Romans 3:1
What, then, is the preeminence of the Jew? Or what, the profit of his circumcision?
The Emphasised Bible by J. B. Rotherham
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 entrusted with the oracles of God.
Cross References
Genesis 25:32And Esau said, Here am I, on the point of dying,—wherefore, then, should I, have, a birthright?
Ecclesiastes 6:11Seeing there are things in abundance which make vanity abound, what profit hath man?
Malachi 3:14Ye have said, Vain is it to serve God,—and, What profit when we have kept his charge, or when we have walked gloomily before Yahweh of hosts?
1 Corinthians 15:32If, after the manner of men, I have fought with wild-beasts at Ephesus, what, to me, the profit? If the dead are not raised, Let us eat and drink, for, tomorrow, 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 →