³¹ but Israel, following after a law of righteousness, did not arrive at `that' law.

⁷ What then? that which Israel seeketh for, that he obtained not; but the election obtained it, and the rest were hardened:

¹⁰ For whosoever shall keep the whole law, and yet stumble in one `point', he is become guilty of all.

¹¹ For he that said, Do not commit adultery, said also, Do not kill. Now if thou dost not commit adultery, but killest, thou art become a transgressor of the law.

⁶ as touching zeal, persecuting the church; as touching the righteousness which is in the law, found blameless.

³ Yea, I testify again to every man that receiveth circumcision, that he is a debtor to do the whole law.

⁴ Ye are severed from Christ, ye would be justified by the law; ye are fallen away from grace.

²¹ Is the law then against the promises of God? God forbid: for if there had been a law given which could make alive, verily righteousness would have been of the law.

¹⁰ For as many as are of the works of the law are under a curse: for it is written, Cursed is every one who continueth not in all things that are written in the book of the law, to do them.

¹¹ Now that no man is justified by the law before God, is evident: for, The righteous shall live by faith;

² For I bear them witness that they have a zeal for God, but not according to knowledge.

³ For being ignorant of God's righteousness, and seeking to establish their own, they did not subject themselves to the righteousness of God.

⁴ For Christ is the end of the law unto righteousness to every one that believeth.

³⁰ What shall we say then? That the Gentiles, who followed not after righteousness, attained to righteousness, even the righteousness which is of faith:

³¹ but Israel, following after a law of righteousness, did not arrive at `that' law.

³² Wherefore? Because `they sought it' not by faith, but as it were by works. They stumbled at the stone of stumbling;

¹⁴ For if they that are of the law are heirs, faith is made void, and the promise is made of none effect:

¹⁵ for the law worketh wrath; but where there is no law, neither is there transgression.

²⁰ because by the works of the law shall no flesh be justified in his sight; for through the law `cometh' the knowledge of sin.

¹ Hearken to me, ye that follow after righteousness, ye that seek Jehovah: look unto the rock whence ye were hewn, and to the hold of the pit whence ye were digged.