Romans 9:31

Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

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

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  • Rom 11:7 : 7 What then? What Israel doth seek after, this it did not obtain, and the chosen did obtain, and the rest were hardened,
  • Gal 3:10-11 : 10 for as many as are of works of law are under a curse, for it hath been written, `Cursed `is' every one who is not remaining in all things that have been written in the Book of the Law -- to do them,' 11 and that in law no one is declared righteous with God, is evident, because `The righteous by faith shall live;'
  • Gal 3:21 : 21 the law, then, `is' against the promises of God? -- let it not be! for if a law was given that was able to make alive, truly by law there would have been the righteousness,
  • Gal 5:3-4 : 3 and I testify again to every man circumcised, that he is a debtor to do the whole law; 4 ye were freed from the Christ, ye who in law are declared righteous; from the grace ye fell away;
  • Phil 3:6 : 6 according to zeal persecuting the assembly! according to righteousness that is in law becoming blameless!
  • Jas 2:10-11 : 10 for whoever the whole law shall keep, and shall stumble in one `point', he hath become guilty of all; 11 for He who is saying, `Thou mayest not commit adultery,' said also, `Thou mayest do no murder;' and if thou shalt not commit adultery, and shalt commit murder, thou hast become a transgressor of law;
  • Isa 51:1 : 1 Hearken 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.
  • Rom 3:20 : 20 wherefore by works of law shall no flesh be declared righteous before Him, for through law is a knowledge of sin.
  • Rom 4:14-15 : 14 for if they who are of law `are' heirs, the faith hath been made void, and the promise hath been made useless; 15 for the law doth work wrath; for where law is not, neither `is' transgression.
  • Rom 9:30-32 : 30 What, then, shall we say? that nations who are not pursuing righteousness did attain to righteousness, and righteousness that `is' of faith, 31 and Israel, pursuing a law of righteousness, at a law of righteousness did not arrive; 32 wherefore? because -- not by faith, but as by works of law; for they did stumble at the stone of stumbling,
  • Rom 10:2-4 : 2 for I bear them testimony that they have a zeal of God, but not according to knowledge, 3 for not knowing the righteousness of God, and their own righteousness seeking to establish, to the righteousness of God they did not submit. 4 For Christ is an end of law for righteousness to every one who is believing,

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  • Rom 9:30
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    30What, then, shall we say? that nations who are not pursuing righteousness did attain to righteousness, and righteousness that `is' of faith,

  • Rom 9:32-33
    2 verses
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    32wherefore? because -- not by faith, but as by works of law; for they did stumble at the stone of stumbling,

    33according as it hath been written, `Lo, I place in Sion a stone of stumbling and a rock of offence; and every one who is believing thereon shall not be ashamed.'

  • Rom 10:2-6
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    2for I bear them testimony that they have a zeal of God, but not according to knowledge,

    3for not knowing the righteousness of God, and their own righteousness seeking to establish, to the righteousness of God they did not submit.

    4For Christ is an end of law for righteousness to every one who is believing,

    5for Moses doth describe the righteousness that `is' of the law, that, `The man who did them shall live in them,'

    6and the righteousness of faith doth thus speak: `Thou mayest not say in thine heart, Who shall go up to the heaven,' that is, Christ to bring down?

  • Rom 11:6-7
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    6and if by grace, no more of works, otherwise the grace becometh no more grace; and if of works, it is no more grace, otherwise the work is no more work.

    7What then? What Israel doth seek after, this it did not obtain, and the chosen did obtain, and the rest were hardened,

  • Rom 9:6
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    6And it is not possible that the word of God hath failed; for not all who `are' of Israel are these Israel;

  • Gal 3:10-12
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    10for as many as are of works of law are under a curse, for it hath been written, `Cursed `is' every one who is not remaining in all things that have been written in the Book of the Law -- to do them,'

    11and that in law no one is declared righteous with God, is evident, because `The righteous by faith shall live;'

    12and the law is not by faith, but -- `The man who did them shall live in them.'

  • Rom 3:20-22
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    20wherefore by works of law shall no flesh be declared righteous before Him, for through law is a knowledge of sin.

