Because it was not on the mekor (basis) of emunah but on the mekor (basis) of [And why was that? Anyone who believes in him will not be ashamed.'Why? They stumbled over the stumbling stone,Why not? Which best represents the problem with the comment?
For they have stumbled at the stumbling stone.Why not?
Because they did not pursue the path of faith but insisted on pursuing righteousness by works, as if it could be seized another way. They stumbled over the stone of stumbling,And why is that? There is nothing like this to be met with but agreeable to his argument the apostle gives us this good reason for it, Because they sought it not by faith - Whereby alone it could be attained. Because Israel did not follow the path of faith. For they have stumbled at the stumbling stone.Why?
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.
Because they did not pursue it on the basis of faith, but as though it was on the basis of works. Romains 9:32 Interlinéaire • Romains 9:32 Multilingue • Romanos 9:32 Espagnol • Romains 9:32 Français • Roemer 9:32 Allemand • Romains 9:32 Chinois • Romans 9:32 Anglais • Bible Apps • Bible Hub Version Louis Segond 1910 La Bible David Martin 1744 Darby Bible courtesy of CCEL.org. Because they pursued it not by faith but as if it were by works. Because they did not strive for it on the basis of faith, but as if it were based on works. [⇑ See verse text ⇑] In the previous two verses, Paul has stated his bottom-line truth about Gentiles and Jews in the form of a long question.
Because they did not strive for it on the basis of faith, but as if it were based on works.
Because they did it not by faith, but as if it could be done by works. Romans 9:32 . Because they pursued it not by faith but (as if it were possible) by works. What does Romans 9:32 mean? For not of faith, but as of works.
They stumbled over the ‘stumbling stone.’Why? Because they did not strive for it on the basis of faith, but as if it were based on works.
Paul’s Anguish Over Israel. Ro 9:32 Wherefore? They stumbled at the stone of stumbling; AMP. 30 What shall we say then?
For they stumbled at that stumbling stone.
Wherefore?
Because they sought it not by faith, but as if it were by the works of the law. And why not? because they sought it, not by faith, but as it were by the works of the Law: for they stumbled at that stumbling stone, At faith in Christ, in a Crucified Christ. Because they did not not seek it by faith, but by the works of the Law.
They fell through unbelief. ASV.
They have stumbled over the stumbling stone,Why? That the Gentiles, which followed not after righteousness, have attained to … They have stumbled over the stumbling stone,Why?
For they stumbled at that stumblingstone - Christ crucified.
Because they pursued it not by faith, but as if it were from works. KJ21.
Wherefore?
They stumbled over the great rock in their path.And why not? They thought that whatever they needed Why? They have stumbled over the stumbling stone,Why so? They have stumbled over the stumbling stone,Why not? Who are Israelites; to whom pertaineth the adoption, and the glory, and the covenants, and the giving … Wherefore?
But as it were - In effect, if not professsedly, by works.
Because they sought it not by faith, but as it were by works. Romans 9:32-33 New International Version (NIV). They didn’t rely on faith to gain God’s approval, but they relied on their own efforts.