³⁰What shall we say then? That the Gentiles, ^mwhich ⁿfollowed not after righteousness, have ⁿattained to righteousness, ^oeven the righteousness which is of faith. ³¹But Israel, ^pwhich followed after the law of righteousness, ^qhath not ^rattained to the law of righteousness. ³²Wherefore? Because they sought it not by faith, but as it were by the works of the law. For ^sthey stumbled at that ^ustumblingstone;

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mComp. ch. 10:20.
n Phil. 3:12 (Gk.).
n Phil. 3:12 (Gk.).
och. 1:17. So ch. 10:3.
pComp. ch. 10:2, 3. & 11:7. Matt. 5:20.
qSo Gal. 5:4.
rSee Matt. 12:28.
sSo Luke 2:34. 1 Cor. 1:23.
uSee ch. 14:13.

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ESVEnglish Standard Version

What shall we say, then? That Gentiles who did not pursue righteousness have attained it, that is, a righteousness that is by faith; but that Israel who pursued a law that would lead to righteousness did not succeed in reaching that law. Why? Because they did not pursue it by faith, but as if it were based on works. They have stumbled over the stumbling stone,

NIVNew International Version (2011)

What then shall we say? That the Gentiles, who did not pursue righteousness, have obtained it, a righteousness that is by faith; but the people of Israel, who pursued the law as the way of righteousness, have not attained their goal. Why not? Because they pursued it not by faith but as if it were by works. They stumbled over the stumbling stone.

CSBChristian Standard Bible

What should we say then? Gentiles, who did not pursue righteousness, have obtained righteousness—namely the righteousness that comes from faith. But Israel, pursuing the law of righteousness, has not achieved the righteousness of the law. Why is that? Because they did not pursue it by faith, but as if it were by works. They stumbled over the stumbling stone.

NLTNew Living Translation

What does all this mean? Even though the Gentiles were not trying to follow God’s standards, they were made right with God. And it was by faith that this took place. But the people of Israel, who tried so hard to get right with God by keeping the law, never succeeded. Why not? Because they were trying to get right with God by keeping the law instead of by trusting in him. They stumbled over the great rock in their path.

LEBThe Lexham English Bible

What then shall we say? That the Gentiles, who did not pursue righteousness, attained righteousness—even the righteousness that is by faith. But Israel, pursuing the law of righteousness, did not attain to the law. Why that? Because they did not pursue it by faith, but as if by works. They stumbled over the stone that causes people to stumble,