Romans 9:30

What, then, shall we say? that nations who are not pursuing righteousness did attain to righteousness, and righteousness that [is] of faith,

Young's Literal Translation

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 according as Isaiah saith before, 'Except the Lord of Sabaoth did leave to us a seed, as Sodom we had become, and as Gomorrah we had been made like.'

31and Israel, pursuing a law of righteousness, at a law of righteousness did not arrive;

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Cross References

Proverbs 15:9An abomination to Jehovah [is] the way of the wicked, And whoso is pursuing righteousness He loveth.

Isaiah 51:1Hearken unto Me, ye pursuing righteousness, Seeking Jehovah, Look attentively unto the rock — ye have been hewn, And unto the hole of the pit — ye have been digged.

Romans 1:17For the righteousness of God in it is revealed from faith to faith, according as it hath been written, 'And the righteous one by faith shall live,'

Romans 3:21And now apart from law hath the righteousness of God been manifested, testified to by the law and the prophets,

Romans 4:11and a sign he did receive of circumcision, a seal of the righteousness of the faith in the uncircumcision, for his being father of all those believing through uncircumcision, for the righteousness also being reckoned to them,

Romans 4:22wherefore also it was reckoned to him to 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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