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Romans 3

Rom. 3:1 KJV (With Strong’s)

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What
ho (Greek #3588)
the definite article; the (sometimes to be supplied, at others omitted, in English idiom)
KJV usage: the, this, that, one, he, she, it, etc.
Pronounce: ho
Origin: ἡ (hay), and the neuter τό (to) in all their inflections
tis (Greek #5101)
an interrogative pronoun, who, which or what (in direct or indirect questions)
KJV usage: every man, how (much), + no(-ne, thing), what (manner, thing), where (-by, -fore, -of, -unto, - with, -withal), whether, which, who(-m, -se), why.
Pronounce: tis
Origin: probably emphatic of 5100
advantage
perissos (Greek #4053)
superabundant (in quantity) or superior (in quality); by implication, excessive; adverbially (with 1537) violently; neuter (as noun) preeminence
KJV usage: exceeding abundantly above, more abundantly, advantage, exceedingly, very highly, beyond measure, more, superfluous, vehement(-ly).
Pronounce: per-is-sos'
Origin: from 4012 (in the sense of beyond)
then
oun (Greek #3767)
(adverbially) certainly, or (conjunctionally) accordingly
KJV usage: and (so, truly), but, now (then), so (likewise then), then, therefore, verily, wherefore.
Pronounce: oon
Origin: apparently a primary word
hath the Jew
Ioudaios (Greek #2453)
Judaean, i.e. belonging to Jehudah
KJV usage: Jew(-ess), of Judaea.
Pronounce: ee-oo-dah'-yos
Origin: from 2448 (in the sense of 2455 as a country)
? or
e (Greek #2228)
disjunctive, or; comparative, than
KJV usage: and, but (either), (n-)either, except it be, (n-)or (else), rather, save, than, that, what, yea. Often used in connection with other particles. Compare especially 2235, 2260, 2273.
Pronounce: ay
Origin: a primary particle of distinction between two connected terms
what
tis (Greek #5101)
an interrogative pronoun, who, which or what (in direct or indirect questions)
KJV usage: every man, how (much), + no(-ne, thing), what (manner, thing), where (-by, -fore, -of, -unto, - with, -withal), whether, which, who(-m, -se), why.
Pronounce: tis
Origin: probably emphatic of 5100
profit
ho (Greek #3588)
the definite article; the (sometimes to be supplied, at others omitted, in English idiom)
KJV usage: the, this, that, one, he, she, it, etc.
Pronounce: ho
Origin: ἡ (hay), and the neuter τό (to) in all their inflections
opheleia (Greek #5622)
usefulness, i.e. benefit
KJV usage: advantage, profit.
Pronounce: o-fel'-i-ah
Origin: from a derivative of the base of 5624
is there of circumcision
ho (Greek #3588)
the definite article; the (sometimes to be supplied, at others omitted, in English idiom)
KJV usage: the, this, that, one, he, she, it, etc.
Pronounce: ho
Origin: ἡ (hay), and the neuter τό (to) in all their inflections
peritome (Greek #4061)
circumcision (the rite, the condition or the people, literally or figuratively)
KJV usage: X circumcised, circumcision.
Pronounce: per-it-om-ay'
Origin: from 4059
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Circumcision,
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Cross References

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Ministry on This Verse

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1-2:  The Jews' prerogative;
3-8:  which they have not lost;
9-19:  howbeit the law convinces them also of sin;
20-27:  therefore no flesh is justified by the law;
28-30:  but all, without difference, by faith, only;
31:  and yet the law is not abolished.
advantage.
Rom. 2:25‑29• 25For circumcision indeed profiteth if thou do law; but if thou be a transgressor of law, thy circumcision is become uncircumcision.
 26If then the uncircumcision keep the requirements of the law, shall not his uncircumcision be reckoned for circumcision,
 27and the natural uncircumcision, fulfilling the law, judge thee that in the way of letter and circumcision transgressest law?
 28For he that is outwardly a Jew is not [one], nor [is] that which is outward in flesh circumcision,
 29but he that [is so] hiddenly [is] a Jew, and circumcision of heart in spirit, not in letter, the praise of whom [is] not of men but of God. (Rom. 2:25‑29)
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Gen. 25:32•  (Gen. 25:32)
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Eccl. 6:8,11•  (Eccl. 6:8,11)
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Isa. 1:11‑15•  (Isa. 1:11‑15)
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Mal. 3:14•  (Mal. 3:14)
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1 Cor. 15:32• 32If after man I fought with beasts in Ephesus, what [is] the profit to me? If no dead rise, let us eat and drink, for tomorrow we die. (1 Cor. 15:32)
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Heb. 13:9• 9Be not carried away with divers and strange doctrines; for [it is] good that the heart be confirmed with grace; not with meats, in which those that walked were not profited. (Heb. 13:9)
• He considers the position of the Jews. Could they not plead special divine favor? Was there no advantage in Judaism? (“Romans 1:18-3:20” by J.N. Darby)
• The Jews objected vehemently….in an effort to prove Paul wrong and to discredit the gospel that he preached, they raised numerous objections and criticisms. Being well acquainted with these objections, Paul reiterates four of them, and answers them with Spirit-given wisdom and logic. (“The Enlightened Jews: Romans 2:17-3:8” by B. Anstey)
• They charged Paul with teaching that the privileges which God gave to Israel in Judaism were meaningless. He was accused of belittling the sacred things of Judaism, and to them it was akin to blasphemy. (“The Enlightened Jews: Romans 2:17-3:8” by B. Anstey)

J. N. Darby Translation

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What then is the superiority of the Jew? or what the profit of circumcision?

W. Kelly Translation

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What then [is] the superiority of the Jew, or what the profit of circumcision?