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Romans 9:31

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9:31but Israel even though pursuing55 a law of righteousness56 did not attain it.57

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  1. 55 Or “who pursued.” The participle could be taken adverbially or adjectivally.
  2. 56 Or “a legal righteousness,” that is, a righteousness based on law. This translation would treat the genitive δικαιοσύνης (dikaiosunēs) as an attributed genitive (see ).
  3. 57 Grk “has not attained unto the law.”

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ESVEnglish Standard Version

but that Israel who pursued a law that would lead to righteousness did not succeed in reaching that law.

Copyright 2001 Crossway Bibles

NIVNew International Version (2011)

but the people of Israel, who pursued the law as the way of righteousness, have not attained their goal.

Copyright 1973, 1978, 1984, 2011 Biblica, Inc.

CSBChristian Standard Bible

But Israel, pursuing the law of righteousness, has not achieved the righteousness of the law.

Copyright 2017 Holman Bible Publishers

NLTNew Living Translation

But the people of Israel, who tried so hard to get right with God by keeping the law, never succeeded.

Holy Bible, New Living Translation, copyright © 1996, 2004, 2015 by Tyndale House Foundation. Used by permission of Tyndale House Publishers. All rights reserved.

LEBThe Lexham English Bible

But Israel, pursuing the law of righteousness, did not attain to the law.

Copyright 2012 Lexham Press

KJV 1900King James Version

But Israel, which followed after the law of righteousness, hath not attained to the law of righteousness.

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