3Since they did not know the righteousness that comes from God and sought to establish their own, they did not submit to God's righteousness.


In Context

1 Brothers, my heart's desire and prayer to God for the Israelites is that they may be saved.

2 For I can testify about them that they are zealous for God, but their zeal is not based on knowledge.

3 Since they did not know the righteousness that comes from God and sought to establish their own, they did not submit to God's righteousness.

4 Christ is the end of the law so that there may be righteousness for everyone who believes.

5 Moses describes in this way the righteousness that is by the law: "The man who does these things will live by them."

Romans 10:3 in Other Translations

The King James Version of the Holy Bible

10:3For they being ignorant of God’s righteousness, and going about to establish their own righteousness, have not submitted themselves unto the righteousness of God.

The Douay-Rheims Version of the Holy Bible

10:3For they, not knowing the justice of God, and seeking to establish their own, have not submitted themselves to the justice of God.

The American Standard Version of the Holy Bible

10:3For being ignorant of God's righteousness, and seeking to establish their own, they did not subject themselves to the righteousness of God.

The Darby Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

10:3For they, being ignorant of God's righteousness, and seeking to establish their own righteousness, have not submitted to the righteousness of God.

The English Revised Version of the Holy Bible

10:3For being ignorant of God's righteousness, and seeking to establish their own, they did not subject themselves to the righteousness of God.

The Webster Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

10:3For they, being ignorant of God's righteousness, and seeking to establish their own righteousness, have not submitted themselves to the righteousness of God.

The World English Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

10:3For being ignorant of God's righteousness, and seeking to establish their own righteousness, they didn't subject themselves to the righteousness of God.

The Young's Literal Translation of the Holy Bible

10:3for not knowing the righteousness of God, and their own righteousness seeking to establish, to the righteousness of God they did not submit.

The American King James Version of the Holy Bible

10:3For they being ignorant of God's righteousness, and going about to establish their own righteousness, have not submitted themselves to the righteousness of God.