Romans 9:31

and Israel, pursuing a law of righteousness, did not arrive at a law of righteousness;

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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, will we say? That nations who are not pursuing righteousness attained to righteousness, and righteousness that [is] of faith,

32why? Because—not by faith, but as by works of law; for they stumbled at the stone of stumbling,

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Cross References

Isaiah 51:1“Listen to Me, you pursuing righteousness, || Seeking YHWH, || Look attentively to the rock—you have been hewn, || And to the hole of the pit—you have been dug.

Romans 4:14for if they who are of law [are] heirs, faith has been made void, and the promise has been made useless;

Romans 10:2for I bear them testimony that they have a zeal of God, but not according to knowledge,

Galatians 3:10for as many as are of works of law are under a curse, for it has been written: “Cursed [is] everyone who is not remaining in all things that have been written in the Scroll of the Law—to do them,”

Galatians 5:3and I testify again to every man circumcised, that he is a debtor to do the whole law;

James 2:10for whoever will keep the whole Law, but will stumble in one [point], he has become guilty of 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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