Romans Chapter 3 Vs. 1

God's Righteousness Upheld

What advantage then hath the Jew? or what profit is there of circumcision? Rom 3:1

What advantage then... Questions 10-11. Next, Rom. 3:3.

or what profit... Circumcision only profits if the law is kept (Rom. 3:25).

This a characteristic mark of Paul’s style, particularly in this letter to the Romans, is to ask and answer an obvious question his discussion has raised in his readers’ minds. The natural response to the preceding material (Rom. 2:17-29) is, What advantage (perrison, “overplus”), then, is there in being a Jew? Expressed in other words the question is, What value (ōpheleia, “advantage”) is there in circumcision? The first question pertains to Paul’s words in Rom. 2:17-24, and the second question to his words in Rom. 2:25-29. Paul’s response is immediate and direct: Much in every way! He was not saying that being a Jew or being circumcised had no gains.