Romans 9:31

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Summary

Romans 9:31

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

Followed

Hath

General references

Matthew 19:30

Mark 10:31

Bible References

Followed

What are we to conclude, then? That Gentiles who never aimed at righteousness have attained righteousness, that is, righteousness by faith;

I can vouch for their zeal for God; only, it is not zeal with knowledge.

Then the Law is contrary to God's Promises? Never! Had there been any law which had the power of producing life, righteousness would really have been due to law,

in point of ardour a persecutor of the church, immaculate by the standard of legal righteousness.

Hath

for no person will be acquitted in his sight on the score of obedience to law. What the Law imparts is the consciousness of sin.

For if it is adherents of the Law who are heirs, then faith is empty of all meaning and the promise is void.

Now what are we to infer from this? That Israel has failed to secure the object of its quest; the elect have secured it, and the rest have been rendered insensible to it ??8 as it is written, God has given them a spirit of torpor, eyes that see not, ears that hear not ??down to this very day.

Whereas a curse rests on all who rely upon obedience to the Law; for it is written, Cursed is everyone who does not hold by all that is written in the book of the law, to perform it.

I insist on this again to everyone who gets circumcised, that he is obliged to carry out the whole of the Law.

For whoever obeys the whole of the Law and only makes a single slip, is guilty of everything.

General references

Many who are first shall be last, and many who are last shall be first.

Many who are first will be last, and many who are last will be first."