Romans 9:30

Justification Faith The stranger and outcast

²⁸ For he will finish the work, and cut it short in righteousness: because a short work will the Lord make upon the earth.

²⁹ And as Esaias said before, Except the Lord of Sabaoth had left us a seed, we had been as Sodoma, and been made like unto Gomorrha.

What shall we say then? That the Gentiles, which followed not after righteousness, have attained to righteousness, even the righteousness which is of faith.

³¹ But Israel, which followed after the law of righteousness, hath not attained to the law of righteousness.

³² Wherefore? Because they sought it not by faith, but as it were by the works of the law. For they stumbled at that stumblingstone;

Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.

Compare

BSB: What then will we say? That the Gentiles, who did not pursue righteousness, have obtained it, a righteousness that is by faith;
KJV: What shall we say then? That the Gentiles, which followed not after righteousness, have attained to righteousness, even the righteousness which is of faith.
WEB: What shall we say then? That the Gentiles, who didn’t follow after righteousness, attained to righteousness, even the righteousness which is of faith;
ASV: What shall we say then? That the Gentiles, who followed not after righteousness, attained to righteousness, even the righteousness which is of faith:
DARBY: What then shall we say? That [they of the] nations, who did not follow after righteousness, have attained righteousness, but [the] righteousness that is on the principle of faith.
BLB: What then will we say? That the Gentiles, not pursuing righteousness, obtained righteousness—and righteousness that [is] by faith;

ÅB: Hva skal vi da si? At hedninger som ikke søkte etter rettferdighet, de nådde rettferdighet; men det var rettferdigheten av tro.
OTB: Hva skal vi da konkludere? At hedningene, som ikke forfulgte rettferdighet, har oppnådd rettferdighet, en rettferdighet som er ved tro;
B1930: Hvad skal vi da si? At hedninger som ikke søkte rettferdighet, de vant rettferdighet, men det var rettferdigheten av tro;

Study notes (Tyndale)

Original text and word study

Cross references

Philippians 3:9
And be found in him, not having mine own righteousness, which is of the law, but that which is through the faith of Christ, the righteousness which is of God by faith:
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Hebrews 11:7
By faith Noah, being warned of God of things not seen as yet, moved with fear, prepared an ark to the saving of his house; by the which he condemned the world, and became heir of the righteousness which is by faith.
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Galatians 2:16
Knowing that a man is not justified by the works of the law, but by the faith of Jesus Christ, even we have believed in Jesus Christ, that we might be justified by the faith of Christ, and not by the works of the law: for by the works of the law shall no flesh be justified.
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Romans 4:11
And he received the sign of circumcision, a seal of the righteousness of the faith which he had yet being uncircumcised: that he might be the father of all them that believe, though they be not circumcised; that righteousness might be imputed unto them also:
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Galatians 5:5
For we through the Spirit wait for the hope of righteousness by faith.
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Romans 10:20
But Esaias is very bold, and saith, I was found of them that sought me not; I was made manifest unto them that asked not after me.
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Romans 10:10
For with the heart man believeth unto righteousness; and with the mouth confession is made unto salvation.
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Ephesians 2:12
That at that time ye were without Christ, being aliens from the commonwealth of Israel, and strangers from the covenants of promise, having no hope, and without God in the world:
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