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John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Romans 4:5

But to him that worketh not ,.... Not that the believer does not work at all, but not from such principles, and with such views as the other; he does not work in order to obtain life and salvation; he does not seek for justification by his doings: but believeth on him that justifieth the ungodly : or that ungodly one: particular reference is had to Abraham, who in his state of unregeneracy was an ungodly person; as all God's elect are in a state of nature, and are such when God justifies... read more

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John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Romans 4:6

Even as David also describeth the blessedness of the man ,.... the apostle having instanced in Abraham, the father of the Jewish nation, cites some passages from David, king of Israel, a person of great note and esteem among the Jews, in favour of the doctrine he is establishing; who in a very proper and lively manner describes the happiness of such persons: unto whom God imputeth righteousness without works . This righteousness cannot be the righteousness of the law, or man's obedience... read more

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John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Romans 4:7

Saying, blessed are they ,.... These words are cited from Psalm 32:1 , and contain the proof of the happiness of justified persons. In this citation the singular number is changed into the plural, to take in all sorts of men, Jews and Gentiles, and very agreeably to the sense of the original; for the word אשרי may be rendered "blessed are they", or, "O the blessednesses"; that is, of everyone of them, whose iniquities are forgiven, and whose sins are covered : such whom God justifies... read more

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John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Romans 4:8

Blessed is the man to whom the Lord will not impute sin. As he does not to those whom he justifies in Christ, and by his righteousness; for the sins of such he has imputed to his Son, as their surety; and he has bore them, took them away, having made full satisfaction for them; so that these persons will never be charged with them: they now appear before the throne without fault, and are blameless and irreproveable in the sight of God, and therefore must be eternally happy; for he will never... read more

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John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Romans 4:9

Cometh this blessedness then upon the circumcision only ?.... That is, upon the circumcised Jews; are they the only persons that partake of this happiness? the word "only" is rightly supplied, and is in the Claromontane exemplar used by Beza, and in the Vulgate Latin and Ethiopic versions: or upon the uncircumcision also ? upon the uncircumcised Gentiles; do not they likewise share in this blessedness? for we say, that faith was reckoned to Abraham for righteousness . The design... read more

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John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Romans 4:10

How was it then reckoned ?.... The Arabic version adds, "and when"; and the Ethiopic version reads it, "when was Abraham justified?" expressing the sense, not the words of the original text, with which agree the following questions: when he was in circumcision, or in uncircumcision ? that is, was he justified, or his faith reckoned to him for righteousness, when he was a circumcised, or an uncircumcised person? not in circumcision ; or when he was circumcised; for when it was said of... read more

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John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Romans 4:11

And he received the sign of circumcision ,.... Or "the sign circumcision", as the Syriac version reads it, and so the Alexandrian copy, and two of Stephens's; that is, Abraham received at the hands of God, the commandment of circumcision, which was a "sign" or token of the covenant; not of grace, but of that peculiar covenant God made with Abraham and his natural seed, concerning their enjoyment of the land of Canaan; and which was a distinctive sign or badge, which distinguished the... read more

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John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Romans 4:12

And the father of circumcision ,.... So the Jews call Abraham ראש הנימולים F12 Tzeror Hammor, fol. 18. 3. , "the head of those that are circumcised"; and ראש למולים F13 Juchasin, fol. 5. 2. Midrash Esther, fol. 85. 3. , "the head to them that are circumcised"; but the apostle here says, he is a father to them who are not of the circumcision only ; not to the Jews only, in a spiritual sense, and not to all of them, since some were "of Israel", who were not Israel, not... read more

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John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Romans 4:13

For the promise that he should be heir of the world ,.... This promise is thought by some to refer to that of his being "the father of many nations", Genesis 17:4 ; by whom the Gentiles are particularly meant, who are sometimes called "the world", and "the whole world", or the elect of God, the believing part of the world; whether among Jews or Gentiles, who sometimes go by the name of "the world" in Scripture: but to this it may be objected, that the promise here spoken of is made to... read more

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John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Romans 4:14

For if they which are of the law be heirs ,.... That is, if the Jews who are under the law, and are seeking for righteousness and life by the works of it, should, on the account of their obedience to it, be heirs of the grace of life and of glory, faith is made void ; for if the right to the inheritance is by the works of the law, there is no room for faith; that can be of no use or service; and the promise made of none effect : if salvation is by works, it is to no purpose for God... read more

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Romans 4:5

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Romans 4:6

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Romans 4:7

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Romans 4:8

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Romans 4:9

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Romans 4:10

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Romans 4:11

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Romans 4:12

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Romans 4:13

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Romans 4:14

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