Romans 9:30

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“What then will we say? That the Gentiles, who did not pursue righteousness, have obtained it, a righteousness that is by faith;”

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“What then will we say? That the Gentiles, who did not pursue righteousness, have obtained it, a righteousness that is by faith;”

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

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“What shall we say then? That the Gentiles, who followed not after righteousness, attained to righteousness, even the righteousness which is of faith:”

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“What, then, shall we say? that nations who are not pursuing righteousness did attain to righteousness, and righteousness that <FI>is<Fi> of faith,”

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Cross references

Other passages that echo Romans 9:30 — 24 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

  1. Proverbs 15:9The LORD detests the way of the wicked, but He loves those who pursue righteousness.
  2. Proverbs 21:21He who pursues righteousness and loving devotion finds life, righteousness, and honor.
  3. Isaiah 51:1“Listen to Me, you who pursue righteousness, you who seek the LORD: Look to the rock from which you were cut, and to the quarry from which you were hewn.
  4. Isaiah 65:1“I revealed Myself to those who did not ask for Me; I was found by those who did not seek Me. To a nation that did not call My name, I said, ‘Here I am! Here I am!’
  5. Romans 1:17For the gospel reveals the righteousness of God that comes by faith from start to finish, just as it is written: “The righteous will live by faith.”
  6. Romans 3:5But if our unrighteousness highlights the righteousness of God, what shall we say? That God is unjust to inflict His wrath on us? I am speaking in human terms.
  7. Romans 3:21But now, apart from the law, the righteousness of God has been revealed, as attested by the Law and the Prophets.
  8. Romans 4:9Is this blessing only on the circumcised, or also on the uncircumcised? We have been saying that Abraham’s faith was credited to him as righteousness.
  9. Romans 4:11And he received the sign of circumcision as a seal of the righteousness that he had by faith while he was still uncircumcised. So then, he is the father of all who believe but are not circumcised, in order that righteousness might be credited to them.
  10. Romans 4:13For the promise to Abraham and his offspring that he would be heir of the world was not given through the law, but through the righteousness that comes by faith.
  11. Romans 4:22This is why “it was credited to him as righteousness.”
  12. Romans 5:1Therefore, since we have been justified through faith, we have peace with God through our Lord Jesus Christ,
  13. Romans 9:14What then shall we say? Is God unjust? Certainly not!
  14. Romans 9:31but Israel, who pursued a law of righteousness, has not attained it.
  15. Romans 10:6But the righteousness that is by faith says: “Do not say in your heart, ‘Who will ascend into heaven?’ (that is, to bring Christ down)
  16. Romans 10:10For with your heart you believe and are justified, and with your mouth you confess and are saved.
  17. Romans 10:20And Isaiah boldly says: “I was found by those who did not seek Me; I revealed Myself to those who did not ask for Me.”
  18. 1 Corinthians 6:9Do you not know that the wicked will not inherit the kingdom of God? Do not be deceived: Neither the sexually immoral, nor idolaters, nor adulterers, nor men who submit to or perform homosexual acts,
  19. Galatians 2:16know that a man is not justified by works of the law, but by faith in Jesus Christ. So we, too, have believed in Christ Jesus, that we may be justified by faith in Christ and not by works of the law, because by works of the law no one will be justified.
  20. Galatians 3:8The Scripture foresaw that God would justify the Gentiles by faith, and foretold the gospel to Abraham: “All nations will be blessed through you.”
  21. Galatians 3:24So the law became our guardian to lead us to Christ, that we might be justified by faith.
  22. Galatians 5:5But by faith we eagerly await through the Spirit the hope of righteousness.
  23. Ephesians 2:12remember that at that time you were separate from Christ, alienated from the commonwealth of Israel, and strangers to the covenants of the promise, without hope and without God in the world.
  24. Ephesians 4:17So I tell you this, and insist on it in the Lord, that you must no longer walk as the Gentiles do, in the futility of their thinking.

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