but Yisra’ĕl following after the Torah of righteousness, has not arrived at the Torah of righteousness.
“Listen to Me, you who pursue righteousness, seeking יהוה: Look to the rock you were hewn from, and to the hole of the pit you were dug from.
And Yeshayahu boldly says, “I was found by those not seeking Me, I was made manifest to those not asking for Me.”
What then? Yisra’ĕl has not obtained what it seeks, but the chosen did obtain it, and the rest were hardened.
Therefore by works of Torah no flesh shall be declared right before Him, for by the Torah is the knowledge of sin.
Where, then, is the boasting? It is shut out. By what torah? Of works? No, but by the torah of belief.
Is the Torah then against the promises of Elohim? Let it not be! For if a torah had been given that was able to make alive, truly righteousness would have been by Torah.
according to ardour, persecuting the assembly; according to righteousness that is in the law, having become blameless.