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Tell me
He plunges into the subject without introduction, and with a direct appeal.
Desire (θέλοντες)
Are bent on being under the law. See on Gal 4:9.
Under the law (ὑπὸ νόμον)
For νόμος with and without the article, see on Rom 2:12. Here, unquestionably, of the Mosaic law.
Hear (ἀκούετε)
(Do ye not) hear what the law really says: listen to it so as to catch its real meaning? Comp. 1Co 14:2; lxx, Gen 11:7; Deu 28:49.
The law (τὸν νόμον)
In a different sense, referring to the O.T. For a similar double sense see Rom 3:19. For νόμος as a designation of the O.T. generally, see 1Co 14:21; Joh 10:24; Joh 11:34; Joh 15:25.