31But Israel, by following after the law of justice, is not come unto the law of justice.


In Context

28 For he shall finish his word, and cut it short in justice; because a short word shall the Lord make upon the earth.

29 And as Isaias foretold: Unless the Lord of Sabaoth had left us a seed, we had been made as Sodom, and we had been like unto Gomorrha.

30 What then shall we say? That the Gentiles, who followed not after justice, have attained to justice, even the justice that is of faith.

31 But Israel, by following after the law of justice, is not come unto the law of justice.

32 Why so? Because they sought it not by faith, but as it were of works. For they stumbled at the stumblingstone.

33 As it is written: Behold I lay in Sion a stumblingstone and a rock of scandal; and whosoever believeth in him shall not be confounded.

Romans 9:31 in Other Translations

The King James Version of the Holy Bible

9:31But Israel, which followed after the law of righteousness, hath not attained to the law of righteousness.

The New International Version of the Holy Bible

9:31but Israel, who pursued a law of righteousness, has not attained it.

The American Standard Version of the Holy Bible

9:31but Israel, following after a law of righteousness, did not arrive at that law.

The Darby Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

9:31But Israel, pursuing after a law of righteousness, has not attained to that law.

The English Revised Version of the Holy Bible

9:31but Israel, following after a law of righteousness, did not arrive at that law.

The Webster Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

9:31But Israel, who followed after the law of righteousness, hath not attained to the law of righteousness.

The World English Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

9:31but Israel, following after a law of righteousness, didn't arrive at the law of righteousness.

The Young's Literal Translation of the Holy Bible

9:31and Israel, pursuing a law of righteousness, at a law of righteousness did not arrive;

The American King James Version of the Holy Bible

9:31But Israel, which followed after the law of righteousness, has not attained to the law of righteousness.