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Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Romans 3:16

Destruction - That is, they “cause” the destruction or the ruin of the reputation, happiness, and peace of others.Misery - Calamity, ruin.In their ways - Wherever they go. This is a striking description not only of the wicked then, but of all times. The tendency of their conduct is to destroy the virtue, happiness, and peace of all with whom they come in contact. read more

Joseph Benson

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Romans 3:9-18

Romans 3:9-18. What then Well then, (may a Jew further urge,) since you grant that the Jews have the advantage of the Gentiles in point of privileges, having the oracles of God, the promises which he will never fail to observe, and the principles of righteousness which he will never himself violate in his conduct, are we not in a better condition for obtaining justification by our own obedience to his law? No, in no wise The apostle answers, that all are equal in that point, both Jews... read more

Donald C. Fleming

Bridgeway Bible Commentary - Romans 3:9-20

All humankind is sinful (3:9-20)From his discussion on the state of the Gentile and Jewish worlds, Paul concludes that the whole human race is under the power of sin (9). He quotes from the Old Testament Scriptures to show how sin affects every part of human life. Sin causes people to be rebellious against God, both in their thoughts and in their actions (10-12). It causes their speech to be harmful and destructive (13-14) and their plans to be violently selfish (15-17). They have no respect... read more

E.W. Bullinger

E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - Romans 3:16

Destruction . Greek. suntrimma. Only here. Literally a breaking, or bruising. Compare Romans 16:20 . John 19:36 . misery = distress. Greek. talaiporia. Here and James 5:1 . Compare Romans 7:24 .James 4:9 . read more

James Burton Coffman

Coffman Commentaries on the Bible - Romans 3:16

Destruction and misery are in their ways; And the way of peace have they not known.These verses are a continuation of the prophecy of Isaiah 59:7f; and here one may see the end result of not knowing and not seeking after God. Turning away from the Father always brings the defector into a destructive and miserable way of life, a way of turbulence, wretchedness, violence, and conflict. read more

Thomas Coke

Thomas Coke Commentary on the Holy Bible - Romans 3:10-19

Romans 3:10-19. As it is written— In these verses and quotations from Scripture, the Apostle is evidently giving a description of the general character and morals of the infidel Jews in his own time, when he wrote the Epistle; a description, which suits their case as exactly as the foregoing one of the degeneracy of the heathen world suits theirs, the passage being picked and chosen for the purpose; but the manner of representing it is different. In the case of the Gentiles, he speaks out... read more

Robert Jamieson; A. R. Fausset; David Brown

Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible - Romans 3:16

16, 17. Destruction and misery are in their ways; and the way of peace have they not known—This is a supplementary statement about men's ways, suggested by what had been said about the "feet," and expresses the mischief and misery which men scatter in their path, instead of that peace which, as strangers to it themselves, they cannot diffuse. read more

Thomas Constable

Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - Romans 3:9-20

C. The guilt of all humanity 3:9-20Having now proven all people, Jews and Gentiles, under God’s wrath, Paul drove the final nail in mankind’s spiritual coffin by citing Scriptural proof. read more

Thomas Constable

Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - Romans 3:10-18

Paul was writing to a primarily Gentile congregation, so he concluded rather than began his argument with an appeal to Scripture. Contrast the writer of the Epistle to the Hebrews who took the opposite approach when he addressed a primarily Jewish readership. The collection of passages Paul used both affirmed the universality of sin (Romans 3:10-12) and showed its pervasive inroads into all areas of individual and corporate life (Romans 3:13-18).In Romans 3:10-12 statement of the universality... 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

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