Romans 9:32

Tyndale Bible (1526/1534)

And wherfore? Because they sought it not by fath: but as it were by the workes of the lawe. For they have stombled at the stomblynge stone.

📖 Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

Διὰ τί; Ὅτι οὐκ ἐκ πίστεως, ἀλλʼ ὡς ἐξ ἔργων νόμου. Προσέκοψαν γὰρ τῷ λίθῳ τοῦ προσκόμματος·

Transliteration

Through what? Because not from pisteōs, but as from ergōn nomou. For they prosekopsan to the lithō of the proskommatos;

Grammar Details

• *pisteōs*: genitive, feminine, singular - of faith
• *ergōn*: genitive, neuter, plural - of works
• *nomou*: genitive, masculine, singular - of law
• *prosekopsan*: aorist, indicative, active, 3rd person plural - stumbled
• *lithō*: dative, masculine, singular - stone
• *proskommatos*: genitive, neuter, singular - of stumbling

Word Meanings

• *pisteōs*: faith/belief/trust
• *ergōn*: works/deeds/actions
• *nomou*: law/principle/rule
• *prosekopsan*: stumbled/struck against/took offense
• *lithō*: stone/rock
• *proskommatos*: stumbling/obstacle/offense

Referenced Verses

• Acts 16:30-34 : 30 and brought them out and sayde: Syrs what must I do to be saved? 31 And they sayde: beleve on the Lorde Iesus and thou shalt be saved and thy housholde. 32 And they preached vnto him the worde of the Lorde and to all that were in his housse. 33 And he toke them the same houre of the nyght and wasshed their woundes and was baptised with all that belonged vnto him strayght waye. 34 Whe he had brought them into his housse he set meate before them and ioyed that he with all his housholde boleved on God.
• 1 Cor 1:23 : 23 But we preache Christ crucified vnto the Iewes an occasion of fallinge and vnto the Grekes folisshnes:
• 1 Pet 2:8 : 8 and a stone to stomble at and a rocke to offende them which stomble at the worde and beleve not that where on they were set.
• 1 John 5:9-9 : 9 Yf we receave the witnes of men the witnes of god is greater. For this is the witnes of god which he testifyed of his sonne. 10 He that beleveth on the sonne of god hath the witnes in him silfe. He that beleveth not God hath made him a lyar be cause he beleved not the recorde that god gave of his sonne. 11 And this ys that recorde how that god hath geven vnto vs eternall lyfe and this lyfe is in his sonne. 12 He that hath the sonne hath lyfe: and he that hath not the sonne of god hath not lyfe.
• Rom 4:16 : 16 Therfore by fayth is the inheritauce geven that it myght come of faveour: and the promes myght be sure to all the seed. Not to them only which are of the lawe: but also to them which are of the fayth of Abraham which is the father of vs all.
• Rom 10:3 : 3 For they are ignoraut of the rightewesnes which is alowed before God and goo about to stablisshe their awne rightewesnes and therfore are not obedient vnto the rightewesnes which is of valew before God.
• Rom 11:11 : 11 I saye then: Have they therfore stombled that they shulde but faule only? God forbyd: but thorowe their faule is salvacio happened vnto the gentyls for to provoke the with all.
• Matt 13:57 : 57 And they were offended by him. The Iesus sayd to the a Prophet is not wt out honoure save in hys awne countre and amoge his awne kynne.
• Matt 19:16-20 : 16 And beholde one came and sayde vnto him: good master what good thinge shall I do that I maye have eternall lyfe? 17 He sayde vnto him: why callest thou me good? there is none good but one and that is God. But yf thou wylt entre in to lyfe kepe the commaundementes. 18 The other sayde to him Which? And Iesus sayde: breake no wedloke kill not steale not: beare not falce witnes: 19 honoure father and mother: and love thyne neighbour as thy sylfe. 20 And the younge man sayde vnto him: I have observed all these thingis from my youth what lacke I yet?
• Luke 2:34 : 34 And Simeon blessed them and sayde vnto Mary his mother: beholde this chyld shalbe the fall and resurreccio of many in Israel and a signe which shalbe spoke agaynste.
• Luke 7:23 : 23 and happy is he that is not offended by me.
• John 6:27-29 : 27 Laboure not for ye meate which perissheth but for ye meate that endureth vnto everlastynge lyfe whiche meate ye sonne of ma shall geve vnto you. For him hath god ye father sealed. 28 Then sayd they vnto him: what shall we do that we myght worke ye workes of God? 29 Iesus answered and sayde vnto them. This is ye worke of God that ye beleve on him who he hath sent.