Commentaries:
Robertson's Word Pictures (NT)
If it fulfill the law (ton nomon telousa). Present active participle (conditional use of the participle) of telew, to finish, continually fulfilling to the end (as would be necessary).
Judge thee (krinei—se). Unusual position of se (thee) so far from the verb krinei.
With the letter and circumcision (dia grammatov kai peritomhv). Dia means here accompanied by, with the advantage of.
Other Robertson's Word Pictures (NT) entries containing Romans 2:27:
John 5:47
1 Corinthians 7:19
Ephesians 2:11
Philippians 3:3
2 Timothy 2:2
Hebrews 9:11
James 2:8
James 2:9
James 2:12
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