30 What shall we say then?--that the Gentiles who did not pursue righteousness obtained it, that is, a righteousness that is by faith,

31 but Israel even though pursuing a law of righteousness did not attain it.

32 Why not? Because they pursued it not by faith but (as if it were possible) by works. They stumbled over the stumbling stone,

Romans 9:30-32, New English Translation. Copyright © 1996-2017 by Biblical Studies Press.
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