with the sentiments of the Saviour, who often wept...
Romans 9:5 - The Complete Pulpit Commentary

EXPOSITION Romans 11:1-45 2. The present position and prospects of the Jewish nation con-sidereal. Romans 9:1-45 (1) Deep regret expressed for the present exclusion of the Jewish n...
Romans 9:5 - The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

The Distinction between the True and the False Israel. 9:1-13 The rejection of the Jews a matter of sorrow:
Romans 9:5 - Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

1 Chronicles 16:36 ; 1 Corinthians 14:16 ; 1 John 5:20 ; 1 Kings 1:36 ; 1 Timothy 3:16 ; 1 Timothy 6:15 ; 2 Corinthians 11:31 ; 2 Timothy 2:8 ; Acts 20:28 ; Colossians 1:16 ; Deuteronomy 1...
Romans 9:5 - Wells of Living Water Commentary

Hath God Cast Away His People? Romans 9:1-27 INTRODUCTORY WORDS 1. We have the depths of the heart of Paul toward the Jews. How the heart of the Apostle must have throbbed as he wrote, "I say...
Romans 9:5 - Wesley's Explanatory Notes

To the preceding, St. Paul now adds two more prerogatives. Theirs are the fathers — The patriarchs and holy men of old, yea, the Messiah himself. Who is over all, God blessed for ever — The origina...

Romans 9:5 - Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible

Romans 9:5 - Arno Geneva Study Bible

Romans 9:5 - Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

Romans 9:5 - Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

Romans 9:5 - Calvin's Commentary on the Bible

Romans 9:5 - Charles Simeon's Horae Homileticae

Romans 9:5 - Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

Romans 9:5 - Coke's Commentary on the Holy Bible

Romans 9:5 - Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

Romans 9:5 - Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

Romans 9:5 - Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

Romans 9:5 - Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

Romans 9:5 - Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

Romans 9:5 - G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

Romans 9:5 - Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

Romans 9:5 - John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

Romans 9:5 - John Trapp Complete Commentary

Romans 9:5 - Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

Romans 9:5 - L. M. Grant's Commentary on the Bible

Romans 9:5 - Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

Romans 9:5 - Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

Romans 9:5 - Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

Romans 9:5 - Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

Romans 9:5 - Spurgeon’s Verse Expositions of the Bible

Romans 9:5 - Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

Romans 9:5 - The Complete Pulpit Commentary

Romans 9:5 - The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

Romans 9:5 - Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Romans 9:5 - Wells of Living Water Commentary

Romans 9:5 - Wesley's Explanatory Notes