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For,γὰρnot knowingἀγνοοῦντεςthe righteousnessτὴν δικαιοσύνηνof Godτοῦ θεοῦandκαὶseekingζητοῦντεςto establishστῆσαιtheir own,τὴν ἰδίανthey did notοὐχsubmitὑπετάγησανto the righteousnessτῇ δικαιοσύνῃof God.τοῦ θεοῦ
Romans 10:3
Study it in the app“For, not knowing the righteousness of God and seeking to establish their own, they did not submit to the righteousness of God.”
With the Greek beneath
Romans 10:3, word by word
- not knowingἀγνοοῦντεςagnoountes
not know
To lack knowledge, or act in the dark.
Where else “agnoountes” appears- the righteousnessδικαιοσύνηνdikaiosynēn
righteousness
Doing what is just, living as God wants.
Where else “dikaiosynēn” appears- of Godθεοῦtheou
God
The Creator and Lord of all, the one God of Israel.
Where else “theou” appears- seekingζητοῦντεςzētountes
try
To try for something; to be after someone's life is to plan to kill them.
Where else “zētountes” appears- to establishστῆσαιstēsai
set
To place someone somewhere, or fix something.
Where else “stēsai” appears- their ownἰδίανidian
own
What belongs to someone; their people, their family.
Where else “idian” appears- submitὑπετάγησανhypetagēsan
submit
To obey, place oneself under another.
Where else “hypetagēsan” appears
The context
2For I testify about them that they have a zeal for God, but not according to knowledge.
3 · This verse (above)
4For the Messiah is the end of the law for righteousness to everyone who believes.
To study Romans 10 in a group
1. What it says
What questions does Paul ask in vv. 14-15 about how people come to believe?
2. What it means
What does Paul want to show with that chain of questions (calling, believing, hearing, preaching, sending)? (vv. 14-15)
3. How I live it
Who made the good news known to you? How can you share something good with someone this week?