Romanos 9:32

A Biblia Sagrada

Por qu? Porque no foi pela f, mas como que pelas obras da lei; tropearam na pedra de tropeo;

Parallel Translations

Almeida Revista e Atualizada
Por qu? Porque no decorreu da f, e sim como que das obras. Tropearam na pedra de tropeo,

Almeida Revista e Corrigida
Por qu? Porque no foi pela f, mas como que pelas obras da lei. Tropearam na pedra de tropeo,

Bible Verse Review
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Because: Romans 4:16, Romans 10:3, Matthew 19:16-20, John 6:27-29, Acts 16:30-34, 1 John 5:9-12

they stumbled: Romans 11:11, Matthew 13:57, Luke 2:34, Luke 7:23, 1 Corinthians 1:23

Reciprocal: Psalms 119:116 - and let me Proverbs 4:12 - thou shalt Proverbs 14:6 - scorner Isaiah 8:14 - a stone Ezekiel 3:20 - and I lay Hosea 14:9 - but Matthew 7:14 - and few Matthew 11:6 - whosoever Luke 18:9 - which Romans 2:17 - restest Romans 3:20 - Therefore Romans 3:27 - of works Romans 4:4 - General Romans 10:2 - but not Romans 11:7 - Israel Romans 14:13 - put Galatians 3:6 - as Galatians 5:2 - that Galatians 5:4 - is Galatians 5:11 - the offence Philippians 3:6 - touching Philippians 3:9 - not 1 Peter 2:6 - Behold 1 Peter 2:8 - a stone 1 John 2:10 - occasion of stumbling Revelation 2:14 - a stumblingblock

Gill's Notes on the Bible

Wherefore? because they sought it not by faith,.... The question is asked, why they did not attain to that, which with so much diligence they pressed after? the answer is, because, as they did not seek for righteousness in a right place, or object, they sought for it in the law, and the works of it, where it is never to be found by a sinful creature, and not in Christ, in whom only are righteousness and strength; so they did not seek for it in a right way, by faith in Christ, without which it is impossible to please God, and by which only true righteousness is discerned and received:

but as it were by the works of the law; not by works which looked like works of the law, and were not; but they sought it as if they expected their justification before God was to be by works of righteousness done by them; or as if it was partly by their own works, and partly by the goodness of God, accepting of them for a justifying righteousness. The Alexandrian Copy, and some others, read only, "as it were by works"; and so does the Vulgate Latin version: another reason, or else a reason of the former is,

for they stumbled at that stumbling stone; meaning the word of the Gospel, at which Peter says they stumbled, and particularly the doctrine of justification by the righteousness of Christ; or rather Christ himself, who was "to the Jews a stumbling block, and to the Greeks foolishness", 1 Corinthians 1:23.

Barnes' Notes on the Bible

Wherefore? - Why? The apostle proceeds to state the reason why so uniform and remarkable a result happened. “They sought it not by faith, etc.” They depended on their own righteousness, and not on the mercy of God to be obtained by faith.

By the works of the law - By complying with all the demands of the Law so that they might merit salvation. Their attempted obedience included their prayers, fastings, sacrifices, etc., as well as compliance with the demands of the moral law. It may be asked here, perhaps, how the Jews could know any better than this? how should they know anything about justification by faith? To this I answer:

(1) That the doctrine was stated in the Old Testament; see Habakkuk 2:4; compare Romans 1:17; Psalms 32:1-11; Psalms 130:1-8; Psalms 14:1-7; compare Romans 3:0; Job 9:2.

(2) The sacrifices had reference to a future state of things, and were doubt less so understood; see the Epistle to the Hebrews.

(3) The “principle” of justification, and of living by faith, had been fully brought out in the lives and experience of the saints of old; see Romans 4:0 and Hebrews 11:0.

They stumbled - They fell; or failed; or “this was the cause why they” did not obtain it.

At that stumbling-stone - To wit, at what he specifies in the following verse. “A stumbling-stone” is a stone or impediment in the path over which people may fall. Here it means “that obstacle which prevented their attaining the righteousness of faith; and which was the occasion of their fall, rejection, and ruin.” That was the rejection and the crucifixion of their own Messiah; their unwillingness to be saved by him; their contempt of him and his message. For this God withheld from them the blessings of justification, and was about to cast them off as a people. This also the apostle proceeds to prove was foretold by the prophets.

Clarke's Notes on the Bible

Verse Romans 9:32. Wherefore? — And where lies their mistake? Being ignorant of God's righteousness-of his method of saving sinners by faith in Christ, they went about to establish their own righteousness-their own method of obtaining everlasting salvation. They attend not to the Abrahamic covenant, which stands on the extensive principles of grace and faith; but they turn all their regards to the law of Moses. They imagine that their obedience to that law gives them a right to the blessings of the Messiah's kingdom. But, finding that the Gospel sets our special interest in God and the privileges of his Church on a different footing, they are offended, and refuse to come into it.