31 however, Israel, (A)pursuing a law of righteousness, did not (B)arrive at that law. 32 Why? Because they did not pursue it [a]by faith, but as though they could [b]by works. They stumbled over (C)the stumbling stone, 33 just as it is written:

(D)Behold, I am laying in Zion (E)a stone of stumbling and a rock of offense,
(F)And the one who believes in Him (G)will not be [c]put to shame.”

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  1. Romans 9:32 Lit out of
  2. Romans 9:32 Lit out of
  3. Romans 9:33 Or disappointed

31 but the people of Israel, who pursued the law as the way of righteousness,(A) have not attained their goal.(B) 32 Why not? Because they pursued it not by faith but as if it were by works. They stumbled over the stumbling stone.(C) 33 As it is written:

“See, I lay in Zion a stone that causes people to stumble
    and a rock that makes them fall,
    and the one who believes in him will never be put to shame.”[a](D)

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  1. Romans 9:33 Isaiah 8:14; 28:16

(A)This precious value, then, is for you who believe; but for unbelievers,

(B)A stone which the builders (C)rejected,
This became the [a]chief cornerstone,”

and,

(D)A stone of stumbling and a rock of offense”;

(E)for they stumble because they are disobedient to the word, (F)and to this they were also appointed.

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  1. 1 Peter 2:7 Lit head of the corner

Now to you who believe, this stone is precious. But to those who do not believe,(A)

“The stone the builders rejected(B)
    has become the cornerstone,”[a](C)

and,

“A stone that causes people to stumble
    and a rock that makes them fall.”[b](D)

They stumble because they disobey the message—which is also what they were destined for.(E)

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  1. 1 Peter 2:7 Psalm 118:22
  2. 1 Peter 2:8 Isaiah 8:14