1Brethren, my heart's desire and prayer to God for Israel is, that they might be saved.
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And unto the Jews I became as a Jew, that I might gain the Jews; to them that are under the law, as under the law, that I might gain them that are under the law; …
I say the truth in Christ, I lie not, my conscience also bearing me witness in the Holy Ghost, …
But I receive not testimony from man: but these things I say, that ye might be saved.
As for me, I have not hastened from being a pastor to follow thee: neither have I desired the woeful day; thou knowest: that which came out of my lips was right before thee.
Shall evil be recompensed for good? for they have digged a pit for my soul. Remember that I stood before thee to speak good for them, and to turn away thy wrath from them.
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Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary on the Bible (1710)
(vv. 1-11)The scope of the apostle in this part of the chapter is to show the vast difference between the righteousness of the law and the righteousness of faith, and the great pre-eminence of the righteousness of faith above that of the law; that he might induce and persuade the Jews to believe in Christ, aggravate the folly and sin of those that refused, and justify God in the rejection of such refusers.…
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