deliver or judge His people (Exod 9:16; Ps 77:14–15; Jer 16:21) found in the Old Testament (cf. Moo, Romans, 66). This power is now available to all believers, for the Jew first and also for the Greek. Even if this power is equally given to all, Paul continues his customary pattern throughout his ministry to visit the Jew first (2:9–10; Acts 13:14–15, 42; 14:1; 17:1, 10, 17; 18:4, 7, 19, 26, 19:8; 22:19; 26:11). 1:17. Paul clarifies v 16 by using the explanatory For (gar) that further explains a
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