Romans 9:30-32

Expanded Bible

³⁰ ·So what does all this mean [^LWhat, then, shall we say]? Those who are Gentiles ·were not trying to make themselves right with God [^Ldid not pursue righteousness], but they ·were made right with God [obtained righteousness] ·because of their faith [^L—that is, a righteousness that is by faith]. ³¹ The people of Israel tried to ·follow [pursue] a law ·to make themselves right with God [^Lof righteousness]. But they did not ·succeed [reach/attain it], ³² [^LWhy?] because they tried to make themselves right by ·the things they did [works] instead of ·trusting in God to make them right [^Lby faith]. They stumbled over the stone that causes people to stumble.