Romans 9:31

But Israel which folowed the lawe of rightewesnes coulde not attayne vnto the lawe of rightewesnes.

Tyndale 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 shall we saye then? We saye that the gentyls which followed not rightewesnes have overtaken rightewesnes: I meane the rightewesnes which cometh of fayth.

32And wherfore? Because they sought it not by fath: but as it were by the workes of the lawe. For they have stombled at the stomblynge stone.

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Cross References

Romans 4:14For yf they which are of the lawe be heyres then is fayth but vayne and the promes of none effecte.

Romans 10:2For I beare them recorde that they have a fervet mynde to God warde but not accordinge to knowledge.

Galatians 3:10For as many as are vnder the dedes of the lawe are vnder malediccion. For it is written: cursed is every man that cotinueth not in all thinges which are writte in the boke of the lawe to fulfill them.

Galatians 5:3I testifie agayne to every man which is circumcised that he is bounde to kepe the whole lawe.

James 2:10Whosoever shall kepe the whole lawe and yet fayle in one poynt he is gyltie in 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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