Romans 9:31
BSB · Public Domain (CC0)“but Israel, who pursued a law of righteousness, has not attained it.”
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“but Israel, who pursued a law of righteousness, has not attained it.”
Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)“But Israel, which followed after the law of righteousness, hath not attained to the law of righteousness.”
King James Version · Public Domain“but Israel, following after a law of righteousness, did not arrive at that law.”
American Standard Version · Public Domain“and Israel, pursuing a law of righteousness, at a law of righteousness did not arrive;”
Young's Literal Translation · Public DomainOther passages that echo Romans 9:31 — 11 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.
- 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.
- Romans 3:20Therefore no one will be justified in His sight by works of the law. For the law merely brings awareness of sin.
- Romans 4:14For if those who live by the law are heirs, faith is useless and the promise is worthless,
- Romans 9:30What then will we say? That the Gentiles, who did not pursue righteousness, have obtained it, a righteousness that is by faith;
- Romans 10:2For I testify about them that they are zealous for God, but not on the basis of knowledge.
- Romans 11:7What then? What Israel was seeking, it failed to obtain, but the elect did. The others were hardened,
- Galatians 3:10All who rely on works of the law are under a curse. For it is written: “Cursed is everyone who does not continue to do everything written in the Book of the Law.”
- Galatians 3:21Is the law, then, opposed to the promises of God? Certainly not! For if a law had been given that could impart life, then righteousness would certainly have come from the law.
- Galatians 5:3Again I testify to every man who gets himself circumcised that he is obligated to obey the whole law.
- Philippians 3:6as to zeal, persecuting the church; as to righteousness in the law, faultless.
- James 2:10Whoever keeps the whole law but stumbles at just one point is guilty of breaking all of it.
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