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

    22and the righteousness of God `is' through the faith of Jesus Christ to all, and upon all those believing, -- for there is no difference,

  • Rom 2:12-14
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    12for as many as without law did sin, without law also shall perish, and as many as did sin in law, through law shall be judged,

    13for not the hearers of the law `are' righteous before God, but the doers of the law shall be declared righteous: --

    14For, when nations that have not a law, by nature may do the things of the law, these not having a law -- to themselves are a law;

  • Phil 3:9
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    9not having my righteousness, which `is' of law, but that which `is' through faith of Christ -- the righteousness that is of God by the faith,

  • Rom 3:9-11
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    9What, then? are we better? not at all! for we did before charge both Jews and Greeks with being all under sin,

    10according as it hath been written -- `There is none righteous, not even one;

    11There is none who is understanding, there is none who is seeking after God.

  • Rom 8:4
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    4that the righteousness of the law may be fulfilled in us, who do not walk according to the flesh, but according to the Spirit.

  • Gal 2:16
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    16having known also that a man is not declared righteous by works of law, if not through the faith of Jesus Christ, also we in Christ Jesus did believe, that we might be declared righteous by the faith of Christ, and not by works of law, wherefore declared righteous by works of law shall be no flesh.'

  • Gal 3:21
    71%

    21the law, then, `is' against the promises of God? -- let it not be! for if a law was given that was able to make alive, truly by law there would have been the righteousness,

  • Rom 4:15
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    15for the law doth work wrath; for where law is not, neither `is' transgression.

  • Rom 2:26-27
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    26If, therefore the uncircumcision the righteousness of the law may keep, shall not his uncircumcision for circumcision be reckoned?

    27and the uncircumcision, by nature, fulfilling the law, shall judge thee who, through letter and circumcision, `art' a transgressor of law.

  • Rom 9:4
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    4who are Israelites, whose `is' the adoption, and the glory, and the covenants, and the lawgiving, and the service, and the promises,

  • Rom 3:27-28
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    27Where then `is' the boasting? it was excluded; by what law? of works? no, but by a law of faith:

    28therefore do we reckon a man to be declared righteous by faith, apart from works of law.

  • Rom 4:13
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    13For not through law `is' the promise to Abraham, or to his seed, of his being heir of the world, but through the righteousness of faith;

  • Rom 11:31
    69%

    31so also these now did not believe, that in your kindness they also may find kindness;

  • Heb 11:39
    68%

    39and these all, having been testified to through the faith, did not receive the promise,

  • 1 Tim 1:9
    68%

    9having known this, that for a righteous man law is not set, but for lawless and insubordinate persons, ungodly and sinners, impious and profane, parricides and matricides, men-slayers,

  • Acts 13:39
    68%

    39and from all things from which ye were not able in the law of Moses to be declared righteous, in this one every one who is believing is declared righteous;

  • Rom 7:7
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    7What, then, shall we say? the law `is' sin? let it not be! but the sin I did not know except through law, for also the covetousness I had not known if the law had not said:

  • Rom 4:5-6
    2 verses
    68%

    5and to him who is not working, and is believing upon Him who is declaring righteous the impious, his faith is reckoned -- to righteousness:

    6even as David also doth speak of the happiness of the man to whom God doth reckon righteousness apart from works:

  • Dan 9:11
    68%

    11and all Israel have transgressed Thy law, to turn aside so as not to hearken to Thy voice; and poured on us is the execration, and the oath, that is written in the law of Moses, servant of God, because we have sinned against Him.

  • Rom 9:27
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    27And Isaiah doth cry concerning Israel, `If the number of the sons of Israel may be as the sand of the sea, the remnant shall be saved;

  • Rom 4:2
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    2for if Abraham by works was declared righteous, he hath to boast -- but not before god;

  • Rom 11:11
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    11I say, then, Did they stumble that they might fall? let it not be! but by their fall the salvation `is' to the nations, to arouse them to jealousy;

  • Rom 3:31
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    31Law then do we make useless through the faith? let it not be! yea, we do establish law.

  • Jer 9:13
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    13And Jehovah saith: Because of their forsaking My law that I set before them, And they have not hearkened to My voice nor walked in it,

  • Gal 3:24
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    24so that the law became our child-conductor -- to Christ, that by faith we may be declared righteous,

  • 1 Cor 9:21
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    21to those without law, as without law -- (not being without law to God, but within law to Christ) -- that I might gain those without law;

  • Rom 1:17
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    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,'