32Why so? Because they sought it not by faith, but as it were of works. For they stumbled at the stumblingstone.
32Why so? Because they sought it not by faith, but as it were of works. For they stumbled at the stumblingstone.
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.
9:32Wherefore? Because [they sought it] not by faith, but as it were by the works of the law. For they stumbled at that stumblingstone;
9:32Why not? Because they pursued it not by faith but as if it were by works. They stumbled over the "stumbling stone."
9:32Wherefore? Because they sought it not by faith, but as it were by works. They stumbled at the stone of stumbling;
9:32Wherefore? Because it was not on the principle of faith, but as of works. They have stumbled at the stumblingstone,
9:32Wherefore? Because they sought it not by faith, but as it were by works. They stumbled at the stone of stumbling;
9:32Why? Because they sought it not by faith, but as it were by the works of the law. For they stumbled at that stumbling-stone;
9:32Why? Because they didn't seek it by faith, but as it were by works of the law. They stumbled over the stumbling stone;
9:32wherefore? because — not by faith, but as by works of law; for they did stumble at the stone of stumbling,
9:32Why? Because they sought it not by faith, but as it were by the works of the law. For they stumbled at that stumbling stone;