Romans 3:1
What is the advantage, then, of being a Jew? Or what is the good of circumcision?
Open English Bible (UK)
In The King James Version
What advantage then hath the Jew? or what profit is there of circumcision?
In Context
2Great in every way. First of all, because the Jews were entrusted with God’s utterances.
Cross References
Genesis 25:32Esau replied, ‘See, I am nearly dead now! So of what use is this birthright to me?’
Malachi 3:14You have said, “It is useless to serve God, and what do we gain from the Lord of hosts by keeping his commands, and walking mournfully in funeral garb before him?
1 Corinthians 15:32If with only human hopes I had fought in the arena at Ephesus, what should I have gained by it? If the dead do not rise, then let us eat and drink, for tomorrow we will 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 →