Romans 9:31

English Standard Version 2016

but that Israel who pursued a law that would lead to righteousness did not succeed in reaching that law.

Cross References

Romans 11:7

What then? Israel failed to obtain what it was seeking. The elect obtained it, but the rest were hardened,

Romans 3:20

For by works of the law no human being will be justified in his sight, since through the law comes knowledge of sin.

Philippians 3:6

as to zeal, a persecutor of the church; as to righteousness under the law, blameless.

Galatians 3:21

Is the law then contrary to the promises of God? Certainly not! For if a law had been given that could give life, then righteousness would indeed be by the law.

Isaiah 51:1

“Listen to me, you who pursue righteousness, you who seek the Lord: look to the rock from which you were hewn, and to the quarry from which you were dug.

Romans 3:27

Then what becomes of our boasting? It is excluded. By what kind of law? By a law of works? No, but by the law of faith.

Romans 10:20

Then Isaiah is so bold as to say, “I have been found by those who did not seek me; I have shown myself to those who did not ask for me.”