Bible scholar Matthew Henry concluded: “Since Paul reasoned out of the scriptures, and referred them to the Old Testament for the proof of what he said, they had recourse to their Bibles, turned to the places to which he referred them, read the context, considered the scope and drift of them, compared them with other places of scripture, examined whether Paul’s inferences from them were natural and genuine and his arguments upon them cogent, and determined accordingly. ”
ذكر عالِم الكتاب المقدس ماثيو هنري :‏ « بما ان بولس حاجّهم منطقيا من الاسفار المقدسة وأشار الى العهد القديم ليبرهن ما قاله ،‏ فقد استعانوا بكتبهم المقدسة وفتحوا الى الآيات التي اشار اليها ،‏ قرأوا قرينتها ،‏ تأملوا في معناها ومدلولها ،‏ وقارنوها بآيات اخرى .‏