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Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Romans 3:27

Romans 3:27. Where is boasting then? The boasting of the Gentiles in their philosophy, or of the Jews in the rites of the law of Moses, as sufficient for their salvation. Or the boasting of the Jews against the Gentiles, or that of any one in his own righteousness, or on account of any peculiar privileges he may enjoy. It is excluded This way of justification by free grace, through faith, leaves no room to any one for boasting of what he is, or has, or does, or can do. By what law? Of... read more

Donald C. Fleming

Bridgeway Bible Commentary - Romans 3:21-31

3:21-5:21 THE WAY OF SALVATION (JUSTIFICATION)Now that he has established that all humankind is sinful and under God’s condemnation, Paul moves on to explain the salvation that God has made available through Jesus Christ. The following outline introduces a number of ideas and words that Paul uses in this section.God’s loveIt is true that God loves sinners and wants to forgive them (2 Peter 3:9; 1 John 4:16; 1 John 4:16), but genuine love also acts justly. It does not ignore wrongdoing. Suppose,... read more

E.W. Bullinger

E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - Romans 3:27

boasting . i.e. of the Jew; Romans 2:17-23 . Greek. kauchesis, which means the act of boasting, while kauchema (Romans 4:2 ) refers to the subject of the boast. excluded . Greek. ekkleio. Only here and Galatians 1:4 , Galatians 1:17 . what . Literally what manner of. Compare 1 Peter 1:11 . works . Same as "deeds", Romans 3:20 . Nay . Greek. ouchi. App-105 . the = a. read more

James Burton Coffman

Coffman Commentaries on the Bible - Romans 3:27

Where then is the glorying? It is excluded. By what manner of law? of works? Nay: but by a law of faith.The glorying that Paul spoke of in this verse is the type of boasting that a man might indulge in if he had always lived an absolutely perfect life, never having committed any sin whatever, and never having violated in the slightest instance any commandment of God. Such a man, if any had ever so lived, might presume that he stood justified in God's sight, upon the basis of his own glorious... read more

Thomas Coke

Thomas Coke Commentary on the Holy Bible - Romans 3:27

Romans 3:27. Where is boasting then?— Where is glorying then? See on chap. Romans 2:17. What is here meant by glorying, may be nearly determined by these two remarks: First, this question must be different from that in Romans 3:9. What then? are we better than they?—Secondly, the glorying here spoken of must be such, as is congruous to works of righteousness which a person performs; but which faith, or a dependence on favour, will not admit: for the Apostle here tells us, that this glorying is... read more

Robert Jamieson; A. R. Fausset; David Brown

Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible - Romans 3:27

27, 28. Where is boasting then? . . . excluded. By what law?—on what principle or scheme?. of works? Nay; but by the law of faith. read more

Thomas Constable

Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - Romans 3:27-28

There is no place for human boasting in this plan of salvation (cf. Ephesians 2:8-9), though the Jews were inclined to boast because of their privileges (Romans 2:17; Romans 2:23). The reason is that God’s provision of salvation by faith springs from a different law than salvation by works does."One would think that the sinner would love to be forgiven at no cost. Unfortunately that is not the case. After all, sinners have their pride. They desperately want to claim some role in their own... read more

Thomas Constable

Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - Romans 3:27-31

B. The defense of justification by faith alone 3:27-31Having shown what justification is, Paul went on to reaffirm that it is available only by faith. He proceeded to expound the great theological thesis of Romans 3:21-26. Romans 3:27-31 state this theme, and chapter 4 elucidates and elaborates it. read more

John Dummelow

John Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible - Romans 3:1-31

The New Way of Acceptance with GodIn Romans 1, 2 St. Paul has shown that both Gentile and Jew have sinned wilfully, and are under God’s condemnation. He now digresses to Jewish objections against the gospel, which he had, no doubt, heard urged in synagogues (Romans 3:1-8). Returning to the main subject, he clinches his indictment of the Jew out of the Scriptures, and concludes that all the world is ’under the judgment of God’ (Romans 3:9-20).Having thus shown that man is sinful and lost, he now... read more

Charles John Ellicott

Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers - Romans 3:27

(27) It is excluded.—Strictly, It was excluded—at the moment when the law of faith—i.e., the gospel—was brought in.By what law?—Properly, By what kind of law? Is this law which gets rid of boasting one which calls for works; or is it one that calls for faith?The law of faith.—Another name for the gospel. read more