but Israel, following after a law of righteousness, didn’t arrive at the law of righteousness.
Parallel translations
- KJV But Israel, which followed after the law of righteousness, hath not attained to the law of righteousness.
- BSB but Israel, who pursued a law of righteousness, has not attained it.
- NKJV but Israel, pursuing the law of righteousness, has not attained to the law of righteousness.
- NASB however, Israel, pursuing a law of righteousness, did not arrive at that law.
- NLT But the people of Israel, who tried so hard to get right with God by keeping the law, never succeeded.
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- Rom 11:7What then? That which Israel seeks for, that he didn’t obtain, but the chosen ones obtained it, and the rest were hardened.
- Rom 3:20Because by the works of the law, no flesh will be justified in his sight. For through the law comes the knowledge of sin.
- Jas 2:10–11For whoever keeps the whole law, and yet stumbles in one point, he has become guilty of all.
- Gal 5:3–4Yes, I testify again to every man who receives circumcision, that he is a debtor to do the whole law.
- Rom 10:2–4For I testify about them that they have a zeal for God, but not according to knowledge.
- Rom 4:14–15For if those who are of the law are heirs, faith is made void, and the promise is made of no effect.
- Gal 3:21Is the law then against the promises of God? Certainly not! For if there had been a law given which could make alive, most certainly righteousness would have been of the law.
- Gal 3:10–11For as many as are of the works of the law are under a curse. For it is written, “Cursed is everyone who doesn’t continue in all things that are written in the book of the law, to do them.”
- Phil 3:6concerning zeal, persecuting the assembly; concerning the righteousness which is in the law, found blameless.
- Isa 51:1“Listen to me, you who follow after righteousness, you who seek Yahweh: look to the rock you were cut from, and to the quarry you were dug from.
- Rom 9:30–32What shall we say then? That the Gentiles, who didn’t follow after righteousness, attained to righteousness, even the righteousness which is of faith;
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