Romans 10:4

For Christ is the end of the law for justification, to every one that believes.

Henry Tompkins Anderson’s 1864 New Testament

In The King James Version

For Christ is the end of the law for righteousness to every one that believeth.

In Context

3For being ignorant of God’s righteousness, and seeking to establish their own plan of justification, they have not submitted to the righteousness of God.

5For Moses describes the justification which is by the law: That the man who does these things shall live by them.

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Cross References

Matthew 3:15But Jesus answering said to him: Permit it now; for thus it becomes us to perform fully every righteous act. Then he permitted him.

John 1:17for the law was given through Moses, but the grace and the truth came through Jesus Christ.

Romans 3:22I repeat it, the righteousness of God through faith in Jesus Christ, which is for all, and on all that believe; for there is no difference;

Romans 7:1Know you not, brethren, for I speak to you that are acquainted with law, that the law has dominion over a man as long as he lives?

1 Corinthians 1:30But of him are you in Christ Jesus, who has become to us, from God, wisdom and righteousness and sanctification and redemption;

Matthew Henry on Romans 10:2-12

Paul's Discourse of Righteousness; The Method of Salvation. ( a. d. 58.) 1 Brethren, my heart's desire and prayer to God for Israel is, that they might be saved. 2 For I bear them record that they have a zeal of God, but not according to knowledge. 3 For they being ignorant of God's righteousness, and going about to establish their own righteousness, have not submitted themselves unto the righteousness of God. 4 For Christ is the end of the law for righteousness to every one that believeth. 5 For Moses describeth… Read the whole commentary →

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