'Something' in the Bible
For a person is not a Jew because of his appearance, nor is circumcision something just external and physical.
For if Abraham was justified by actions, he would have had something to boast about though not before God.
Now, did something good bring me death? Of course not! But in order that sin might be recognized as being sin, it used something good to cause my death, so that through the rule, sin might become more exposed as being sinful than ever before.
A potter has the right to do what he wants to with his clay, doesn't he? He can make something for a special occasion or something for ordinary use from the same lump of clay.
Or who has given him something only to have him pay it back?"