Romans 3:1
WHAT then is the superiority of the Jew? or what is the advantage of circumcision?
Thomas Haweis 1795 New Testament
In The King James Version
What advantage then hath the Jew? or what profit is there of circumcision?
In Context
2Much in every view: the principal one indeed is, that the oracles of God were entrusted to them.
Cross References
1 Corinthians 15:32If after the manner of men I have fought with wild beasts at Ephesus, of what advantage would it be to me, if the dead did not rise again? shall we eat and drink; because 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 →