Romans 9:31

but Israel, who sought after a law of justification, has not attained to a law of justification.

Henry Tompkins Anderson’s 1864 New Testament

In The King James Version

But Israel, which followed after the law of righteousness, hath not attained to the law of righteousness.

In Context

30What, then, shall we say? That the Gentiles, who did not seek after justification, have obtained justification, even the justification which is by faith:

32And why? Because they sought it not by faith, but as if by works of law: for they stumbled against that stone of stumbling,

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Cross References

Romans 4:14For if they that are of the law be heirs, the faith is made powerless, and the promise is unmeaning;

Romans 10:2For I testify for them, that they have a zeal for God, but not according to knowledge.

Galatians 3:10For as many as are of the works of the law are under the curse: for it is written, Cursed is every one that does not continue in all things written in the book of the law to do them.

Galatians 5:3I testify indeed again to every man that is circumcised, that he is bound to do the whole law.

James 2:10For whoever shall keep the whole law, and yet fail in one, is an offender against all.

Matthew Henry on Romans 9:31-33

Reception of the Gentiles and Rejection of the Jews. ( a. d. 58.) 30 What shall we say then? That the Gentiles, which followed not after righteousness, have attained to righteousness, even the righteousness which is of faith. 31 But Israel, which followed after the law of righteousness, hath not attained to the law of righteousness. 32 Wherefore? Because they sought it not by faith, but as it were by the works of the law. For they stumbled at that stumblingstone; 33 As it is written, Behold, I lay in Sion a… Read the whole commentary →

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