Romans 9:31
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31 but the people of Israel, who pursued the law as the way of righteousness,(A) have not attained their goal.(B)
Romans 11:7
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7 What then? What the people of Israel sought so earnestly they did not obtain.(A) The elect among them did, but the others were hardened,(B)
Romans 3:20
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20 Therefore no one will be declared righteous in God’s sight by the works of the law;(A) rather, through the law we become conscious of our sin.(B)
James 2:10-11
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10 For whoever keeps the whole law and yet stumbles(A) at just one point is guilty of breaking all of it.(B) 11 For he who said, “You shall not commit adultery,”[a](C) also said, “You shall not murder.”[b](D) If you do not commit adultery but do commit murder, you have become a lawbreaker.
Footnotes
- James 2:11 Exodus 20:14; Deut. 5:18
- James 2:11 Exodus 20:13; Deut. 5:17
Galatians 5:3-4
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3 Again I declare to every man who lets himself be circumcised that he is obligated to obey the whole law.(A) 4 You who are trying to be justified by the law(B) have been alienated from Christ; you have fallen away from grace.(C)
Romans 10:2-4
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2 For I can testify about them that they are zealous(A) for God, but their zeal is not based on knowledge. 3 Since they did not know the righteousness of God and sought to establish their own, they did not submit to God’s righteousness.(B) 4 Christ is the culmination of the law(C) so that there may be righteousness for everyone who believes.(D)
Philippians 3:6
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Galatians 3:21
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21 Is the law, therefore, opposed to the promises of God? Absolutely not!(A) For if a law had been given that could impart life, then righteousness would certainly have come by the law.(B)
Galatians 3:10-11
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10 For all who rely on the works of the law(A) are under a curse,(B) as it is written: “Cursed is everyone who does not continue to do everything written in the Book of the Law.”[a](C) 11 Clearly no one who relies on the law is justified before God,(D) because “the righteous will live by faith.”[b](E)
Footnotes
- Galatians 3:10 Deut. 27:26
- Galatians 3:11 Hab. 2:4
Romans 4:14-15
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14 For if those who depend on the law are heirs, faith means nothing and the promise is worthless,(A) 15 because the law brings wrath.(B) And where there is no law there is no transgression.(C)
Isaiah 51:1
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Everlasting Salvation for Zion
Romans 9:30-32
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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) 31 but the people of Israel, who pursued the law as the way of righteousness,(C) have not attained their goal.(D) 32 Why not? Because they pursued it not by faith but as if it were by works. They stumbled over the stumbling stone.(E)
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