Therefore it is of faith, that it might be by grace; to the end the promise might be sure to all the seed; not to that only which is of the law, but to that also which is of the faith of Abraham; who is the father of us all,
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Gill's Exposition
As it is written I have made thee a father of many nations,.... The passage referred to, is in Gen 17:4; which proves him to be a father not of the Jews only, since they cannot be called "many…
Barnes' Notes
Therefore - In view of the course of reasoning which has been pursued. We have come to this conclusion. It is of faith - Justification is by faith; or the plan which God has devised of saving people…
Adam Clarke
Therefore it is of faith, that it might be by grace - On this account the promise is mercifully grounded, not on obedience to a law, but on the infinite goodness of God: and thus the promise is sure…
St. Paul observes in this paragraph when and why Abraham was thus justified; for he has several things to remark upon that. It was before he was circumcised, and before the giving of the law; and…
Cambridge Bible
Therefore, &c. Lit. Therefore out of faith, that according to grace; a singularly terse sentence even in Gr. "Therefore:" q. d., "such being the case under Law, the Divine mercy acted accordinglyon…
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