Romans 3:2

Footnotes

1. 1 Grk “much in every way.”
2. 2 Most witnesses (א A D2 33 𝔐) have γάρ (gar) after μέν (men), though some significant Alexandrian and Western witnesses lack the conjunction (B D* G Ψ 81 365 1506 2464* latt). A few have γάρ, but not μέν (6 1739 1881). γάρ was frequently added by scribes as a clarifying conjunction, making it suspect here. has the γάρ in brackets, indicating doubt as to its authenticity. Grk “first indeed that.”
3. 3 Grk “they were.”
4. 4 The referent of λόγια (logia, “oracles”) has been variously understood: (1) λόγιον takes the term to refer here to “God’s promises to the Jews”; (2) some have taken this to refer more narrowly to the national promises of messianic salvation given to Israel (so S. L. Johnson, Jr., “Studies in Romans: Part VII: The Jews and the Oracles of God,” 130 [1973]: ); (3) perhaps the most widespread interpretation sees the term as referring to the entire OT generally.