Romans 4:1-5,Romans 4:13-17,John 3:16,John 3:1-17

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Romans 4:1

Romans 4:1-2. What shall we say then The apostle, in the preceding chapter, having shown the impossibility of man’s being justified by the merit of his obedience to any law, moral or ceremonial, or any otherwise than by grace through faith, judged it necessary, for the sake of the Jews, to consider the case of Abraham, on being whose progeny, and on whose merits, the Jews placed great dependance; as they did also on the ceremony of circumcision, received from him. It was therefore of... read more

Joseph Benson

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Romans 4:3

Romans 4:3 . For what saith the Scripture? What is Moses’s account of this matter? Abraham believed God Namely, that promise of God, recorded Genesis 15:5, that he should have a seed numerous as the stars. As also the promise concerning Christ, mentioned Genesis 12:3, through whom all nations should be blessed. “The apostle mentions only this one instance of Abraham’s faith, because Moses had said of it in particular, that it was counted to him for righteousness. But we must not, on that... read more

Joseph Benson

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Romans 4:4-5

Romans 4:4-5. Now to him that worketh All that the law requires; is the reward not reckoned of grace Or mere favour; but of debt It is due to his merit. Not that God can properly and strictly be a debtor to any creature, in respect of communicative justice; but if man had continued in that state of holiness wherein he was made, that he should have been esteemed righteous, and have continued in God’s favour and lived, would have been according to the rules of distributive justice. But... read more

Donald C. Fleming

Bridgeway Bible Commentary - Romans 4:1-25

Some examples (4:1-25)To illustrate what he has just been teaching, Paul refers to the example of Abraham. Abraham was justified because of his faith, not because of any good deeds that he did (4:1-3). (To understand the illustrations concerning Abraham that follow, read Genesis 12:1-3; Genesis 15:1-6; Genesis 16:1-16; Genesis 17:15-22; Genesis 18:1-15; Genesis 21:1-21.)Righteousness is a gift received by faith, not payment for work that a person does (4-5). David, as well as Abraham, knew that... read more

E.W. Bullinger

E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - Romans 4:1

What, &c. See Romans 3:5 . Forcible form of Figure of speech Erotesis ( App-6 ). Resuming from Romans 3:21 . father = forefather, as the texts read. Figure of speech Synecdoche of Species, App-6 . as pertaining to . Greek. kata . App-104 . the flesh . All the Jews claimed Abraham as their father, See Romans 9:5 .Luke 1:73; 3 John 1:83 John 1:8 :39 (Compare Rom 4:56 ). Acts 7:2 . read more

E.W. Bullinger

E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - Romans 4:2

if App-118 . justified . App-191 . by . Greek. ek . App-104 . glory . Greek. kauchema. See Romans 3:27 and 2 Corinthians 9:3 . not . App-105 . before . Greek. pros. App-104 . God . App-98 . read more

E.W. Bullinger

E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - Romans 4:3

the Scripture . Genesis 15:6 . Abraham . Read, "Now Abraham. " believed . App-150 . counted = reckoned, imputed. Greek. logizomai. See Romans 2:3 (Paul quotes the Septuagint) unto = to. righteousness . App-191 . read more

E.W. Bullinger

E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - Romans 4:4

reckoned . Same as "counted", Romans 4:3 . grace . App-184 . debt . Greek. opheilema. Only here and Matthew 6:12 . read more

E.W. Bullinger

E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - Romans 4:5

believeth . App-150 . ungodly = impious. Greek. asebes. Here, Romans 5:6 . 1Ti 1:9 . 1 Peter 4:18 . 2 Peter 2:5 ; 2 Peter 3:7 . Jude 1:15 . Compare App-128 . faith . App-150 . read more

James Burton Coffman

Coffman Commentaries on the Bible - Romans 4:1

This chapter is a development of the thought expressed in Romans 4:28-29 near the close of Romans 3, that is, the vindication of God's righteousness in calling Jews and Gentiles in one body, that of Christ, with no distinctions between them. Paul followed throughout this chapter the terminology introduced in those verses, calling the Jews "the circumcision" and the Gentiles "the uncircumcision." That such is indeed the subject of this chapter appears in the use of those two words a dozen times... read more

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Romans 4:1

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Romans 4:3

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Romans 4:4-5

Bridgeway Bible Commentary - Romans 4:1-25

E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - Romans 4:1

E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - Romans 4:2

E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - Romans 4:3

E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - Romans 4:4

E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - Romans 4:5

Coffman Commentaries on the Bible - Romans 4:1

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