31But Israel, which followed after the law of righteousness, hath not attained to the law of righteousness.
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What then? Israel hath not obtained that which he seeketh for; but the election hath obtained it, and the rest were blinded
Therefore by the deeds of the law there shall no flesh be justified in his sight: for by the law is the knowledge of sin.
For I bear them record that they have a zeal of God, but not according to knowledge. …
For whosoever shall keep the whole law, and yet offend in one point, he is guilty of all. …
For I testify again to every man that is circumcised, that he is a debtor to do the whole law. …
Commentary
Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary on the Bible (1710)
(vv. 30-33)The apostle comes here at last to fix the true reason of the reception of the Gentiles, and the rejection of the Jews. There was a difference in the way of their seeking, and therefore there was that different success, though still it was the free grace of God that made them differ. He concludes like an orator, What shall we say then ? What is the conclusion of the whole dispute? I. Concerning the…
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