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Saint Paul Writing His Epistles, Valentin de Boulogne

Romans 9:31

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Romans 9:31 (WEB)

but Israel, following after a law of righteousness, didn’t arrive at the law of righteousness.

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Jerome

Augustine of Hippo

John Chrysostom

  • “That the Gentiles which followed not after righteousness have attained to righteousness, even the righteousness which is of the faith of Jesus; but Israel, which followed after the law of righteousness, hath not attained to the law of righteousness.” ( Rom. ix. 30, 31.)” — the author cites it

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  • “Because they sought it not by faith, but as it were by works.”” — editor's note: Rom. ix. 30–32. [See R.V. The text of Chrysostom follows one of the readings accepted by the Revisers, omitting νμου at the close of the citation; but it…

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