Romani 9:31

31 mentre Israele, che cercava la legge della giustizia, non ha conseguito la legge della giustizia.

Romani 9:31 Meaning and Commentary

Romans 9:31

But Israel, which followed after the law of righteousness,
&c.] The Israelites, the far greater part of the Jews, who were not called by the grace of God, were all very zealous of the law, called "the law of righteousness"; because the matter of it was righteous, it was so in its own nature; and because perfect obedience to it is righteousness; as also because they sought for righteousness by the deeds of it. They very violently and eagerly pursued after it, they tugged and toiled, and laboured with all their might, as persons in running a race, to get up to the law, and the righteousness of it; and yet Israel, with all the pains and labour taken,

hath not attained to the law of righteousness:
some of them fancied they had, supposing an external conformity to it, to be all that it insisted upon; not knowing the spirituality of it, that it required truth and holiness in the inward parts; and that he that offended in one point of it, was guilty of all, and therefore could not be justified by it.

Romani 9:31 In-Context

29 E come Isaia avea già detto prima: Se il Signor degli eserciti non ci avesse lasciato un seme, saremmo divenuti come Sodoma e saremmo stati simili a Gomorra.

30 Che diremo dunque? Diremo che i Gentili, i quali non cercavano la giustizia, hanno conseguito la giustizia, ma la giustizia che vien dalla fede;

31 mentre Israele, che cercava la legge della giustizia, non ha conseguito la legge della giustizia.

32 Perché? Perché l’ha cercata non per fede, ma per opere. Essi hanno urtato nella pietra d’intoppo,

33 siccome è scritto: Ecco, io pongo in Sion una pietra d’intoppo e una roccia d’inciampo; ma chi crede in lui non sarà svergognato.