Bible Commentary

Know ye not, brethren, (for I speak to them that know the law,) how that the law hath dominion over a man as long as he liveth? Ch. Rom 7:1-6. The same subject. Illustration from matrimony 1. Know ye not, &c.] The passage from hence to end of Rom 7:7 is closely connected with the … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Romans 7:1”

For the wages of sin [is] death; but the gift of God [is] eternal life through Jesus Christ our Lord. 23. For ] The “for” refers to the last statement. The verse may be paraphrased, “For whereas the wages of sin is death, the gift of God is, as we have now said, eternal life.” … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Romans 6:23”

But now being made free from sin, and become servants to God, ye have your fruit unto holiness, and the end everlasting life. 22. now ] i.e. as things are, by Divine mercy. to God ] The real Master of the justified. The figures, “Obedience,” “Righteousness,” “Rule of Doctrine,” &c., are now laid aside, that … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Romans 6:22”

What fruit had ye then in those things whereof ye are now ashamed? for the end of those things [is] death. 21. What fruit had ye then ] “Then,” or “therefore,” points to the resulting practice due to their just-described position. fruit ] The word is very often used as a figure for “result,” and … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Romans 6:21”

For when ye were the servants of sin, ye were free from righteousness. 20. For when, &c.] This verse enforces the exhortation just given, by reminding the Christian that once he was emphatically not the “bond-servant of righteousness.” free from righteousness ] Lit. free unto righteousness; i.e. with respect to it, both as to its … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Romans 6:20”

I speak after the manner of men because of the infirmity of your flesh: for as ye have yielded your members servants to uncleanness and to iniquity unto iniquity; even so now yield your members servants to righteousness unto holiness. 19. after the manner of men ] More lit., humanly. He apologizes, so to speak, … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Romans 6:19”

Being then made free from sin, ye became the servants of righteousness. 18. Being then, &c.] This verse is a brief summary, in more direct terms, of the previous two verses. The emphasis is the reality, and immediateness, of the new servitude. “ Then: ” better, But. A slight contrast of thought is indicated, between … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Romans 6:18”

But God be thanked, that ye were the servants of sin, but ye have obeyed from the heart that form of doctrine which was delivered you. 17. that ye were ] i.e. obviously, “that whereas you were, &c.” servants of sin ] Such, without exception, was the former state and position of the justified. They … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Romans 6:17”

Know ye not, that to whom ye yield yourselves servants to obey, his servants ye are to whom ye obey; whether of sin unto death, or of obedience unto righteousness? 16. Know ye not ] As a self-evident truth, that bond-service, once accepted, becomes binding. This general principle is at once applied to the special … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Romans 6:16”

What then? shall we sin, because we are not under the law, but under grace? God forbid. 15 23. The same subject. Illustration from slavery 15. What then? ] This takes up the question of Rom 6:1, and introduces the explicit answer, for which the passages between have fully prepared us. The form of the … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Romans 6:15”