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Romans 9:31-33
New American Bible (Revised Edition)
Romans 9:31-33
New American Bible (Revised Edition)
31 but that Israel, who pursued the law of righteousness, did not attain to that law?(A) 32 Why not? Because they did it not by faith, but as if it could be done by works.(B) They stumbled over the stone that causes stumbling,[a] 33 as it is written:
“Behold, I am laying a stone in Zion
that will make people stumble
and a rock that will make them fall,
and whoever believes in him shall not be put to shame.”(C)
Footnotes
- 9:32 Paul discusses Israel as a whole from the perspective of contemporary Jewish rejection of Jesus as Messiah. The Old Testament and much of Jewish noncanonical literature in fact reflect a fervent faith in divine mercy.
Romans 9:31-33
New International Version
Romans 9:31-33
New International Version
31 but the people of Israel, who pursued the law as the way of righteousness,(A) have not attained their goal.(B) 32 Why not? Because they pursued it not by faith but as if it were by works. They stumbled over the stumbling stone.(C) 33 As it is written:
Footnotes
- Romans 9:33 Isaiah 8:14; 28:16
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