Romans 9:31

but Israel, following after a law of righteousness, didn’t arrive at the 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 shall we say then? That the Gentiles, who didn’t follow after righteousness, attained to righteousness, even the righteousness which is of faith;

32Why? Because they didn’t seek it by faith, but as it were by works of the law. They stumbled over the stumbling stone,

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Cross References

Isaiah 51:1“Listen to me, you who follow after righteousness, you who seek the LORD. Look to the rock you were cut from, and to the quarry you were dug from.

Romans 4:14For if those who are of the law are heirs, faith is made void, and the promise is made of no effect.

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

Galatians 3:10For as many as are of the works of the law are under a curse. For it is written, “Cursed is everyone who doesn’t continue in all things that are written in the book of the law, to do them.”

Galatians 5:3Yes, I testify again to every man who receives circumcision that he is a debtor to do the whole law.

James 2:10For whoever keeps the whole law, and yet stumbles 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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