Romans 9:30

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Summary

What shall we say then? That the Gentiles, which followed not after righteousness, have attained to righteousness, even the righteousness which is of faith.

Shall

Romans 9:14

Romans 3:5

The gentiles

1 Peter 4:3

Followed

Romans 9:31

1 Timothy 6:11

Even the righteousness

General references

Matthew 19:30

Mark 10:31

Bible References

Shall

What shall we say then? Is there unrighteousness with God? By no means.

But if our unrighteousness commends the righteousness of God, what shall we say? Is God unrighteous who inflicts wrath? I speak as a man;??6 by no means;??ince [if he was] how shall God judge the world?

The gentiles

FOR the wrath of God is revealed from heaven against all impiety and wickedness of men who hold the truth in wickedness,

And he received the symbol of circumcision, a seal of the righteousness of the faith which was in uncircumcision, so that he became the father of all that believe in uncircumcision, that righteousness may also be accounted to them,

But Isaiah is more bold and says, I was found by them that sought me not, I was made manifest to them that inquired not after me.

Know you not that the unjust shall not inherit the kingdom of God? Be not deceived; neither fornicators, nor idolaters, nor adulterers, nor the effeminate, nor sodomites,

that at that time you were without Christ, alienated from the polity of Israel, and strangers to the covenants of promise, having no hope and without God in the world;

This I say then and testify in the Lord, that you no longer walk as the other gentiles walk, in the vanity of their minds,

For the time past is sufficient for us to have performed the will of the gentiles, walking in lewdness, inordinate desires, drunkenness, revellings, drinkings and unlawful idolatries,

Followed

but Israel who pursued the law of righteousness did not attain to the law of righteousness.

But do you, O man of God, avoid these things; but pursue righteousness, piety, faith, love, patience, meekness.

Even the righteousness

For God's righteousness is revealed in it by faith in the faith [the gospel]; as it is written; The righteous shall live by faith.

but God's righteousness is through the faith of Jesus Christ, in all and upon all that believe. For there is no difference;

Is this blessedness then on the circumcision? or also on the uncircumcision? [Also on the uncircumcision.] For we say that faith was accounted to Abraham for righteousness.

Having been justified therefore by faith, we have peace with God through our Lord Jesus Christ,

for with the mind we believe to righteousness, and with the mouth we confess to salvation.

And the Scripture foreseeing that God would justify the nations by faith, promised before to Abraham, In you shall all the nations be blessed.

For we wait in spirit for the hope of righteousness, by faith.

and be found in him, not having my righteousness by the law, but that which is through the faith of Christ, the righteousness of God by the faith,

By faith Noah having been divinely instructed concerning things not yet seen, fearing built the ark for the salvation of his house, by which he condemned the world, and became an heir of the righteousness by faith.

General references

But many first shall be last; and last, first.

But many first shall be last, and the last first.