Romans 9:31

But Israel, who did pursue a law of righteousness, did not arrive at it.

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

In Context

30What will we say then? That the Gentiles, who were not pursuing righteousness, obtained righteousness, the righteousness by faith.

32Why not? Because they did not pursue it by faith, but by works. They stumbled over the stone of stumbling,

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Cross References

Isaiah 51:1Listen to me, you who pursue righteousness, you who seek Yahweh: 1 look at the rock from which you were chiseled and to the quarry from which you were cut. 1

Romans 4:14For if those who live by the law are to be the heirs, faith is made empty, and the promise is void.

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

Galatians 3:10All who rely on the works of the law are under a curse; and so it is written, “Cursed is everyone who does not abide by all the things written in the book of the law, and do them.”

Galatians 5:3I testify again to every man who lets himself be circumcised that he is obligated to obey the whole law.

James 2:10For whoever obeys the whole law, except that he stumbles in just a single way, has become guilty of breaking the whole law.

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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