Romans 8:3 - Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

Bible Comments

what, &c. Literally the impossible thing of the law.

weak. impotent. Greek. astheneo.

through. App-104.Romans 8:1.

God. App-98.

sending. having sent. App-174. Compare John 17:3.

Son. App-108.

likeness. See Romans 1:23; Romans 6:5. Not sinful flesh, for "in Him was no sin"; nor the likeness of flesh, because His was real flesh, but the likeness of sin 's flesh.

sinful flesh. flesh of sin (Romans 8:3).

condemned. App-122.

flesh. By "the perfect humanity and perfect walk of the Incarnate Son", God exhibited. living condemnation of sinful flesh.

Romans 8:3

3 For what the law could not do, in that it was weak through the flesh, God sending his own Son in the likeness of sinful flesh, and for sin,a condemned sin in the flesh: