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


In Context

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

29 And as Isaiah said before, Except the Lord of Sabaoth had left us a seed, we had been as Sodom, and been made like Gomorrah.

30 What shall we say then? That the Gentiles who followed not after righteousness, have attained to righteousness, even the righteousness which is by faith:

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

32 Why? Because they sought it not by faith, but as it were by the works of the law. For they stumbled at that stumbling-stone;

33 As it is written, Behold, I lay in Sion a stumbling-stone, and rock of offense: and whoever believeth on him shall not be ashamed.

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 Douay-Rheims Version of the Holy Bible

9:31But Israel, by following after the law of justice, is not come unto the law of justice.

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 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.