Romans 10:4

For Christ is the end of the law for righteousness to everyone who has faith.

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

In Context

3Because, not having knowledge of God's righteousness, and desiring to give effect to their righteousness, they have not put themselves under the righteousness of God.

5For Moses says that the man who does the righteousness which is of the law will get life by it.

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Cross References

Numbers 7:15One young ox, one male sheep, one he-lamb of the first year, for a burned offering;

Matthew 3:15But Jesus made answer, saying to him, Let it be so now: because so it is right for us to make righteousness complete. Then he gave him baptism.

John 1:17For the law was given through Moses; grace and the true way of life are ours through Jesus Christ.

Romans 3:22That is, the righteousness of God through faith in Jesus Christ, to all those who have faith; and one man is not different from another,

Romans 7:1Is it not clear, my brothers (I am using an argument to those who have knowledge of the law), that the law has power over a man as long as he is living?

1 Corinthians 1:30But God has given you a place in Christ Jesus, through whom God has given us wisdom and righteousness and salvation, and made us holy:

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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