ANALYSIS.

The apostle, having answered the objections to his argument in proof that the Jews, being sinners in the sight of God, are, as such, exposed to condemnation, draws, in v. 9, the obvious conclusion, that they have, as to the matter of justification, no pre-eminence over the Gentile. He con- firms his doctrine of the universal sinfulness of men, by numerous quota- tions from the Old Testament. These passages are descriptive of their depravity in the general, vs. 10 — 12 ; and then of its special manifesta- tions in sins of the tongue, vs. 13, 14, and sins of conduct, vs. 15 — 18. The conclusion of all this reasoning, from consciousness, experience, and Scripture, is that " all the world is guilty before God," v. 19 ; and the necessary consequence, " no flesh can be justified by the deeds of the law," V. 20.