For as many as have sinned without law shall also perish without law: and as many as have sinned in the law shall be judged by the law;
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John Chrysostom
AD 407
Paul says that the Jews have a much greater need of grace than the Gentiles. Because the Jews said that they were justified by the law and therefore did not need grace, Paul shows that they need it even more than the Gentiles, given that they are liable to be punished more severely.
