ACC ~ Romans 10 v1

NO HATRED FOR JUDAISM. AMBROSIASTER: Since Paul wants to liberate the Jews from the law, which is a veil over their faces, but does not want to appear to desire this out of any hatred for Judaism, he shows his love for them and says many good things about the law. But he teaches that the time for obeying the law has come to an end and by doing this bears witness that he is concerned for them, if only they will listen to him and not assume that he is their enemy. COMMENTARY ON PAUL’S EPISTLES.

MY HEART’S DESIRE AND PRAYER. CHRYSOSTOM: Paul continues to demonstrate his deep-seated good will toward the Jews. … He even does his best to find excuses for them, but in the end he is overcome by the nature of the facts and cannot do so. HOMILIES ON ROMANS 17.

AUGUSTINE: Here Paul begins to speak of his hope for the Jews, lest the Gentiles in their turn become condescending toward them. For just as the pride of the Jews had to be countered because they gloried in their works, so also with the Gentiles, lest they become proud at having been preferred over the Jews. AUGUSTINE ON ROMANS 66.

PELAGIUS: Here Paul shows that he prays for his enemies not only with the tongue but also with the heart. PELAGIUS’S COMMENTARY ON ROMANS.

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