i.e. I speak to you of being rich in the faith above the Jews, because I challenge a special interest in you, inasmuch as
I am appointed to be the apostle of the Gentiles, and am sent chiefly unto them: see Rom_15:16Act_9:15 13:2 22:21 26:17 Gal_1:16 2:7 Eph_3:82Ti_1:11. And therefore, in thus setting forth your privileges and blessings: