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Selected Verse: Romans 9:24 - King James
Verse |
Translation |
Text |
Ro 9:24 |
King James |
Even us, whom he hath called, not of the Jews only, but also of the Gentiles? |
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A Commentary, Critical, Practical, and Explanatory on the Old and New Testaments, by Robert Jamieson, A.R. Fausset and David Brown [1882] |
even us, whom he hath called, &c.--rather, "Whom he hath also called, even us," &c., in not only "afore preparing," but in due time effectually "calling us."
not of the Jews, &c.--better, "not from among Jews only, but also from among Gentiles." Here for the first title in this chapter the calling of the Gentiles is introduced; all before having respect, not to the substitution of the called Gentiles for the rejected Jews, but to the choice of one portion and the rejection of another of the same Israel. Had Israel's rejection been total, God's promise to Abraham would not have been fulfilled by the substitution of the Gentiles in their room; but Israel's rejection being only partial, the preservation of a "remnant," in which the promise was made good, was but "according to the election of grace." And now, for the first time, the apostle tells us that along with this elect remnant of Israel, it is God's purpose to "take out of the Gentiles a people for His name" (Act 28:14); and that subject, thus introduced, is now continued to the end of the eleventh chapter. |
Notes on the Bible, by Albert Barnes, [1834] |
Even us ... - See Rom 1:16; Rom 2:10; Rom 3:29-30. To prove that the Gentiles might be called as well as the Jews, was a leading design of the Epistle.
Us - Christians, selected from both Jews and Gentiles. This proves that he did not refer to nations primarily, but to individuals chosen out of nations. Two things are established here.
(1) that the grace of God was not confined to the Jewish people, as they supposed, so that it could be conferred on no others.
(2) that God was not bound to confer grace on all the descendants of Abraham, as he bestowed it on those selected from the mass, according to his own will, and not of necessity "on the mass" itself. |
Vincent's Word Studies, by Marvin R. Vincent [1886] |
Called - of
Compare Rom 8:30. For of, read from (ἐξ), as Rev. From among. |
Explanatory Notes on the Whole Bible, by John Wesley [1754-65] |
Even us - Here the apostle comes to the other proposition, of grace free for all, whether Jew or gentile. Of the Jews - This he treats of, Rom 9:25. Of the gentiles - Treated of in the same verse. |
Adam Clarke Commentary on the Whole Bible - Published 1810-1826 |
Even us, whom he hath called - All the Jews and Gentiles who have been invited by the preaching of the Gospel to receive justification by faith in our Lord Jesus Christ, and have come to the Gospel feast on this invitation. |
14 Where we found brethren, and were desired to tarry with them seven days: and so we went toward Rome.
29 Is he the God of the Jews only? is he not also of the Gentiles? Yes, of the Gentiles also:
30 Seeing it is one God, which shall justify the circumcision by faith, and uncircumcision through faith.
10 But glory, honour, and peace, to every man that worketh good, to the Jew first, and also to the Gentile:
16 For I am not ashamed of the gospel of Christ: for it is the power of God unto salvation to every one that believeth; to the Jew first, and also to the Greek.
30 Moreover whom he did predestinate, them he also called: and whom he called, them he also justified: and whom he justified, them he also glorified.
25 As he saith also in Osee, I will call them my people, which were not my people; and her beloved, which was not beloved.