Romans 9:31
But Israel, which followed after the law of righteousness, hath not attained to the law of righteousness.
KJV
Ἰσραὴλ δὲ διώκων νόμον δικαιοσύνης εἰς νόμον οὐκ ἔφθασεν.
Greek NT
Israël vero sectando legem justitiæ, in legem justitiæ non pervenit.
Vulgate
but Israel, following after a law of righteousness, did not arrive at that law.
ASV
But Israel, by following after the law of justice, is not come unto the law of justice.
Douay-Rheims
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In the original Greek
8 distinct Greek words appear in this verse.
δέ
de
conjunction · 2781×
δικαιοσύνη
dikaiosune
noun · 92×
διώκω
dioko
verb · 44×
εἰς
eis
preposition · 1769×
νόμος
nomos
noun · 196×
οὐ
ou
particle · 1626×
φθάνω
phthano
verb · 7×
Ἰσραήλ
israel
noun · 68×
Textual variants
1 variant unit attested by manuscript witnesses and modern critical editions.
notable
SBLGNT: νόμον | WH/Treg/NIV: νόμον | RP: + δικαιοσύνης
- νόμον — SBLGNT
- νόμον — Westcott-Hort, Tregelles, Reader's GNT (NA27)
- + δικαιοσύνης — Robinson-Pierpont
source: sblgnt-apparatus
Historic Christian voices
3 passages from patristic writers, Reformers, and church catechisms citing this verse.
Cross-references
- Acts 13:39 — And by him all that believe are justified from all things, from which ye could not be justified by the law of Moses.
- Gal 3:21 — Is the law then against the promises of God? God forbid: for if there had been a law given which could have given life, verily righteousness should have been by the law.
- Gal 5:2 — Behold, I Paul say unto you, that if ye be circumcised, Christ shall profit you nothing.
- Gal 5:3 — For I testify again to every man that is circumcised, that he is a debtor to do the whole law.
- Gal 5:4 — Christ is become of no effect unto you, whosoever of you are justified by the law; ye are fallen from grace.
- Isa 55:2 — Wherefore do ye spend money for that which is not bread? and your labour for that which satisfieth not? hearken diligently unto me, and eat ye that which is good, and let your soul delight itself in f
- Jas 2:10 — For whosoever shall keep the whole law, and yet offend in one point, he is guilty of all.
- Luke 18:9 — And he spake this parable unto certain which trusted in themselves that they were righteous, and despised others:
- Mal 3:2 — But who may abide the day of his coming? and who shall stand when he appeareth? for he is like a refiner’s fire, and like fullers’ soap:
- Phil 3:6 — Concerning zeal, persecuting the church; touching the righteousness which is in the law, blameless.
- Rom 3:20 — Therefore by the deeds of the law there shall no flesh be justified in his sight: for by the law is the knowledge of sin.
- Rom 10:2 — For I bear them record that they have a zeal of God, but not according to knowledge.
- Rom 10:2 — For I bear them record that they have a zeal of God, but not according to knowledge.
- Rom 11:7 — What then? Israel hath not obtained that which he seeketh for; but the election hath obtained it, and the rest were blinded.
- Rom 11:7 — What then? Israel hath not obtained that which he seeketh for; but the election hath obtained it, and the rest were blinded.