Romans 9:30 What shall we say then? That Gentiles, who did not pursue righteousness [who did not seek salvation and a right relationship with God, nevertheless] obtained...

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Amplified Bible - What shall we say then? That Gentiles, who did not pursue righteousness [who did not seek salvation and a right relationship with God, nevertheless] obtained righteousness, that is, the righteousness which is produced by faith;
新标点和合本 - 这样，我们可说什么呢？那本来不追求义的外邦人反得了义，就是因信而得的义。
和合本2010（上帝版-简体） - 这样，我们要怎么说呢？那不追求义的外邦人却获得了义，就是因信而获得的义。
和合本2010（神版-简体） - 这样，我们要怎么说呢？那不追求义的外邦人却获得了义，就是因信而获得的义。
当代译本 - 这样看来，我们该怎么说呢？本来不追求义的外族人却得到了义，就是因信而得的义。
圣经新译本 - 既是这样，我们还有什么可说的呢？那不追求义的外族人却得了义，就是因信而得的义。
中文标准译本 - 那么，我们要怎么说呢？那原来没有追求义的外邦人，却得到了义，就是因信而得的义；
现代标点和合本 - 这样，我们可说什么呢？那本来不追求义的外邦人反得了义，就是因信而得的义；
和合本（拼音版） - 这样，我们可说什么呢？那本来不追求义的外邦人反得了义，就是因信而得的义；
New International Version - What then shall we say? That the Gentiles, who did not pursue righteousness, have obtained it, a righteousness that is by faith;
New International Reader's Version - What should we say then? Gentiles did not look for a way to be right with God. But they found it by having faith.
English Standard Version - What shall we say, then? That Gentiles who did not pursue righteousness have attained it, that is, a righteousness that is by faith;
New Living Translation - What does all this mean? Even though the Gentiles were not trying to follow God’s standards, they were made right with God. And it was by faith that this took place.
Christian Standard Bible - What should we say then? Gentiles, who did not pursue righteousness, have obtained righteousness — namely the righteousness that comes from faith.
New American Standard Bible - What shall we say then? That Gentiles, who did not pursue righteousness, attained righteousness, but the righteousness that is by faith;
New King James Version - What shall we say then? That Gentiles, who did not pursue righteousness, have attained to righteousness, even the righteousness of faith;
American Standard Version - What shall we say then? That the Gentiles, who followed not after righteousness, attained to righteousness, even the righteousness which is of faith:
King James Version - What shall we say then? That the Gentiles, which followed not after righteousness, have attained to righteousness, even the righteousness which is of faith.
New English Translation - What shall we say then? – that the Gentiles who did not pursue righteousness obtained it, that is, a righteousness that is by faith,
World English Bible - What shall we say then? That the Gentiles, who didn’t follow after righteousness, attained to righteousness, even the righteousness which is of faith;
新標點和合本 - 這樣，我們可說甚麼呢？那本來不追求義的外邦人反得了義，就是因信而得的義。
和合本2010（上帝版-繁體） - 這樣，我們要怎麼說呢？那不追求義的外邦人卻獲得了義，就是因信而獲得的義。
和合本2010（神版-繁體） - 這樣，我們要怎麼說呢？那不追求義的外邦人卻獲得了義，就是因信而獲得的義。
當代譯本 - 這樣看來，我們該怎麼說呢？本來不追求義的外族人卻得到了義，就是因信而得的義。
聖經新譯本 - 既是這樣，我們還有甚麼可說的呢？那不追求義的外族人卻得了義，就是因信而得的義。
呂振中譯本 - 這樣，我們可怎麼說呢？那不追求義的外國人倒追着了義、那本着信的義；
中文標準譯本 - 那麼，我們要怎麼說呢？那原來沒有追求義的外邦人，卻得到了義，就是因信而得的義；
現代標點和合本 - 這樣，我們可說什麼呢？那本來不追求義的外邦人反得了義，就是因信而得的義；
文理和合譯本 - 然則將何言耶、異邦人未趨義而得義、即由信之義也、
文理委辦譯本 - 是何以言之、異邦人不求稱義、而得稱義者、乃以信主而稱義、
施約瑟淺文理新舊約聖經 - 是則何言、異邦人不尋義而得義、即由信之義、
吳經熊文理聖詠與新經全集 - 於此吾人尚有何說？異邦之人、未曾求義、竟因信而得義矣。
Nueva Versión Internacional - ¿Qué concluiremos? Pues que los gentiles, que no buscaban la justicia, la han alcanzado. Me refiero a la justicia que es por la fe.
현대인의 성경 - 그렇다면 우리가 무슨 말을 해야 되겠습니까? 하나님을 찾지 않던 이방인들은 믿음으로 의롭다는 인정을 받았는데
Новый Русский Перевод - Что же нам теперь сказать? Язычники, которые и не стремились к праведности, получили праведность благодаря своей вере.
Восточный перевод - Что же нам теперь сказать? Народы, которые и не стремились к праведности, получили праведность благодаря своей вере.
