Romans 9:30 “What then will we say? That the Gentiles, who did not pursue righteous…”

Romans 9:30

What then will we say? That the Gentiles, who did not pursue righteousness, have obtained it, a righteousness that is by faith;

Berean Standard Bible

Other translations

King James Version

What shall we say then? That the Gentiles, which followed not after righteousness, have attained to righteousness, even the righteousness which is of faith.

World English Bible

What shall we say then? That the Gentiles, who didn’t follow after righteousness, attained to righteousness, even the righteousness which is of faith;

American Standard Version

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

Geneva Bible 1599

What shall we say then? That the Gentiles which folowed not righteousnes, haue attained vnto righteousnes, euen the righteousnes which is of faith.

Darby Translation

What then shall we say? That [they of the] nations, who did not follow after righteousness, have attained righteousness, but [the] righteousness that is on the principle of faith.

Young's Literal Translation

What, then, shall we say? that nations who are not pursuing righteousness did attain to righteousness, and righteousness that [is] of faith,

Bible in Basic English

What then may we say? That the nations who did not go after righteousness have got righteousness, even the righteousness which is of faith:

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Cross references

“shall”

Romans 9:14 Romans 3:5

Romans 9:14 · BSB

What then shall we say? Is God unjust? Certainly not!

Romans 3:5 · BSB

But if our unrighteousness highlights the righteousness of God, what shall we say? That God is unjust to inflict His wrath on us? I am speaking in human terms.

“the Gentiles”

Romans 4:11 Romans 10:20 Ephesians 2:12 1 Corinthians 6:9–11 Ephesians 4:17–19 1 Peter 4:3

Romans 4:11 · BSB

And he received the sign of circumcision as a seal of the righteousness that he had by faith while he was still uncircumcised. So then, he is the father of all who believe but are not circumcised, in order that righteous…

Romans 10:20 · BSB

And Isaiah boldly says: “I was found by those who did not seek Me; I revealed Myself to those who did not ask for Me.”

Ephesians 2:12 · BSB

remember that at that time you were separate from Christ, alienated from the commonwealth of Israel, and strangers to the covenants of the promise, without hope and without God in the world.

1 Corinthians 6:9–11 · BSB

Do you not know that the wicked will not inherit the kingdom of God? Do not be deceived: Neither the sexually immoral, nor idolaters, nor adulterers, nor men who submit to or perform homosexual acts,

Ephesians 4:17–19 · BSB

So I tell you this, and insist on it in the Lord, that you must no longer walk as the Gentiles do, in the futility of their thinking.

1 Peter 4:3 · BSB

For you have spent enough time in the past carrying out the same desires as the Gentiles: living in debauchery, lust, drunkenness, orgies, carousing, and detestable idolatry.

“followed”

Isaiah 51:1 Romans 9:31 Proverbs 15:9 Proverbs 21:21 1 Timothy 6:11

Isaiah 51:1 · BSB

“Listen to Me, you who pursue righteousness, you who seek the LORD: Look to the rock from which you were cut, and to the quarry from which you were hewn.

Romans 9:31 · BSB

but Israel, who pursued a law of righteousness, has not attained it.

Proverbs 15:9 · BSB

The LORD detests the way of the wicked, but He loves those who pursue righteousness.

Proverbs 21:21 · BSB

He who pursues righteousness and loving devotion finds life, righteousness, and honor.

1 Timothy 6:11 · BSB

But you, O man of God, flee from these things and pursue righteousness, godliness, faith, love, perseverance, and gentleness.

“even the righteousness”

Philippians 3:9 Hebrews 11:7 Galatians 5:5 Romans 10:10 Romans 4:9 Romans 4:13

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.

Hebrews 11:7 · BSB

By faith Noah, when warned about things not yet seen, in godly fear built an ark to save his family. By faith he condemned the world and became heir of the righteousness that comes by faith.

Galatians 5:5 · BSB

But by faith we eagerly await through the Spirit the hope of righteousness.

Romans 10:10 · BSB

For with your heart you believe and are justified, and with your mouth you confess and are saved.

Romans 4:9 · BSB

Is this blessing only on the circumcised, or also on the uncircumcised? We have been saying that Abraham’s faith was credited to him as righteousness.

Romans 4:13 · BSB

For the promise to Abraham and his offspring that he would be heir of the world was not given through the law, but through the righteousness that comes by faith.

Also

Galatians 2:16 Romans 10:6 Romans 3:21–22 Galatians 3:24

Galatians 2:16 · BSB

know that a man is not justified by works of the law, but by faith in Jesus Christ. So we, too, have believed in Christ Jesus, that we may be justified by faith in Christ and not by works of the law, because by works of…

Romans 10:6 · BSB

But the righteousness that is by faith says: “Do not say in your heart, ‘Who will ascend into heaven?’ (that is, to bring Christ down)

Romans 3:21–22 · BSB

But now, apart from the law, the righteousness of God has been revealed, as attested by the Law and the Prophets.

Galatians 3:24 · BSB

So the law became our guardian to lead us to Christ, that we might be justified by faith.

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

In context

29It is just as Isaiah foretold: “Unless the Lord of Hosts had left us descendants, we would have become like Sodom, we would have resembled Gomorrah.”

31but Israel, who pursued a law of righteousness, has not attained it.

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