Israel's Unbelief
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What shall we say, then? s That Gentiles who did not pursue righteousness have attained it, that is, t a righteousness that is by faith;
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but that Israel u who pursued a law that would lead to righteousness v did not succeed in reaching that law.
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Why? Because they did not pursue it by faith, but as if it were based on works. They have stumbled over the w stumbling stone,
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as it is written,
x "Behold, I am laying in Zion y a stone of stumbling, and a rock of offense;
z and whoever believes in him will not be a put to shame."
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Brothers, my heart's desire and prayer to God for them is that they may be saved.
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For I bear them witness that b they have a zeal for God, c but not according to knowledge.
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For, being ignorant of d the righteousness of God, and seeking to establish their own, they did not submit to God's righteousness.
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For e Christ is the end of the law for righteousness to everyone who believes.
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Cross References
Romans 10:20
Then Isaiah is so bold as to say, "I have been found by those who did not seek me; I have shown myself to those who did not ask for me.
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Romans 1:17
For in it the righteousness of God is revealed ...
Romans 3:21 - 22
But now the righteousness of God has been manif...
Romans 10:6
But the righteousness based on faith says, "Do ...
Galatians 2:16
Yet we know that a person is not justified by w...
Galatians 3:24
So then, the law was our guardian until Christ ...
Philippians 3:9
And be found in him, not having a righteousness...
Hebrews 11:7
By faith Noah, being warned by God concerning e...
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Romans 10:2 - 3
For I bear them witness that they have a zeal for God, but not according to knowledge.
Romans 11:7
What then? Israel failed to obtain what it was seeking. The elect obtained it, but the rest were hardened.
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Galatians 5:4
You are severed from Christ, you who would be justified by the law; you have fallen away from grace.
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1 Peter 2:8
And "A stone of stumbling, and a rock of offense." They stumble because they disobey the word, as they were destined to do.
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1 Peter 2:6 - 7
For it stands in Scripture: "Behold, I am laying in Zion a stone, a cornerstone chosen and precious, and whoever believes in him will not be put to shame.
Isaiah 28:16
Therefore thus says the Lord God, "Behold, I am the one who has laid as a foundation in Zion, a stone, a tested stone, a precious cornerstone, of a sure foundation: 'Whoever believes will not be in haste.
Psalms 118:22
The stone that the builders rejected has become the cornerstone.
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Isaiah 8:14
And he will become a sanctuary and a stone of offense and a rock of stumbling to both houses of Israel, a trap and a snare to the inhabitants of Jerusalem.
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Romans 10:11
For the Scripture says, "Everyone who believes in him will not be put to shame.
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Isaiah 49:23
Kings shall be your foster fathers, and their queens your nursing mothers. With their faces to the ground they shall bow down to you, and lick the dust of your feet. Then you will know that I am the Lord ; those who wait for me shall not be put to shame.
Joel 2:26 - 27
You shall eat in plenty and be satisfied, and praise the name of the Lord your God, who has dealt wondrously with you. And my people shall never again be put to shame.
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Isaiah 28:16
Therefore thus says the Lord God, "Behold, I am the one who has laid as a foundation in Zion, a stone, a tested stone, a precious cornerstone, of a sure foundation: 'Whoever believes will not be in haste.
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Acts 21:20
And when they heard it, they glorified God. And they said to him, "You see, brother, how many thousands there are among the Jews of those who have believed. They are all zealous for the law.
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Romans 9:31
But that Israel who pursued a law that would lead to righteousness did not succeed in reaching that law.
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Romans 1:17
For in it the righteousness of God is revealed from faith for faith, as it is written, "The righteous shall live by faith.
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Matthew 5:17
Do not think that I have come to abolish the Law or the Prophets; I have not come to abolish them but to fulfill them.
Galatians 3:24
So then, the law was our guardian until Christ came, in order that we might be justified by faith.
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