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**in** . Greek. *en* . App-104 .
**Christ** . App-98 .
**bearing . . . witness** . See [Romans 2:15](../../../kjv/romans/2/15) .
**the Holy Ghost** . App-101 .

**heaviness** = sorrow.
**continual** . Greek. *adialeiptos.* Only here and [2 Timothy 1:3](../../../kjv/2-timothy/1/3) .
**sorrow** = pangs. Greek. *odune.* Only here and [1 Timothy 6:10](../../../kjv/1-timothy/6/10) .

**could** = used to. Figure of speech *Anamnesis.* App-6 .
**wish** . App-134 .
**accursed** . See [Acts 23:14](../../../kjv/acts/23/14) .
**Christ** = the Christ. See [Romans 9:1](../../../kjv/romans/9/1) . The words in [Romans 9:3](../../../kjv/romans/9/3) "For I" to "Christ" are in a parenthesis. Figure of speech *Epitrechon.* App-6 .
**according to** . Greek. *kata.* App-104 . The sorrow was on behalf of his brethren.

**to whom, &c** . = whose are.
**adoption** . See [Romans 8:15](../../../kjv/romans/8/15) .
**glory** . See p. 1511.
**covenants** . See [Matthew 26:28](../../../kjv/matthew/26/28) .
**giving, &c** . Greek. *nomothesia* . Only here.
**service** . App-190 .

**as, &c** . Read "is the Christ as to the flesh".
**as concerning** . Same as according to, [Romans 9:3](../../../kjv/romans/9/3) .
**all** . Compare [John 17:2](../../../kjv/john/17/2) . 1Co 15:27 , [1 Corinthians 15:28](../../../kjv/1-corinthians/15/28) . [Colossians 1:16-19](../../../kjv/colossians/1/16-19) ; [Colossians 2:9](../../../kjv/colossians/2/9) .
**God** . App-98 .
**blessed** . See [Romans 1:25](../../../kjv/romans/1/25) .
**for ever** . App-151 . a. This is an example of the Figure of speech *Anamnesis.* App-6 . Note the seven privileges of Paul's people in [Romans 9:4](../../../kjv/romans/9/4) . App-10 . To account for various readings, the Revised Version sometimes appeals in the margin to ancient authorities, meaning Greek MSS., &c, but here, and here only, *modern interpreters* are allowed to introduce, by varying punctuation, devices for destroying this emphatic testimony to the Deity of the Lord. See App-94 .

**word.** Greek. *logos.* App-121 .
**God** . App-98 .
**taken, &c** Literally fallen out = failed. Compare [1 Corinthians 13:8](../../../kjv/1-corinthians/13/8) .

**Neither** . Greek. *oude.*
**children** . Greek. *teknon.* App-108 .

**counted** . Greek. *logizomai.* See [Romans 2:26](../../../kjv/romans/2/26) .
**for** . Greek. *eis* . App-104 .

**son.** Greek. *huios.* App-108 . See [Genesis 18:14](../../../kjv/genesis/18/14) .

**by** . Greek. *ek* . App-104 .

**neither** . Greek. *mede* .
**evil** . Greek. *kakos.* App-128 .
**that** = in order that. Greek. *hina* .
**purpose** . Greek. *prothesis.* See [Acts 11:23](../../../kjv/acts/11/23) .
**stand** = abide. Greek. *meno.* Only here translated "stand". Compare [1 Peter 1:23](../../../kjv/1-peter/1/23) , [1 Peter 1:25](../../../kjv/1-peter/1/25) .

**unto** = to.
**elder** = greater.
**serve** . Greek. *douleuo* . App-190 .
**younger** = less. See [Genesis 25:23](../../../kjv/genesis/25/23) .

**have** . Omit.
**loved** . Greek. *agapao.* App-135 . See [Deuteronomy 21:15](../../../kjv/deuteronomy/21/15) .

**What, &c** . See [Romans 3:5](../../../kjv/romans/3/5) .
**unrighteousness** . Greek. *adikia.* App-128 .
**with** . Greek. *para* . App-104 .
**God forbid** . See [Luke 20:16](../../../kjv/luke/20/16) .

**have mercy** = pity.
**will** . Omit.
**have compassion on** = compassionate. Greek. *oikteiro.* Only here. Compare [Romans 12:1](../../../kjv/romans/12/1) . See [Exodus 33:19](../../../kjv/exodus/33/19) .

**willeth** . Greek. *thelo* . App-102 . Isaac willed, Esau ran.

**purpose** . Literally thing.
**raised . . . up** . App-178 . The same word is used in the Septuagint of [2 Samuel 12:11](../../../kjv/2-samuel/12/11) .
**shew** . See [Romans 2:15](../../../kjv/romans/2/15) .
**power** . App-172 .
**declared** . See [Luke 9:60](../../../kjv/luke/9/60) (preach). App-121 .
**throughout** . App-104 .
**earth** . App-129 . Quoted from [Exodus 9:16](../../../kjv/exodus/9/16) .

**hardeneth** . See [Acts 19:9](../../../kjv/acts/19/9) . Compare [Exodus 4:21](../../../kjv/exodus/4/21) .

**find fault** . Greek. *memphomai.* Only here, [Mark 7:2](../../../kjv/mark/7/2) .[Hebrews 8:8](../../../kjv/hebrews/8/8) .
**will** . App-102 .