Восточный перевод, версия с «Аллахом» - Что же нам теперь сказать? Народы, которые и не стремились к праведности, получили праведность благодаря своей вере.
Восточный перевод, версия для Таджикистана - Что же нам теперь сказать? Народы, которые и не стремились к праведности, получили праведность благодаря своей вере.
La Bible du Semeur 2015 - Que dire maintenant ? Voici ce que nous disons : les païens qui ne cherchaient pas à être déclarés justes par Dieu ont saisi cette justice, mais il s’agit de la justice qui est reçue par la foi.
リビングバイブル - では、どういうことになるでしょう。信仰によって与えられる神の救いを求めなかった外国人は、救いの機会を得ました。まさに、信仰による救いです。神は、信仰によって無罪とされる機会をお与えになりました。
Nestle Aland 28 - Τί οὖν ἐροῦμεν; ὅτι ἔθνη τὰ μὴ διώκοντα δικαιοσύνην κατέλαβεν δικαιοσύνην, δικαιοσύνην δὲ τὴν ἐκ πίστεως,
unfoldingWord® Greek New Testament - τί οὖν ἐροῦμεν? ὅτι ἔθνη τὰ μὴ διώκοντα δικαιοσύνην, κατέλαβεν δικαιοσύνην, δικαιοσύνην δὲ τὴν ἐκ πίστεως;
Nova Versão Internacional - Que diremos, então? Os gentios, que não buscavam justiça, a obtiveram, uma justiça que vem da fé;
Hoffnung für alle - Was will ich nun damit sagen? Menschen aller Völker, die sich nicht darum bemüht haben, bei Gott Anerkennung zu finden, wurden von ihm angenommen, und zwar durch ihren Glauben an Jesus Christus.
Kinh Thánh Hiện Đại - Vậy, chúng ta sẽ nói thế nào? Ngay cả khi các Dân Ngoại không theo được tiêu chuẩn của Đức Chúa Trời, nhưng họ đạt được công chính của Đức Chúa Trời. Và bởi đức tin đó họ đạt được công chính.
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交叉引用

Romans 9:31 - whereas Israel, [though always] pursuing the law of righteousness, did not succeed in fulfilling the law.
Galatians 3:24 - with the result that the Law has become our tutor and our disciplinarian to guide us to Christ, so that we may be justified [that is, declared free of the guilt of sin and its penalty, and placed in right standing with God] by faith.
Romans 3:5 - But if our unrighteousness demonstrates the righteousness of God, what shall we say? God is not wrong to inflict His wrath [on us], is He? (I am speaking in purely human terms.)
Romans 4:9 - Is this blessing only for the circumcised, or also for the uncircumcised? For we say, “Faith was credited to Abraham as righteousness.”
Romans 4:22 - Therefore his faith was credited to him as righteousness (right standing with God).
Proverbs 21:21 - He who earnestly seeks righteousness and loyalty Finds life, righteousness, and honor.
Isaiah 65:1 - “I let Myself be sought by those who did not ask for Me; I let Myself be found by those who did not seek Me. I said, ‘Here am I, here am I,’ To the nation [Israel] which did not call on My Name.
Isaiah 65:2 - I have spread out My hands all the day long to a rebellious and stubborn people, Who walk in the way that is not good, [following] after their own thoughts and intentions,
Ephesians 4:17 - So this I say, and solemnly affirm together with the Lord [as in His presence], that you must no longer live as the [unbelieving] Gentiles live, in the futility of their minds [and in the foolishness and emptiness of their souls],
Ephesians 4:18 - for their [moral] understanding is darkened and their reasoning is clouded; [they are] alienated and self-banished from the life of God [with no share in it; this is] because of the [willful] ignorance and spiritual blindness that is [deep-seated] within them, because of the hardness and insensitivity of their heart.
Ephesians 4:19 - And they, [the ungodly in their spiritual apathy], having become callous and unfeeling, have given themselves over [as prey] to unbridled sensuality, eagerly craving the practice of every kind of impurity [that their desires may demand].
1 Peter 4:3 - For the time already past is [more than] enough for doing what the [unsaved] Gentiles like to do— living [unrestrained as you have done] in a course of [shameless] sensuality, lusts, drunkenness, carousing, drinking parties, and wanton idolatries.
Romans 5:1 - Therefore, since we have been justified [that is, acquitted of sin, declared blameless before God] by faith, [let us grasp the fact that] we have peace with God [and the joy of reconciliation with Him] through our Lord Jesus Christ (the Messiah, the Anointed).
Isaiah 51:1 - “Listen to Me, you who pursue righteousness (right standing with God), Who seek and inquire of the Lord: Look to the rock from which you were cut And to the excavation of the quarry from which you were dug.
Proverbs 15:9 - The way [of life] of the wicked is hateful and exceedingly offensive to the Lord, But He loves one who pursues righteousness [personal integrity, moral courage and honorable character].
Romans 4:13 - For the promise to Abraham or to his descendants that he would be heir of the world was not through [observing the requirements of] the Law, but through the righteousness of faith.
