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John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Romans 3:18

There is no fear of God before their eyes. The place referred to is Psalm 36:1 , by the "fear of God", is not meant a fear of God's wrath, of hell and damnation; nor a fearful distrust of his presence, power, providence, and grace; much less an hypocritical fear; but a reverential affection for God, and which is peculiar to the children of God, which springs from a sense of divine goodness, is attended with holiness of heart and life, is consistent with faith, even full assurance of it,... read more

Adam Clarke

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Romans 3:10

As it is written - See Psalm 14:1-3 ; from which this and the two following verses are taken. There is none righteous - This is true, not only of the Jews, but of the Gentiles; of every soul of man, considered in his natural and practical state, previously to his receiving the mercy of our Lord Jesus Christ. There is no righteous principle in them, and, consequently, no righteous act can be expected from them; see on Romans 3:12 ; (note). God himself is represented as looking down... read more

Adam Clarke

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Romans 3:12

They are all gone out of the way - παντες εξεκλιναν , they have all diverged from the right way, they have either abandoned or corrupted the worship of God: the Jews, in forsaking the law and the prophets, and the Gentiles, in acting contrary to the law which God had written on their hearts. And the departure of both from the truth proves the evil propensity of human nature in general. They are together become unprofitable - ηχρειωθησαν . They are useless, good for nothing; or, as... read more

Adam Clarke

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Romans 3:13

Their throat is an open sepulchre - This and all the following verses to the end of the 18th are found in the Septuagint, but not in the Hebrew text; and it is most evident that it was from this version that the apostle quoted, as the verses cannot be found in any other place with so near an approximation to the apostle's meaning and words. The verses in question, however, are not found in the Alexandrian MS. But they exist in the Vulgate, the Ethiopic, and the Arabic. As the most ancient... read more

Adam Clarke

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Romans 3:14

Whose mouth is full of cursing, etc. - They never speak but in profane oaths, blasphemies, and malice. read more

Adam Clarke

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Romans 3:15

Their feet are swift to shed blood - They make use of every means in their power to destroy the reputation and lives of the innocent. read more

Adam Clarke

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Romans 3:16

Destruction and misery are in their ways - destruction is their work, and Misery to themselves and to the objects of their malice is the consequence of their impious and murderous conduct. read more

Adam Clarke

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Romans 3:17

And the way of peace have they not known - They neither have peace in themselves, nor do they suffer others to live in quiet: they are brooders and fomenters of discord. read more

Adam Clarke

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Romans 3:18

There is no fear of God before their eyes - This completes their bad character; they are downright atheists, at least practically such. They fear not God's judgments, although his eye is upon them in their evil ways. There is not one article of what is charged against the Jews and Gentiles here that may not be found justified by the histories of both, in the most ample manner. And what was true of them in those primitive times is true of them still. With very little variation, these are the... read more

John Calvin

John Calvin's Commentary on the Bible - Romans 3:10

Verse 10 10.As it is written, etc. He has hitherto used proofs or arguments to convince men of their iniquity; he now begins to reason from authority; and it is to Christians the strongest kind of proof, when authority is derived from the only true God. And hence let ecclesiastical teachers learn what their office is; for since Paul asserts here no truth but what he confirms by the sure testimony of Scripture, much less ought such a thing to be attempted by those, who have no other commission... read more

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