Israel’s Present State

30 What should we say then?(A) Gentiles, who did not pursue righteousness, have obtained righteousness—namely the righteousness that comes from faith.(B) 31 But Israel, pursuing the law of righteousness,(C) has not achieved the righteousness of the law.[a](D) 32 Why is that? Because they did not pursue it by faith, but as if it were by works.[b] They stumbled over the stumbling stone.(E) 33 As it is written,

Look, I am putting a stone in Zion to stumble over
and a rock to trip over,
and the one who believes on him(F)
will not be put to shame.[c](G)

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Footnotes

  1. 9:31 Other mss read the law for righteousness
  2. 9:32 Other mss add of the law
  3. 9:33 Is 8:14; 28:16

30 What can we say, then? Gentiles, who were not pursuing righteousness, have attained righteousness, a righteousness that comes through faith. 31 But Israel, who pursued righteousness based on the Law, did not achieve the Law. 32 Why not? Because they did not pursue it on the basis of faith, but as if it were based on achievements. They stumbled over the stone that causes people to stumble. 33 As it is written,

“Look! I am placing a stone in Zion
    over which people will stumble—
a large rock that will make them fall—
    and the one who believes in him will never be ashamed.”[a]

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Footnotes

  1. Romans 9:33 Cf. Isa 28:16