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 dug.
Romans 9:31 - Christian Standard Bible Anglicised But Israel, pursuing the law of righteousness, has not achieved the righteousness of the law. , Dugang nga mga bersyonKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 But Israel, which followed after the law of righteousness, hath not attained to the law of righteousness. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition Whereas Israel, though ever in pursuit of a law [for the securing] of righteousness (right standing with God), actually did not succeed in fulfilling the Law. [Isa. 51:1.] American Standard Version (1901) but Israel, following after a law of righteousness, did not arrive at that law. Common English Bible But though Israel was striving for a Law of righteousness, they didn’t arrive. Catholic Public Domain Version Yet truly, Israel, though following the law of justice, has not arrived at the law of justice. Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version But Israel, by following after the law of justice, is not come unto the law of justice. |
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 dug.
And Isaiah says boldly, I was found by those who were not looking for me; I revealed myself to those who were not asking for me. ,
What then? Israel did not find what it was looking for, but the elect did find it. The rest were hardened,
For no one will be justified in his sight by the works of the law, because the knowledge of sin comes through the law.
Where, then, is boasting? It is excluded. By what kind of law? , By one of works? No, on the contrary, by a law of faith.
Is the law therefore contrary to God’s promises? Absolutely not! For if the law had been granted with the ability to give life, then righteousness would certainly be on the basis of the law.
regarding zeal, persecuting the church; regarding the righteousness that is in the law, blameless.