Berean Standard Bible
“Why not? Because their pursuit was not by faith, but as if it were by works. They stumbled over the stumbling stone,”
Paul contrasts Israel's pursuit of righteousness with the Gentiles who obtained it by faith. He asks why this happened.
Open Study notes above for the full note.
Berean Standard Bible (BSB)
Why not? Because their pursuit was not by faith, but as if it were by works. They stumbled over the stumbling stone,
World English Bible (WEB)
Why? Because they didn’t seek it by faith, but as it were by works of the law. They stumbled over the stumbling stone;
King James Version (KJV)
Wherefore? Because they sought it not by faith, but as it were by the works of the law. For they stumbled at that stumblingstone;
American Standard Version (ASV)
Wherefore? Because [they sought it] not by faith, but as it were by works. They stumbled at the stone of stumbling;
Bible in Basic English (BBE)
Why? Because they were not searching for it by faith, but by works. They came up against the stone which was in the way;
Young's Literal Translation (YLT)
therefore? because -- not by faith, but as by works of law; for they did stumble at the stone of stumbling,
Reina-Valera 1909 (RVR 1909)
¿Por qué? Porque la seguían no por fe, mas como por las obras de la ley: por lo cual tropezaron en la piedra de tropiezo,
Sagradas Escrituras 1569 (SE 1569)
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Nueva Biblia Viva (NBV)
¿Y por qué no? Porque los israelitas trataron de salvarse haciendo buenas obras, como si eso fuera posible, y no confiando en Dios. Por eso, dieron contra la gran «piedra de tropiezo».
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