KJV King James Version
For they being ignorant of God’s righteousness, and going about to establish their own righteousness, have not submitted themselves unto the righteousness of God.
VERSE STUDY • KJV
Romans 10:3
For they being ignorant of God’s righteousness, and going about to establish their own righteousness, have not submitted themselves unto the righteousness of God.
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BSB Berean Standard Bible
Because they were ignorant of God’s righteousness and sought to establish their own, they did not submit to God’s righteousness.
WEB World English Bible
For being ignorant of God’s righteousness, and seeking to establish their own righteousness, they didn’t subject themselves to the righteousness of God.
ASV American Standard Version
For being ignorant of God’s righteousness, and seeking to establish their own, they did not subject themselves to the righteousness of God.
YLT Young’s Literal Translation
for not knowing the righteousness of God, and their own righteousness seeking to establish, to the righteousness of God they did not submit.
Surrounding context — Romans 10
1 Brethren, my heart’s desire and prayer to God for Israel is, that they might be saved.
2 For I bear them record that they have a zeal of God, but not according to knowledge.
3 For they being ignorant of God’s righteousness, and going about to establish their own righteousness, have not submitted themselves unto the righteousness of God.
4 For Christ [is] the end of the law for righteousness to every one that believeth.
5 For Moses describeth the righteousness which is of the law, That the man which doeth those things shall live by them.
6 But the righteousness which is of faith speaketh on this wise, Say not in thine heart, Who shall ascend into heaven? (that is, to bring Christ down [from above]:)
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ἀγνοοῦντεςG50 · agnoeōbe ignorantγὰρG1063 · garforτὴνG3588 · hothe/this/whoτοῦG3588 · hothe/this/whoθεοῦG2316 · theosGodδικαιοσύνηνG1343 · dikaiosunērighteousnessκαὶG2532 · kaiandτὴνG3588 · hothe/this/whoἰδίανG2398 · idiosone's own/privateζητοῦντεςG2212 · zēteōto seekστῆσαιG2476 · histēmito standτῇG3588 · hothe/this/whoδικαιοσύνῃG1343 · dikaiosunērighteousnessτοῦG3588 · hothe/this/whoθεοῦG2316 · theosGodοὐχG3756 · ounoὑπετάγησαν.¶G5293 · hupotassōto subject
Cross-references
Luke 16:15And he said unto them, Ye are they which justify yourselves before men; but God knoweth your hearts: for that which is highly esteemed among men is abomination in the sight of God.Philippians 3:9And 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:2 Corinthians 5:21For he hath made him [to be] sin for us, who knew no sin; that we might be made the righteousness of God in him.Luke 18:9-12And he spake this parable unto certain which trusted in themselves that they were righteous, and despised others:Romans 1:17For therein is the righteousness of God revealed from faith to faith: as it is written, The just shall live by faith.Romans 5:19For as by one man’s disobedience many were made sinners, so by the obedience of one shall many be made righteous.Revelation 3:17-18Because thou sayest, I am rich, and increased with goods, and have need of nothing; and knowest not that thou art wretched, and miserable, and poor, and blind, and naked:Isaiah 57:12I will declare thy righteousness, and thy works; for they shall not profit thee.Isaiah 51:8For the moth shall eat them up like a garment, and the worm shall eat them like wool: but my righteousness shall be for ever, and my salvation from generation to generation.Romans 3:22Even the righteousness of God [which is] by faith of Jesus Christ unto all and upon all them that believe: for there is no difference:Nehemiah 9:33Howbeit thou [art] just in all that is brought upon us; for thou hast done right, but we have done wickedly:Isaiah 56:1Thus saith the LORD, Keep ye judgment, and do justice: for my salvation [is] near to come, and my righteousness to be revealed.Luke 10:29But he, willing to justify himself, said unto Jesus, And who is my neighbour?Psalm 71:19Thy righteousness also, O God, [is] very high, who hast done great things: O God, who [is] like unto thee!Leviticus 26:41And [that] I also have walked contrary unto them, and have brought them into the land of their enemies; if then their uncircumcised hearts be humbled, and they then accept of the punishment of their iniquity:Job 33:27He looketh upon men, and [if any] say, I have sinned, and perverted [that which was] right, and it profited me not;Isaiah 64:6But we are all as an unclean [thing], and all our righteousnesses [are] as filthy rags; and we all do fade as a leaf; and our iniquities, like the wind, have taken us away.Galatians 5:3-4For I testify again to every man that is circumcised, that he is a debtor to do the whole law.
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