Parallel Verses
Noyes New Testament
For being ignorant of the righteousness which is of God, and endeavoring to establish a righteousness of their own, they have not submitted themselves to the righteousness which is of God.
New American Standard Bible
For not knowing about
King James Version
For they being ignorant of God's righteousness, and going about to establish their own righteousness, have not submitted themselves unto the righteousness of God.
Holman Bible
Because they disregarded the righteousness from God
International Standard Version
For they are ignorant of the righteousness that comes from God while they try to establish their own, and they have not submitted to God's means to attain righteousness.
A Conservative Version
For not understanding the righteousness of God, and seeking to establish their own righteousness, they did not submit to the righteousness of God.
American Standard Version
For being ignorant of God's righteousness, and seeking to establish their own, they did not subject themselves to the righteousness of God.
Amplified
For not knowing about God’s righteousness [which is based on faith], and seeking to establish their own [righteousness based on works], they did not submit to God’s righteousness.
An Understandable Version
For they did not know about God's way of making people right with Himself, so they attempted to establish their own way. In doing this they did not submit to God's way for being made right with Him.
Anderson New Testament
For being ignorant of God's plan of justification, and seeking to establish their own plan of justification, they have not submitted to God's plan of justification.
Bible in Basic English
Because, not having knowledge of God's righteousness, and desiring to give effect to their righteousness, they have not put themselves under the righteousness of God.
Common New Testament
For, being ignorant of the righteousness that comes from God, and seeking to establish their own, they did not submit to God's righteousness.
Daniel Mace New Testament
because being ignorant of the justice which is of God, and going about to establish a justification of their own, they have not submitted themselves to that which is of God.
Darby Translation
For they, being ignorant of God's righteousness, and seeking to establish their own righteousness, have not submitted to the righteousness of God.
Godbey New Testament
for being ignorant of God's righteousness, and seeking to establish their own righteousness, they have not submitted to the righteousness of God.
Goodspeed New Testament
For in their ignorance of God's way of uprightness and in the attempt to set up one of their own, they refused to conform to God's way of uprightness.
John Wesley New Testament
For they being ignorant of the righteousness of God, and seeking to establish their own righteousness, have not submitted to the righteousness of God.
Julia Smith Translation
For not knowing the justice of God, and seeking to establish their own justice, they have not been subjected to the justice of God.
King James 2000
For they being ignorant of God's righteousness, and going about to establish their own righteousness, have not submitted themselves unto the righteousness of God.
Lexham Expanded Bible
For ignoring the righteousness of God, and seeking to establish their own, they did not subject themselves to the righteousness of God.
Modern King James verseion
For they, being ignorant of God's righteousness and going about to establish their own righteousness, have not submitted themselves to the righteousness of God.
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
For they are ignorant of the righteousness which is allowed before God, and go about to establish their own righteousness: and therefore, are not obedient unto the righteousness which is of value before God.
Moffatt New Testament
They would not surrender to the righteousness of God, because they were ignorant of his righteousness and therefore essayed to set up a righteousness of their own.
Montgomery New Testament
For because they were ignorant of God's righteousness, and sought to establish their own righteousness, they did not submit themselves to the righteousness of God.
NET Bible
For ignoring the righteousness that comes from God, and seeking instead to establish their own righteousness, they did not submit to God's righteousness.
New Heart English Bible
For being ignorant of God's righteousness, and seeking to establish their own righteousness, they did not subject themselves to the righteousness of God.
Sawyer New Testament
for not knowing God's righteousness, and seeking to set up their righteousness, they have not submitted themselves to God's righteousness.
The Emphasized Bible
For, not knowing God's righteousness and, their own, seeking to establish, unto the righteousness of God, have they not submitted;
Thomas Haweis New Testament
For being ignorant of the righteousness which is of God, and seeking to establish a righteousness of their own, they have not submitted to the righteousness of God.
Twentieth Century New Testament
For, in their ignorance of the Divine Righteousness, and in their eagerness to set up a righteousness of their own, they refused to accept with submission the Divine Righteousness.
