Romans 9:30

WHAT then shall we say? That the Gentiles who have not followed after righteousness have attained righteousness, but that righteousness which is of faith:

The Peschito Syriac New Testament: Translated into English by John Wesley Etheridge

In The King James Version

What shall we say then? That the Gentiles, which followed not after righteousness, have attained to righteousness, even the righteousness which is of faith.

In Context

29And as that which Eshaia had said before: Unless the Lord of sebaoth had left to us a residue, as Sedum should we have been, and to Amura have been likened.

31but Israel, who followed after the law of righteousness, unto the law of righteousness have not attained.

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Cross References

Romans 1:17for the righteousness of Aloha in it is revealed from faith to faith, as it is written, The righteous by faith shall live.

Romans 3:21But now, without the law the righteousness of Aloha is revealed, and the law and the prophets (themselves) testify of it.

Romans 4:11For he received the sign of circumcision (as) a seal of the righteousness of his faith, which (was his) in uncircumcision, that he should be the father of all them who believe of the uncircumcision; that it might be accounted also to them for righteousness:

Romans 4:22Wherefore it was reckoned to him for righteousness.

Matthew Henry on Romans 9:26-30

Conversion of the Gentiles. ( a. d. 58.) 25 As he saith also in Osee, I will call them my people, which were not my people; and her beloved, which was not beloved. 26 And it shall come to pass, that in the place where it was said unto them, Ye are not my people; there shall they be called the children of the living God. 27 Esaias also crieth concerning Israel, Though the number of the children of Israel be as the sand of the sea, a remnant shall be saved: 28 For he will finish the work, and cut it short in… Read the whole commentary →

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