Roma 3:27

Filipino Cebuano Bible

27 Nan, hain na man ang atong pagpagarbo? Gipalagpot na sa gawas. Pinasikad sa unsang lagda? Sa lagda ba sa mga buhat? Dili, hinonoa pinasikad sa lagda sa pagtoo.

Bible Verse Review
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Where: Romans 3:19, Romans 2:17, Romans 2:23, Romans 4:2, Ezekiel 16:62, Ezekiel 16:63, Ezekiel 36:31, Ezekiel 36:32, Zephaniah 3:11, Luke 18:9-14, 1 Corinthians 1:29-31, 1 Corinthians 4:7, Ephesians 2:8-10

of works: Romans 9:11, Romans 9:32, Romans 10:5, Romans 11:6, Galatians 2:16

but by: Romans 7:21, Romans 7:23, Romans 7:25, Romans 8:2, Mark 16:16, John 3:36, Galatians 3:22, 1 John 5:11, 1 John 5:12

Reciprocal: Numbers 23:4 - I have prepared Judges 7:2 - Israel Zechariah 12:7 - save Matthew 20:12 - borne Luke 15:29 - Lo Luke 18:12 - fast Romans 1:30 - boasters Romans 4:6 - without Romans 11:18 - Boast not Ephesians 2:9 - General

Gill's Notes on the Bible

Where is boasting then?.... There is no room nor reason for it, either in Jews or Gentiles: not in the Jews, who were very apt to boast of their being Abraham's seed; of their circumcision; of their being Israelites; of their having and keeping the law; of God being their God; and of their knowledge of him: nor in the Gentiles, who were ready to boast of their philosophy, wisdom, and learning; of their self-sufficiency, freewill, and of the things they had in their own power.

It is excluded; it is shut out of doors; the key is turned upon it; it is not allowed of; it is entirely exploded:

by what law? of works? nay; for, that establishes boasting when men seek life, righteousness, and salvation by the works of it, and fancy they shall be able to attain them this way:

but by the law of faith: not by a law requiring faith; nor as if the Gospel was a law, a new law, a remedial law, a law of milder terms; but the word "law" here answers to the Hebrew word תורה, which signifies any "doctrine" or "instruction", and oftentimes the doctrine of the Gospel, as in Isaiah 2:3, and here particularly, the doctrine of a sinner's justification by faith in the righteousness of Christ; according to which doctrine the most unlikely persons are justified, even ungodly persons, the worst and vilest of sinners; and that without any consideration of works, by faith only, which is freely given them; and by faith in Christ's righteousness only: so that there is not the least room for boasting in the creature, but all their boasting is in Christ, who is made unto them righteousness, and by whom they are justified.

Barnes' Notes on the Bible

Where is boasting then? - Where is there ground or occasion of boasting or pride? Since all have sinned, and since all have failed of being able to justify themselves by obeying the Law, and since all are alike dependent on the mere mercy of God in Christ, all ground of boasting is of course taken away. This refers particularly to the Jews, who were much addicted to boasting of their special privileges; See the note at Romans 3:1, etc.

By what law? - The word “law “here is used in the sense of “arrangement, rule, or economy.” By what arrangement, or by the operation of what rule, is boasting excluded? “(Stuart).” See Galatians 3:21; Acts 21:20.

Of works - The Law which commands works, and on which the Jews relied. If this were complied with, and they were thereby justified, they would have had ground of self-confidence, or boasting, as being justified by their own merits. But a plan which led to this, which ended in boasting, and self-satisfaction, and pride, could not be true.

Nay - No.

The law of faith - The rule, or arrangement which proclaims that we have no merit; that we are lost sinners; and that we are to be justified only by faith.

Clarke's Notes on the Bible

Verse 27. JEW. Where is boasting, then? — 'η καυχησις, This glorying of ours. Have we nothing in which we can trust for our acceptance with God? No merit of our own? Nothing accruing to us from our circumcision and being in covenant with God.

APOSTLE, It is excluded — εξεκλεισθη, It is shut out; the door of heaven is shut against every thing of this kind.

JEW. By what law? — By what rule, doctrine, or reason is it shut out? by the law of works? The rule of obedience, which God gave to us, and by which obedience we are accepted by him?

APOSTLE. Nay — Not by the law of works; glorying is not cut off or shut out by that; it stands in full force as the rule of life; but you have sinned and need pardon. The law of works grants no pardon, it requires obedience, and threatens the disobedient with death. But all glorying in the expectation of salvation, through your own obedience, is excluded by the law, the doctrine of faith: faith alone, in the mercy of God, through the propitiation made by the blood of Jesus, (Romans 3:25,) is that by which you can be justified, pardoned, and taken into the Divine favour.