Romans 3:1
WHAT then is the advantage of the Jew? Or what is the benefit of circumcision?
The New Testament, American Bible Union (1865)
In The King James Version
What advantage then hath the Jew? or what profit is there of circumcision?
In Context
2Much every way; first, indeed, that they were intrusted with the oracles of God.
Cross References
1 Corinthians 15:32If after the manner of men I fought with wild beasts at Ephesus, what is the profit to me, if the dead rise not? Let us eat and drink; For to-morrow we die.
Matthew Henry on Romans 3:1
The apostle, in this chapter, carries on his discourse concerning justification. He had already proved the guilt both of Gentiles and Jews. Now in this chapter, I. He answers some objections that might be made against what he had said about the Jews, ver. 1-8 . II. He asserts the guilt and corruption of mankind in common, both Jews and Gentiles, ver. 9-18 . III. He argues thence that justification must needs be by faith, and not by the law, which he gives several reasons for ( ver. 19 to the end ). The many… Read the whole commentary →