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32 Wherefore? [a]Because they sought it not by faith, but as it were by works. They stumbled at the stone of stumbling; 33 even as it is written,

[b]Behold, I lay in Zion a stone of stumbling and a rock of offence:
And he that believeth on [c]him shall not be put to shame.

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  1. Romans 9:32 Or, Because, doing it not by faith, but as it were by works, they stumbled
  2. Romans 9:33 Isa. 28:16.
  3. Romans 9:33 Or, it

32 Why not? Because they pursued it not by faith but as if it were by works. They stumbled over the stumbling stone.(A) 33 As it is written:

“See, I lay in Zion a stone that causes people to stumble
    and a rock that makes them fall,
    and the one who believes in him will never be put to shame.”[a](B)

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  1. Romans 9:33 Isaiah 8:14; 28:16