Parallel Verses
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.
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.
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.
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.
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 I can testify that they are zealous for the honor of God; but they are not guided by true insight, 3 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. 4 For Christ has brought Law to an end, so that righteousness may be obtained by every one who believes in him.
Phrases
Cross References
Romans 1:17
For in it there is a revelation of the Divine Righteousness resulting from faith and leading on to faith; as Scripture says- -'Through faith the righteous man shall find Life.'
Luke 16:15
"You," said Jesus, "are the men who justify themselves before the world, but God can read your hearts; and what is highly esteemed among men may be an abomination in the sight of God.
Luke 10:29
But the man, wanting to justify himself, said to Jesus: "And who is my neighbor?"
Luke 15:17-21
But, when he came to himself, he said 'How many of my father's hired servants have more bread than they can eat, while here am I starving to death!
Luke 18:9-12
Another time, speaking to people who were satisfied that they were religious, and who regarded every one else with scorn, Jesus told this parable--
John 16:9-10
As to Sin, for men do not believe in me;
Romans 3:22
The Divine Righteousness which is bestowed, through faith in Jesus Christ, upon all, without distinction, who believe in him.
Romans 3:26
As a proof, I repeat, at the present time, of his own righteousness, that he might be righteous in our eyes, and might pronounce righteous the man who takes his stand on faith in Jesus.
Romans 5:19
For, as through the disobedience of the one man the whole race was rendered sinful, so, too, through the obedience of the one, the whole race will be rendered righteous.
Romans 9:30-32
What are we to say, then? Why, that Gentiles, who were not in search of righteousness, secured it-a righteousness which was the result of faith;
2 Corinthians 5:21
Him who never knew sin God made to be Sin, on our behalf; so that we, through union with him, might become the Righteousness of God.
Galatians 5:3-4
I again declare to every one who receives circumcision, that he binds himself to obey the whole Law.
Philippians 3:9
Any righteousness that I have being, not the righteousness that results from Law, but the righteousness which comes through faith in Christ--the righteousness which is derived from God and is founded on faith.
2 Peter 1:1
To those to whom, through the justice of our God and Savior Jesus Christ, there has been granted faith equally privileged with our own, from Simon Peter, a servant and an Apostle of Jesus Christ.
Revelation 3:17-18
You say 'I am rich and have grown rich, and I want for nothing,' and you do not know that you are wretched, miserable, poor, blind, naked!