Romans 10:3 “Because they were ignorant of God’s righteousness and sought to establ…”

Romans 10:3

Because they were ignorant of God’s righteousness and sought to establish their own, they did not submit to God’s righteousness.

Berean Standard Bible

Other translations

King James Version

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

World English Bible

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

American Standard Version

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

Geneva Bible 1599

For they, being ignorant of the righteousnes of God, and going about to stablish their owne righteousnes, haue not submitted themselues to the righteousnes of God.

Darby Translation

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

Young's Literal Translation

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

Bible in Basic English

Because, not having knowledge of God's righteousness, and desiring to give effect to their righteousness, they have not put themselves under the righteousness of God.

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Cross references

“God's righteousness”

2 Corinthians 5:21 Romans 5:19 Romans 1:17 Romans 3:22 Isaiah 51:8 Isaiah 56:1

2 Corinthians 5:21 · BSB

God made Him who knew no sin to be sin on our behalf, so that in Him we might become the righteousness of God.

Romans 5:19 · BSB

For just as through the disobedience of the one man the many were made sinners, so also through the obedience of the one man the many will be made righteous.

Romans 1:17 · BSB

For the gospel reveals the righteousness of God that comes by faith from start to finish, just as it is written: “The righteous will live by faith.”

Romans 3:22 · BSB

And this righteousness from God comes through faith in Jesus Christ to all who believe. There is no distinction,

Isaiah 51:8 · BSB

For the moth will devour them like a garment, and the worm will eat them like wool. But My righteousness will last forever, My salvation through all generations.”

Isaiah 56:1 · BSB

This is what the LORD says: “Maintain justice and do what is right, for My salvation is coming soon, and My righteousness will be revealed.

“to establish”

Luke 16:15 Philippians 3:9 Luke 18:9–12 Isaiah 57:12 Luke 10:29 Isaiah 64:6

Luke 16:15 · BSB

So He said to them, “You are the ones who justify yourselves before men, but God knows your hearts. For what is prized among men is detestable before God.

Philippians 3:9 · BSB

and be found in Him, not having my own righteousness from the law, but that which is through faith in Christ, the righteousness from God on the basis of faith.

Luke 18:9–12 · BSB

To some who trusted in their own righteousness and viewed others with contempt, He also told this parable:

Isaiah 57:12 · BSB

I will expose your righteousness and your works, and they will not profit you.

Luke 10:29 · BSB

But wanting to justify himself, he asked Jesus, “And who is my neighbor?”

Isaiah 64:6 · BSB

Each of us has become like something unclean, and all our righteous acts are like filthy rags; we all wither like a leaf, and our iniquities carry us away like the wind.

“submitted”

Nehemiah 9:33 Leviticus 26:41 Job 33:27 Lamentations 3:22 Daniel 9:6–9 Luke 15:17–21

Nehemiah 9:33 · BSB

You are just in all that has befallen us, because You have acted faithfully, while we have acted wickedly.

Leviticus 26:41 · BSB

and I acted with hostility toward them and brought them into the land of their enemies—and if their uncircumcised hearts will be humbled and they will make amends for their iniquity,

Job 33:27 · BSB

Then he sings before men with these words: ‘I have sinned and perverted what was right; yet I did not get what I deserved.

Lamentations 3:22 · BSB

Because of the loving devotion of the LORD we are not consumed, for His mercies never fail.

Daniel 9:6–9 · BSB

We have not listened to Your servants the prophets, who spoke in Your name to our kings, leaders, fathers, and all the people of the land.

Luke 15:17–21 · BSB

Finally he came to his senses and said, ‘How many of my father’s hired servants have plenty of food, but here I am, starving to death!

Cross references adapted from OpenBible.info (CC BY 4.0) and the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

In context

2For I testify about them that they are zealous for God, but not on the basis of knowledge.

4For Christ is the end of the law, to bring righteousness to everyone who believes.

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