Romans 9:31
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31 but that Israel (A)who pursued a law that would lead to righteousness[a] (B)did not succeed in reaching that law.
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- Romans 9:31 Greek a law of righteousness
Romans 11:7
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7 What then? (A)Israel failed to obtain what it was seeking. The elect obtained it, but the rest (B)were hardened,
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Romans 3:20
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20 For (A)by works of the law no human being[a] will be justified in his sight, since (B)through the law comes knowledge of sin.
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- Romans 3:20 Greek flesh
James 2:10-11
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10 For whoever keeps the whole law but fails in one point (A)has become guilty of all of it. 11 For he who said, (B)“Do not commit adultery,” also said, (C)“Do not murder.” If you do not commit adultery but do murder, you have become a transgressor of the law.
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Galatians 5:3-4
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3 I testify again to every man who accepts circumcision that (A)he is obligated to keep the whole law. 4 You are (B)severed from Christ, (C)you who would be justified[a] by the law; (D)you have fallen away from grace.
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- Galatians 5:4 Or counted righteous
Romans 10:2-4
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2 For I bear them witness that (A)they have a zeal for God, (B)but not according to knowledge. 3 For, being ignorant of (C)the righteousness of God, and seeking to establish their own, they did not submit to God's righteousness. 4 For (D)Christ is the end of the law for righteousness to everyone who believes.[a]
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- Romans 10:4 Or end of the law, that everyone who believes may be justified
Philippians 3:6
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6 (A)as to zeal, (B)a persecutor of the church; (C)as to righteousness under the law,[a] blameless.
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- Philippians 3:6 Greek in the law
Galatians 3:21
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21 Is the law then contrary to the promises of God? Certainly not! For (A)if a law had been given that could give life, then righteousness would indeed be by the law.
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Galatians 3:10-11
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The Righteous Shall Live by Faith
10 For all who rely on works of the law are (A)under a curse; for it is written, (B)“Cursed be everyone who does not (C)abide by all things written in the Book of the Law, and do them.” 11 Now it is evident that (D)no one is justified before God by the law, for (E)“The righteous shall live by faith.”[a]
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- Galatians 3:11 Or The one who by faith is righteous will live
Romans 4:14-15
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14 (A)For if it is the adherents of the law who are to be the heirs, faith is null and the promise is void. 15 For (B)the law brings wrath, but (C)where there is no law (D)there is no transgression.
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Isaiah 51:1
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The Lord's Comfort for Zion
51 (A)“Listen to me, you who pursue righteousness,
you who seek the Lord:
look to the rock from which you were hewn,
and to the quarry from which you were dug.
Romans 9:30-32
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Israel's Unbelief
30 What shall we say, then? (A)That Gentiles who did not pursue righteousness have attained it, that is, (B)a righteousness that is by faith; 31 but that Israel (C)who pursued a law that would lead to righteousness[a] (D)did not succeed in reaching that law. 32 Why? Because they did not pursue it by faith, but as if it were based on works. They have stumbled over the (E)stumbling stone,
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- Romans 9:31 Greek a law of righteousness
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