Romans 3:1
Then what more belongs to the Jew, or what is the profit of circumcision?
1902 William Baxter Godbey NT
In The King James Version
What advantage then hath the Jew? or what profit is there of circumcision?
In Context
2Much every way. For indeed, in the first place, the oracles of God were committed unto them.
Cross References
1 Corinthians 15:32If after the manner of men I have fought with the wild beasts in Ephesus, what profit is it 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 →