Esau said, “I am almost dead with hunger. If I die, all of my father’s wealth will not help me. So I will give you my share.”
Romans 3:1 - Easy To Read Version So, do Jews have anything that other people don’t have? Is there anything special about being circumcised {\cf2\super [25]} ? Tuilleadh leaganachaKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 What advantage then hath the Jew? or what profit is there of circumcision? Amplified Bible - Classic Edition THEN WHAT advantage remains to the Jew? [How is he favored?] Or what is the value or benefit of circumcision? American Standard Version (1901) What advantage then hath the Jew? or what is the profit of circumcision? Common English Bible So what’s the advantage of being a Jew? Or what’s the benefit of circumcision? Catholic Public Domain Version So then, what more is the Jew, or what is the usefulness of circumcision? Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version WHAT advantage then hath the Jew, or what is the profit of circumcision? |
Esau said, “I am almost dead with hunger. If I die, all of my father’s wealth will not help me. So I will give you my share.”
God did not do this for any other nation.\par God did not teach his laws to other people.\par Praise the Lord!\par \par \par
In this way, a wise man is no better than a foolish person. It is better to be a poor man that knows how to accept life as it is.
You said, “It is useless to worship the Lord. We did the things the Lord told us— but we didn’t gain anything. We were sad \{for our sins\} like people crying at a funeral. But it didn’t help.
You Samaritans {\cf2\super [65]} worship something that you don’t understand. We Jews understand what we worship. Salvation comes from the Jews.
Yes, the Jews have many special things. The most important thing is this: God trusted the Jews with his teachings.
So are we Jews better than other people? No! We have already said that Jews and non-Jews are the same. They are all guilty of sin.
I fought wild animals in Ephesus. If I did that only for human reasons, to satisfy my own pride, then I have gained nothing. If people are not raised from death, “Let us eat and drink, because tomorrow we die.” {\cf2\super [115]}
Don’t let all kinds of strange teachings lead you into the wrong way. Your hearts should be strengthened by God’s grace (kindness), not by obeying rules about foods. Obeying those rules doesn’t help people.