**repliest against** . Greek. *antapokrinomai.* Only here and [Luke 14:6](../../../kjv/luke/14/6) . Compare App-104 and App-122 :3.
**Shall** . Question preceded by *me* , as [Romans 9:14](../../../kjv/romans/9/14) .
**thing formed.** Greek. *plasma.* Only here.
**formed** . Greek. *plasso.* Only here and [1 Timothy 2:13](../../../kjv/1-timothy/2/13) . Quoted from [Isaiah 45:9](../../../kjv/isaiah/45/9) .

**power.** App-172 .
**over** = of.
**clay** . See [John 9:6](../../../kjv/john/9/6) .
**lump** . Greek. *phurama.* Only here, Rom 11:16 . [1 Corinthians 5:6](../../../kjv/1-corinthians/5/6) , [1 Corinthians 5:7](../../../kjv/1-corinthians/5/7) . [Galatians 1:5](../../../kjv/galatians/1/5) , [Galatians 1:9](../../../kjv/galatians/1/9) .
**unto** . App-104 . Compare [Isaiah 45:9](../../../kjv/isaiah/45/9) ; [Isaiah 64:8](../../../kjv/isaiah/64/8) . [Jeremiah 18:1-6](../../../kjv/jeremiah/18/1-6) .
**dishonour** = not shame, but lack of honour.

**if** . App-118 .
**power** . Greek. *to dunaton.*
**with** . App-104 .
**the** . Omit.
**fitted** = pieced up together, as a broken vessel. App-125 .
**to** . App-104 .
**destruction** = perdition, as in [John 17:12](../../../kjv/john/17/12) . From this is it not clear that in the resurrection the unjust come forth from the grave in the self-same bodies in which they entered it ([John 5:28](../../../kjv/john/5/28) , [John 5:29](../../../kjv/john/5/29) )?

**riches** . See [Romans 2:4](../../../kjv/romans/2/4) .
**afore prepared.** Greek. *proetoimazo* . Only here and [Ephesians 2:10](../../../kjv/ephesians/2/10) .

**Even, &c.** = "Us whom He called . . . but of the Gentiles also? "

**also, &c** . = in Hosea also.
**people** . See [Acts 2:47](../../../kjv/acts/2/47) . Quoted from [Hosea 2:23](../../../kjv/hosea/2/23) . Compare [1 Peter 2:10](../../../kjv/1-peter/2/10) .

**come to pass** = be.
**children** . App-108 . Quoted from [Hosea 1:9](../../../kjv/hosea/1/9) , [Hosea 1:10](../../../kjv/hosea/1/10) .

**concerning** = over. App-104 .
**Though** . App-118 .
**a** = the.
**remnant** . Greek. *kataleimma.* Only here.

**finish** = close. Greek. *sunteleo.* See [Acts 21:27](../../../kjv/acts/21/27) .
**work** = account. Greek. *logos.* App-121 .
**cut . . . short** . Greek. *suntemno.* Only here and next clause.
**righteousness** . App-191 .
**the Lord** . App-98 .
**upon** . App-104 . Quoted almost verbatim from the Septuagint of [Isaiah 10:22](../../../kjv/isaiah/10/22) , [Isaiah 10:23](../../../kjv/isaiah/10/23) . App-107 .

**Except** = If ( App-118 . a) not ( App-105 .)
**Sabaoth** = Hosts. Only here and [James 5:4](../../../kjv/james/5/4) . First occurance: [1 Samuel 1:11](../../../kjv/1-samuel/1/11) . Quoted from [Isaiah 1:9](../../../kjv/isaiah/1/9) . App-107 .
**left** . Greek. *enkataleipo.* See [Acts 2:27](../../../kjv/acts/2/27) .

**have attained to** = obtained. Greek. *katalambano.* See [John 12:35](../../../kjv/john/12/35) .
**faith** . App-150 . That is, on faith-principle, as in [Romans 1:17](../../../kjv/romans/1/17) .

**the** = a.
**hath** = omit.
**attained** . Greek. *phthano.* Not the same word as in 30. See [Luke 11:20](../../../kjv/luke/11/20) .

**of the law** . The texts omit.
**stumbled** . Greek. *proskopto.* Here, [Romans 14:21](../../../kjv/romans/14/21) . [1 Peter 2:8](../../../kjv/1-peter/2/8) , and five times in the Gospels.
**stumblingstone** . Greek. *proskomma.* Here, [Romans 9:33](../../../kjv/romans/9/33) ; [Romans 14:13](../../../kjv/romans/14/13) , [Romans 14:20](../../../kjv/romans/14/20) ; [1 Peter 2:8](../../../kjv/1-peter/2/8) .

**Behold** . App-133 .
**Sion** . App-68 .
**offence** . See [1 Corinthians 1:23](../../../kjv/1-corinthians/1/23) .
**whosoever** . The texts read "he who".
**believeth** . App-150 .
**ashamed** = put to shame. See [Romans 5:6](../../../kjv/romans/5/6) . Quoted from [Isaiah 28:16](../../../kjv/isaiah/28/16) .

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