Romans 9:32

And why? Because they looked to obedience, and not to faith, to secure it. They stumbled over the stumbling-block.

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In The King James Version

Wherefore? Because they sought it not by faith, but as it were by the works of the law. For they stumbled at that stumblingstone;

In Context

31while Israel, which was in search of a Law which would ensure righteousness, failed to discover one.

33As scripture says – “See, I place a stumbling-block in Zion – a rock which will prove a hindrance; and he who believes in him will have no cause for shame.”

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Cross References

Matthew 19:16A man came up to Jesus, and said, ‘Teacher, what good thing must I do to obtain eternal life?’

Luke 7:23And blessed is the person who finds no hindrance in me.’

Acts 16:30Then he led them out, and said, ‘What must I do to be saved?’

Romans 10:3for, in their ignorance of the divine righteousness, and in their eagerness to set up a righteousness of their own, they refused to accept with submission the divine righteousness.

1 Corinthians 1:23we are proclaiming Christ crucified! – to the Jews an obstacle, to the Gentiles mere folly,

1 John 5:9We accept human testimony, surely God’s testimony is even stronger! And God’s testimony is the testimony he has given about his Son.

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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