Present Condition of Israel

30 What shall we say then? (A)That Gentiles, who did not pursue righteousness, have attained to righteousness, (B)even the righteousness of faith;

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Israel’s Unbelief

30 What then shall we say?(A) That the Gentiles, who did not pursue righteousness, have obtained it, a righteousness that is by faith;(B)

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and be found in Him, not having (A)my own righteousness, which is from the law, but (B)that which is through faith in Christ, the righteousness which is from God by faith;

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and be found in him, not having a righteousness of my own that comes from the law,(A) but that which is through faith in[a] Christ—the righteousness(B) that comes from God on the basis of faith.(C)

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Footnotes

  1. Philippians 3:9 Or through the faithfulness of

By faith (A)Noah, being divinely warned of things not yet seen, moved with godly fear, (B)prepared an ark for the saving of his household, by which he condemned the world and became heir of (C)the righteousness which is according to faith.

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By faith Noah, when warned about things not yet seen,(A) in holy fear built an ark(B) to save his family.(C) By his faith he condemned the world and became heir of the righteousness that is in keeping with faith.(D)

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16 (A)knowing that a man is not [a]justified by the works of the law but (B)by faith in Jesus Christ, even we have believed in Christ Jesus, that we might be justified by faith in Christ and not (C)by the works of the law; for by the works of the law no flesh shall be justified.

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Footnotes

  1. Galatians 2:16 declared righteous

16 know that a person is not justified by the works of the law,(A) but by faith in Jesus Christ.(B) So we, too, have put our faith in Christ Jesus that we may be justified by faith in[a] Christ and not by the works of the law, because by the works of the law no one will be justified.(C)

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  1. Galatians 2:16 Or but through the faithfulness of … justified on the basis of the faithfulness of

11 And (A)he received the sign of circumcision, a seal of the righteousness of the faith which he had while still uncircumcised, that (B)he might be the father of all those who believe, though they are uncircumcised, that righteousness might be imputed to them also,

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11 And he received circumcision as a sign, a seal of the righteousness that he had by faith while he was still uncircumcised.(A) So then, he is the father(B) of all who believe(C) but have not been circumcised, in order that righteousness might be credited to them.

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12 that at that time you were without Christ, being aliens from the commonwealth of Israel and strangers from the covenants of promise, having no hope and without God in the world.

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12 remember that at that time you were separate from Christ, excluded from citizenship in Israel and foreigners(A) to the covenants of the promise,(B) without hope(C) and without God in the world.

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For we through the Spirit eagerly (A)wait for the hope of righteousness by faith.

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For through the Spirit we eagerly await by faith the righteousness for which we hope.(A)

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20 But Isaiah is very bold and says:

(A)“I was found by those who did not seek Me;
I was made manifest to those who did not ask for Me.”

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20 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.”[a](A)

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Footnotes

  1. Romans 10:20 Isaiah 65:1

But the righteousness of faith speaks in this way, (A)“Do not say in your heart, ‘Who will ascend into heaven?’ ” (that is, to bring Christ down from above)

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

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  1. Romans 10:6 Deut. 30:12

Israel’s Rejection and God’s Justice

14 What shall we say then? (A)Is there unrighteousness with God? Certainly not!

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14 What then shall we say?(A) Is God unjust? Not at all!(B)

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The Lord Comforts Zion(A)

51 “Listen to Me, (B)you who [a]follow after righteousness,
You who seek the Lord:
Look to the rock from which you were hewn,
And to the hole of the pit from which you were dug.

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  1. Isaiah 51:1 pursue

Everlasting Salvation for Zion

51 “Listen(A) to me, you who pursue righteousness(B)
    and who seek(C) the Lord:
Look to the rock(D) from which you were cut
    and to the quarry from which you were hewn;

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For we have spent enough of our past [a]lifetime in doing the will of the Gentiles—when we walked in lewdness, lusts, drunkenness, revelries, drinking parties, and abominable idolatries.

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  1. 1 Peter 4:3 NU time

For you have spent enough time in the past(A) doing what pagans choose to do—living in debauchery, lust, drunkenness, orgies, carousing and detestable idolatry.(B)

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The Good Confession

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

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Final Charge to Timothy

11 But you, man of God,(A) flee from all this, and pursue righteousness, godliness,(B) faith, love,(C) endurance and gentleness.

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