Romans 9:31 - Easy To Read Version

³¹ And the people of Israel {\cf2\super [96]} tried to follow a law to make themselves right with God. But they did not succeed.

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King James Version (Oxford) 1769

³¹ But Israel, which followed after the law of righteousness, hath not attained to the law of righteousness.

Amplified Bible - Classic Edition

³¹ 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)

³¹ but Israel, following after a law of righteousness, did not arrive at that law.

Common English Bible

³¹ But though Israel was striving for a Law of righteousness, they didn’t arrive.

Catholic Public Domain Version

³¹ 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

³¹ But Israel, by following after the law of justice, is not come unto the law of justice.

Romans 9:31 Tagairtí Cros

Isaiah 51:1

“Some of you people try hard to live good lives. You go to the Lord for help. Listen to me. You should look at Abraham your father. He is the rock you were cut from.

Romans 10:20

Then Isaiah is bold enough to say this \{for God\}:

Romans 11:7

So this is what has happened: The people of Israel (the Jews) tried \{to be right with God\}. But they did not succeed. But the people God chose did \{become right with him\}. The other people became hard and refused to listen to God.

Romans 3:20

Why? Because no person can be made right with God by following the law. The law only shows us our sin.

Romans 3:27

So do we have a reason to boast about ourselves? No! And why not? It is the way of faith that stops all boasting, not the way of following the law.

Galatians 3:21

Does this mean that the law {\cf2\super [41]} is against God’s promises? No! If there was a law that could give life to people, then we could be made right by following law.

Philippians 3:6

I was so excited \{about my Jewish religion\} that I persecuted {\cf2\super [20]} the church (the believers). No person could find fault with the way I always obeyed the law \{of Moses\}.