32Why? Because they didn't seek it by faith, but as it were by works of the law. They stumbled over the stumbling stone;
32Why? Because they didn't seek it by faith, but as it were by works of the law. They stumbled over the stumbling stone;
29 As Isaiah has said before, |Unless the Lord of Armies had left us a seed, we would have become like Sodom, and would have been made like Gomorrah.|
30 What shall we say then? That the Gentiles, who didn't follow after righteousness, attained to righteousness, even the righteousness which is of faith;
31 but Israel, following after a law of righteousness, didn't arrive at the law of righteousness.
32 Why? Because they didn't seek it by faith, but as it were by works of the law. They stumbled over the stumbling stone;
33 even as it is written, |Behold, I lay in Zion a stumbling stone and a rock of offense; and no one who believes in him will be disappointed.|
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."
9:32Why so? Because they sought it not by faith, but as it were of works. For they 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;
9:32Wherefore? 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;
9:32wherefore? 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;