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. ”
Pakar Alkitab, Matius Henry menyimpulkan, ” Karena Paulus bertukar pikiran dengan menggunakan ayat - ayat, dan merujuk ke Perjanjian Lama untuk membuktikan kepada mereka apa yang ia katakan, mereka bisa membuka Alkitab mereka, meninjau ayat - ayat yang ia sebutkan, membaca konteksnya, mempertimbangkan cakupan dan makna yang tersirat, membandingkannya dengan ayat - ayat lain, memeriksa apakah kesimpulan Paulus berdasarkan ayat - ayat tersebut wajar serta aktual dan apakah argumennya meyakinkan, lalu atas dasar itu mereka membuat kesimpulan sendiri. ”