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Forγὰρthe MessiahΧριστὸςisthe endτέλοςof the lawνόμουforεἰςrighteousnessδικαιοσύνηνto everyoneπαντὶ τῷwho believes.πιστεύοντι
Romans 10:4
Study it in the app“For the Messiah is the end of the law for righteousness to everyone who believes.”
With the Greek beneath
Romans 10:4, word by word
- the MessiahΧριστὸςChristos
Messiah
Messiah: literally "anointed", the king or envoy God consecrates with oil. It is a title, not a surname; in Hebrew, mashiach.
Where else “Christos” appears- the endτέλοςtelos
goal
The aim, where something leads.
Where else “telos” appears- of the lawνόμουnomou
law
The instructions God gave Israel through Moses; also, the whole of Scripture.
Where else “nomou” appears- righteousnessδικαιοσύνηνdikaiosynēn
righteousness
Doing what is just, living as God wants.
Where else “dikaiosynēn” appears- who believesπιστεύοντιpisteuonti
trust
To trust in God or in Jesus.
Where else “pisteuonti” appears
Translation note
“End” can be understood as termination or as goal, or both.
The context
3For, not knowing the righteousness of God and seeking to establish their own, they did not submit to the righteousness of God.
4 · This verse (above)
5For Moses writes that the person who does the righteousness that is from the law will live by it.
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?