Romans 9:31
Strong's Lexicon
but
δὲ (de)
Conjunction
Strong's Greek 1161: A primary particle; but, and, etc.

Israel,
Ἰσραὴλ (Israēl)
Noun - Nominative Masculine Singular
Strong's Greek 2474: Of Hebrew origin; Israel, the adopted name of Jacob, including his descendants.

who pursued
διώκων (diōkōn)
Verb - Present Participle Active - Nominative Masculine Singular
Strong's Greek 1377: To pursue, hence: I persecute. A prolonged form of a primary verb dio; to pursue; by implication, to persecute.

a law
νόμον (nomon)
Noun - Accusative Masculine Singular
Strong's Greek 3551: From a primary nemo; law, genitive case, specially, (including the volume); also of the Gospel), or figuratively.

of righteousness,
δικαιοσύνης (dikaiosynēs)
Noun - Genitive Feminine Singular
Strong's Greek 1343: From dikaios; equity; specially justification.

has not attained
ἔφθασεν (ephthasen)
Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular
Strong's Greek 5348: Apparently a primary verb; to be beforehand, i.e. Anticipate or precede; by extension, to have arrived at.

[it].
νόμον (nomon)
Noun - Accusative Masculine Singular
Strong's Greek 3551: From a primary nemo; law, genitive case, specially, (including the volume); also of the Gospel), or figuratively.

Parallel Strong's
Berean Study Bible
but Israel, who pursued a law of righteousness, has not attained it.

Young's Literal Translation
and Israel, pursuing a law of righteousness, at a law of righteousness did not arrive;

Holman Christian Standard Bible
But Israel, pursuing the law for righteousness, has not achieved the righteousness of the law.

New American Standard Bible
but Israel, pursuing a law of righteousness, did not arrive at [that] law.

King James Bible
But Israel, which followed after the law of righteousness, hath not attained to the law of righteousness.
Parallel Verses
New International Version
but the people of Israel, who pursued the law as the way of righteousness, have not attained their goal.

New Living Translation
But the people of Israel, who tried so hard to get right with God by keeping the law, never succeeded.

English Standard Version
but that Israel who pursued a law that would lead to righteousness did not succeed in reaching that law.

New American Standard Bible
but Israel, pursuing a law of righteousness, did not arrive at that law.

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

Holman Christian Standard Bible
But Israel, pursuing the law for righteousness, has not achieved the righteousness of the law.

International Standard Version
But Israel, who pursued righteousness based on the Law, did not achieve the Law.

NET Bible
but Israel even though pursuing a law of righteousness did not attain it.

American Standard Version
but Israel, following after a law of righteousness, did not arrive at that law.

English Revised Version
but Israel, following after a law of righteousness, did not arrive at that law.

Young's Literal Translation
and Israel, pursuing a law of righteousness, at a law of righteousness did not arrive;
















Cross References
Isaiah 51:1
Hearken to me, ye that follow after righteousness, ye that seek the LORD: look unto the rock whence ye are hewn, and to the hole of the pit whence ye are digged.

Romans 3:27
Where is boasting then? It is excluded. By what law? of works? Nay: but by the law of faith.

Romans 9:30
What shall we say then? That the Gentiles, which followed not after righteousness, have attained to righteousness, even the righteousness which is of faith.

Romans 10:2
For I bear them record that they have a zeal of God, but not according to knowledge.

Romans 10:20
But Esaias is very bold, and saith, I was found of them that sought me not; I was made manifest unto them that asked not after me.

Romans 11:7
What then? Israel hath not obtained that which he seeketh for; but the election hath obtained it, and the rest were blinded

Galatians 5:4
Christ is become of no effect unto you, whosoever of you are justified by the law; ye are fallen from grace.

Romans 1:1
Paul, a servant of Jesus Christ, called to be an apostle, separated unto the gospel of God,

Romans 9:29
And as Esaias said before, Except the Lord of Sabaoth had left us a seed, we had been as Sodoma, and been made like unto Gomorrha.

Romans 9:28
For he will finish the work, and cut it short in righteousness: because a short work will the Lord make upon the earth.

Romans 9:32
Wherefore? Because they sought it not by faith, but as it were by the works of the law. For they stumbled at that stumblingstone;
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