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oppression, and anguish on every soul of man who does evil, to the Jew first, and also to the Greek.
Verse 9–10. Of the Jew first, and also of the Greek. That is, God, as a just judge, will not have any respect to their persons, but punish or reward both Jews and Gentiles, according to their good or bad works. And salvation is now offered to both. Witham.
But glory, honor, and peace go to every man who does good, to the Jew first, and also to the Greek.
Verse 9–10. Of the Jew first, and also of the Greek. That is, God, as a just judge, will not have any respect to their persons, but punish or reward both Jews and Gentiles, according to their good or bad works. And salvation is now offered to both. Witham.
For there is no partiality with God.
For as many as have sinned without the law will also perish without the law. As many as have sinned under the law will be judged by the law.
Verse 12. Whosoever have sinned without the law. That is, without the written law of Moses, against their reason and conscience, and so forth And also those who being Jews, have sinned under this written law, shall be judged, even with greater severity, for having transgressed against the known law. Witham.
For it isn’t the hearers of the law who are righteous before God, but the doers of the law will be justified
(for when Gentiles who don’t have the law do by nature the things of the law, these, not having the law, are a law to themselves,
Verse 14–15. When the Gentiles … do by nature, or naturally, that is, without having received any written law, these men are a law to themselves, and have it written in their hearts, as to the existence of a God, and their reason tells them, that many sins are unlawful: they may also do some actions that are morally good, as by giving alms to relieve the poor, honouring their parents, and so forth not that these actions, morally good, will suffice for their justification of themselves, or make them deserve a supernatural reward in the kingdom of heaven; but God, out of his infinite mercy, will give them some supernatural graces, by which they come to know, and believe, that he will reward their souls for eternity. Such, says Saint John Chrysostom were the dispositions of Melchisedech, Job, Cornelius the Centurion, and so forth Witham.
in that they show the work of the law written in their hearts, their conscience testifying with them, and their thoughts among themselves accusing or else excusing them)
Verse 14–15. When the Gentiles … do by nature, or naturally, that is, without having received any written law, these men are a law to themselves, and have it written in their hearts, as to the existence of a God, and their reason tells them, that many sins are unlawful: they may also do some actions that are morally good, as by giving alms to relieve the poor, honouring their parents, and so forth not that these actions, morally good, will suffice for their justification of themselves, or make them deserve a supernatural reward in the kingdom of heaven; but God, out of his infinite mercy, will give them some supernatural graces, by which they come to know, and believe, that he will reward their souls for eternity. Such, says Saint John Chrysostom were the dispositions of Melchisedech, Job, Cornelius the Centurion, and so forth Witham.
in the day when God will judge the secrets of men, according to my Good News, by Jesus Christ.