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Romans 9:32 — King James Version← Study notes

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


Romans 9:32Greek Interlinear

Greek · Romans 9:3215 words
GreekMeaning
διὰdia
Because ofprepositionG1223
τίti
a (kind of), any (man, thingpronounG5100
ὅτιhoti
Because it waswordG3754
οὐκouk
notadverbG3756
ἐκek
byprepositionG1537
πίστεωςpisteōs
faithnounG4102
ἀλλ’all’
butwordG235
ὡςhōs
aswordG5613
ἐξex
byprepositionG1537
ἔργωνergōn
worksnounG2041
προσέκοψανprosekopsan
They stumbledverbG4350
τῷ
over thearticleG3588
λίθῳlithō
stonenounG3037
τοῦtou
thearticleG3588
προσκόμματοςproskommatos
of stumblingnounG4348
Greek text from the SBL Greek New Testament (SBLGNT). Transliteration follows SBL Academic conventions.

Church Fathers on Romans 9:32

“Because they sought it not by faith, but as it were by the works of the Law.” This is the clearest answer in the passage, which if he had said immediately upon starting he would not have gained so easy a hearing. But since it is after many perplexities, and preparations, and demonstrations that he sets it down, and after using countless preparatory steps, he has at last made it more intelligible, and also more easily admitted. For this he says is the cause of their…

Chrysostom · 4th century · Homily 16 on Romans
Nicene & Post-Nicene / Ante-Nicene Fathers translations · public domain
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