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butδὲIsrael,Ἰσραὴλpursuingδιώκωνa lawνόμονof righteousness,δικαιοσύνηςdid notοὐκattainἔφθασενtoεἰςthat law.νόμον
Romans 9:31
Study it in the app“but Israel, pursuing a law of righteousness, did not attain to that law.”
With the Greek beneath
Romans 9:31, word by word
- IsraelἸσραὴλIsraēl
Israel
Israel: the name God gave to Jacob, and the people descended from him.
Where else “Israēl” appears- pursuingδιώκωνdiōkōn
pursue
To go after something with all you have.
Where else “diōkōn” appears- a lawνόμονnomon
law
The instructions God gave Israel through Moses; also, the whole of Scripture.
Where else “nomon” appears- of righteousnessδικαιοσύνηςdikaiosynēs
righteousness
Doing what is just, living as God wants.
Where else “dikaiosynēs” appears- attainἔφθασενephthasen
arrive
Arrive, reach, attain.
Where else “ephthasen” appears
The context
30What then shall we say? That nations that did not pursue righteousness obtained righteousness, namely, the righteousness that is from faith;
31 · This verse (above)
32Why? Because they did not pursue it by faith, but as if by works. They stumbled over the stone of stumbling,
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?