Theophylact of Ohrid, on Rom 3:1

“What advantage then hath the Jew, or what is the profit of circumcision?”

“Having cast aside all the ordinances of the law with the words "what advantage is there in being a Jew," he sees an objection naturally arising and forestalls it. What is this objection? The following: if there is not the slightest benefit in those ordinances, then why, after all, was the Jewish people chosen? He resolves this objection with his characteristic wisdom. In words he agrees and says that there is great benefit to the Jew, but as proof of this he brings forward not the merits of the Jews, but the gifts of God.”

Imported from an open dataset — not yet checked against the printed edition.