Romans 3:20-21 NASB,NASB

The Pulpit Commentary - Romans 3:9-20

Knowledge of sin through the Law. Having described the Jewish privileges and the Divine judgment for the abuse of these privileges, the apostle now proceeds to ask and to answer the question, "Are we [Jews] preferred ( προεχόμετα )?" This means, in God's esteem; and it is answered without hesitation, "No, in no wise." And the proof has already been given: "For we before laid to the charge both of Jews and Greeks, that they are all under sin" (Revised Version). We are, consequently, face... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Romans 3:19-20

Now we know that what things soever the Law ( ὁ νόμος here for the Old Testament generally as the embodiment and exponent of the Law) saith, it speaketh to them that are under the Law (not to the world outside, but to those within its own sphere): that every mouth (the Jew's as well as the Gentile's) may be stopped, and all the world may become guilty before God. Because by works of law ( νόμος here suitably without the article; see on Romans 2:13 ) shall no flesh be justified in... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Romans 3:19-20

The purpose of Law. Although it is the main intention of the apostle, in speaking of the Law, to show its insufficiency for the purpose with which its introduction and publication were commonly credited, his teaching would be misunderstood were he supposed to disparage it; for St. Paul held the Law of God in the highest reverence, although he did not attribute to it all with which it was connected in the mind of the unchristian Jew. I. THE PRIMARY PURPOSE OF THE LAW . This... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Romans 3:21

But now the righteousness of God without law ( i.e. apart from law ) is (or, has been ) manifested, being witnessed by the Law and the prophets . On the essential meaning of God's righteousness ( θεοῦ δικαιοσύνη ), see on Romans 1:17 , and Introduction. This passage, in which the thesis of Romans 1:17 is formally enunciated, is consistent with this meaning; in confirmation of which observe Romans 1:25 , Romans 1:26 , where δικαιοσύνη αὐτοῦ evidently means... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Romans 3:21-26

"No difference." The Bible presents us with three pictures of man's condition and character. They are very different, and yet they are all true pictures. There is the picture of man before the Fall, as he walked with God in primeval innocence of heart and sinless purity of life. There is the picture of man after the Fall, with the Divine image marred and stained by sin. And then there is the picture of man renewed again—man an object of Divine mercy, man a subject of Divine grace, man... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Romans 3:21-26

Redemption working righteousness. A whole system of theology is compacted into these few words. The keystone of the arch. We have here—redemption; righteousness. I. REDEMPTION . The redemption centres in Christ; it touches on either side God and man. Originating in the purposes of God, and actualized in the work of Christ, it is appropriated in the consciousness of man. These verses deal with one aspect of Christ's work and of man's salvation—justification through Christ's atoning... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Romans 3:21-31

(4) The righteousness of God, manifested in Christ and apprehended by faith, is the sole remedy, and available for all. The position enunciated in Romans 1:18 being now sufficiently established, the apostle enters here on his main argument, announced in Romans 1:17 . read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Romans 3:21-31

Justification through faith in Christ. The design of the Law, to intensify our sense of sin, having been made plain, the apostle, in the present paragraph, proceeds to show where justification comes from. It does not come from the Law; for the Law can only give us condemnation. It comes from a source foretold in "the Law and the prophets"—from Jesus Christ, our Propitiation. And more than justification, as we shall now see, proceeds from this marvellous source. Three leading thoughts... read more

Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Romans 3:20

By the deeds of the law - By works; or by such deeds as the Law requires. The word “Law” has, in the Scriptures, a great variety of significations. Its strict and proper meaning is, a rule of conduct prescribed by superior authority. The course of reasoning in these chapters shows the sense in which the apostle uses it here. He intends evidently to apply it to those rules or laws by which the Jews and Gentiles pretended to frame their lives; and to affirm that people could be justified by no... read more

Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Romans 3:21

But now - The apostle, having shown the entire failure of all attempts to be justified by the “Law,” whether among Jews or Gentiles, proceeds to state fully the plan of justification by Jesus Christ in the gospel. To do this, was the main design of the Epistle, Romans 1:17. He makes, therefore, in the close of this chapter, an explicit statement of the nature of the doctrine; and in the following parts of the Epistle he fully proves it, and illustrates its effects.The righteousness of God -... read more

The Pulpit Commentary - Romans 3:9-20

The Pulpit Commentary - Romans 3:19-20

The Pulpit Commentary - Romans 3:19-20

The Pulpit Commentary - Romans 3:21

The Pulpit Commentary - Romans 3:21-26

The Pulpit Commentary - Romans 3:21-26

The Pulpit Commentary - Romans 3:21-31

The Pulpit Commentary - Romans 3:21-31

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Romans 3:20

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Romans 3:21

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