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WhatΤίthenοὖνshall we say?ἐροῦμενThatὅτιnationsἔθνηthat did notτὰ μὴpursueδιώκονταrighteousnessδικαιοσύνηνobtainedκατέλαβενrighteousness,δικαιοσύνηνnamely,δὲthe righteousnessδικαιοσύνην τὴνthat isfromἐκfaith;πίστεως
Romans 9:30
Study it in the app“What then shall we say? That nations that did not pursue righteousness obtained righteousness, namely, the righteousness that is from faith;”
With the Greek beneath
Romans 9:30, word by word
- shall we sayἐροῦμενeroumen
say
To express something in words to others.
Where else “eroumen” appears- nationsἔθνηethnē
Gentile
The peoples who are not Israel.
Where else “ethnē” appears- pursueδιώκονταdiōkonta
pursue
To go after something with all you have.
Where else “diōkonta” appears- righteousnessδικαιοσύνηνdikaiosynēn
righteousness
Doing what is just, living as God wants.
Where else “dikaiosynēn” appears- obtainedκατέλαβενkatelaben
take hold of
To gain something, make it one's own.
Where else “katelaben” appears- faithπίστεωςpisteōs
trust
Truly trusting in God or in Jesus.
Where else “pisteōs” appears
The context
29And as Isaiah said beforehand: If the Lord Tsevaot had not left us offspring, we would have become like Sodom, and would have been made like Gomorrah.
30 · This verse (above)
31but Israel, pursuing a law of righteousness, did not attain to that law.
To study Romans 9 in a group
1. What it says
What does Paul feel for his people, the Israelites, and what does he say about them? (vv. 1-5)
2. What it means
What does Paul's sorrow show us about how he saw his people? (vv. 1-3)
3. How I live it
Paul grieved for people he loved. How can you accompany with care and respect someone you love who sees faith differently?