Webster
For they, being ignorant of God's righteousness, and seeking to establish their own righteousness, have not submitted themselves to the righteousness of God.
Weymouth New Testament
Ignorant of the righteousness which God provides and building their hopes upon a righteousness of their own, they have refused submission to God's righteousness.
Williams New Testament
For they were ignorant of God's way of right standing and were trying to set up one of their own, and so would not surrender to God's way of right standing.
World English Bible
For being ignorant of God's righteousness, and seeking to establish their own righteousness, they didn't subject themselves to the righteousness of God.
Worrell New Testament
for, being ignorant of God's righteousness, and seeking to establish their own, they did not subject themselves to the righteousness of God;
Worsley New Testament
For being ignorant of the righteousness of God, and seeking to establish their own righteousness, they have not submitted themselves to the righteousness which is of God.
Youngs Literal Translation
for not knowing the righteousness of God, and their own righteousness seeking to establish, to the righteousness of God they did not submit.
Themes
Bigotry » Instances of » In zeal
Faith » Excludes self-justification
Ignorance » Spiritual » General references to
Jews, the » National character of » Self-righteous
Religious zeal » Without knowledge
Righteousness » Unregenerate man seeks justification by works of
Righteousness imputed » The jews » Submit not to
Righteousness imputed » The jews » Ignorant of
Self-righteousness » They who are given to » Reject the righteousness of God
Self-righteousness » Exemplified » Israel
Interlinear
Agnoeo
Dikaiosune
δικαιοσύνη
Dikaiosune
Usage: 83
Idios
Hupotasso
References
Word Count of 37 Translations in Romans 10:3
Verse Info
Context Readings
The Righteousness Of God Through Faith In Christ
2 For I bear them witness that they have a zeal for God, but not according to knowledge. 3 For being ignorant of the righteousness which is of God, and endeavoring to establish a righteousness of their own, they have not submitted themselves to the righteousness which is of God. 4 For Christ is the end of the Law, so that every one that believeth may obtain righteousness.
Phrases
Cross References
Romans 1:17
For therein is revealed the righteousness which is of God from faith to faith; as it is written, "But the righteous shall live by faith."
Luke 16:15
And he said to them, Ye are they who justify yourselves before men; but God knoweth your hearts; for that which is highly exalted among men is an abomination before God.
Luke 10:29
But he, wishing to justify himself, said to Jesus, And who is my neighbor?
Luke 15:17-21
And when he came to himself, he said, How many hired servants of my fathers have bread enough and to spare, and I perish here with hunger!
Luke 18:9-12
And to some who trusted in themselves that they were righteous, and despised all others, he spoke this parable:
John 16:9-10
Of sin, because they believe not in me;
Romans 3:22
even the righteousness which is of God through faith in Jesus Christ, hath been made manifest to all and for all believers. For there is no distinction.
Romans 3:26
in order to manifest his righteousness at the present time, so that he may be righteous, and accept as righteous him who hath faith.
Romans 5:19
For as through the disobedience of the one man the many were made sinners, so through the obedience of the one man will the many be made righteous.
Romans 9:30-32
What then shall we say? That the gentiles, who did not strive after righteousness, obtained righteousness, but a righteousness which is of faith;
2 Corinthians 5:21
Him, who knew not sin, he made sin for us, that we might become Gods righteousness in him.
Galatians 5:3-4
yea, I testify again to every one who becometh circumcised, that he is bound to keep the whole Law.
Philippians 3:9
and be found in him, not having my own righteousness, which is of the Law, but that which is through faith in Christ, the righteousness which is from God upon faith;
2 Peter 1:1
Symeon Peter, a servant and apostle of Jesus Christ, to those who have obtained like precious faith with us through the righteousness of our God, and the Saviour Jesus Christ:
Revelation 3:17-18
Because thou sayest, I am rich, and have gotten wealth, and have need of nothing, and knowest not that thou art the wretched and the pitiable one, and poor, and blind, and naked,