1 Timothy 6:11 - But as for you, O man of God, flee from these things; aim at and pursue righteousness [true goodness, moral conformity to the character of God], godliness [the fear of God], faith, love, steadfastness, and gentleness.
Romans 10:10 - For with the heart a person believes [in Christ as Savior] resulting in his justification [that is, being made righteous—being freed of the guilt of sin and made acceptable to God]; and with the mouth he acknowledges and confesses [his faith openly], resulting in and confirming [his] salvation.
Romans 3:21 - But now the righteousness of God has been clearly revealed [independently and completely] apart from the Law, though it is [actually] confirmed by the Law and the [words and writings of the] Prophets.
Romans 3:22 - This righteousness of God comes through faith in Jesus Christ for all those [Jew or Gentile] who believe [and trust in Him and acknowledge Him as God’s Son]. There is no distinction,
Galatians 5:5 - For we [not relying on the Law but] through the [strength and power of the Holy] Spirit, by faith, are waiting [confidently] for the hope of righteousness [the completion of our salvation].
Ephesians 2:12 - remember that at that time you were separated from Christ [excluded from any relationship with Him], alienated from the commonwealth of Israel, and strangers to the covenants of promise [with no share in the sacred Messianic promise and without knowledge of God’s agreements], having no hope [in His promise] and [living] in the world without God.
Romans 1:17 - For in the gospel the righteousness of God is revealed, both springing from faith and leading to faith [disclosed in a way that awakens more faith]. As it is written and forever remains written, “The just and upright shall live by faith.”
Romans 1:18 - For [God does not overlook sin and] the wrath of God is revealed from heaven against all ungodliness and unrighteousness of men who in their wickedness suppress and stifle the truth,
Romans 1:19 - because that which is known about God is evident within them [in their inner consciousness], for God made it evident to them.
Romans 1:20 - For ever since the creation of the world His invisible attributes, His eternal power and divine nature, have been clearly seen, being understood through His workmanship [all His creation, the wonderful things that He has made], so that they [who fail to believe and trust in Him] are without excuse and without defense.
Romans 1:21 - For even though they knew God [as the Creator], they did not honor Him as God or give thanks [for His wondrous creation]. On the contrary, they became worthless in their thinking [godless, with pointless reasonings, and silly speculations], and their foolish heart was darkened.
Romans 1:22 - Claiming to be wise, they became fools,
Romans 1:23 - and exchanged the glory and majesty and excellence of the immortal God for an image [worthless idols] in the shape of mortal man and birds and four-footed animals and reptiles.
Romans 1:24 - Therefore God gave them over in the lusts of their own hearts to [sexual] impurity, so that their bodies would be dishonored among them [abandoning them to the degrading power of sin],
Romans 1:25 - because [by choice] they exchanged the truth of God for a lie, and worshiped and served the creature rather than the Creator, who is blessed forever! Amen.
Romans 1:26 - For this reason God gave them over to degrading and vile passions; for their women exchanged the natural function for that which is unnatural [a function contrary to nature],
Romans 1:27 - and in the same way also the men turned away from the natural function of the woman and were consumed with their desire toward one another, men with men committing shameful acts and in return receiving in their own bodies the inevitable and appropriate penalty for their wrongdoing.
Romans 1:28 - And since they did not see fit to acknowledge God or consider Him worth knowing [as their Creator], God gave them over to a depraved mind, to do things which are improper and repulsive,
Romans 1:29 - until they were filled (permeated, saturated) with every kind of unrighteousness, wickedness, greed, evil; full of envy, murder, strife, deceit, malice and mean-spiritedness. They are gossips [spreading rumors],
Romans 1:30 - slanderers, haters of God, insolent, arrogant, boastful, inventors [of new forms] of evil, disobedient and disrespectful to parents,
Romans 1:31 - without understanding, untrustworthy, unloving, unmerciful [without pity].
Romans 1:32 - Although they know God’s righteous decree and His judgment, that those who do such things deserve death, yet they not only do them, but they even [enthusiastically] approve and tolerate others who practice them.
1 Corinthians 6:9 - Do you not know that the unrighteous will not inherit or have any share in the kingdom of God? Do not be deceived; neither the sexually immoral, nor idolaters, nor adulterers, nor (perversely) effeminate, nor homosexuals,
1 Corinthians 6:10 - nor thieves, nor the greedy, nor drunkards, nor revilers [whose words are used as weapons to abuse, insult, humiliate, intimidate, or slander], nor swindlers will inherit or have any share in the kingdom of God.
1 Corinthians 6:11 - And such were some of you [before you believed]. But you were washed [by the atoning sacrifice of Christ], you were sanctified [set apart for God, and made holy], you were justified [declared free of guilt] in the name of the Lord Jesus Christ and in the [Holy] Spirit of our God [the source of the believer’s new life and changed behavior].
Galatians 3:8 - The Scripture, foreseeing that God would justify the Gentiles by faith, proclaimed the good news [of the Savior] to Abraham in advance [with this promise], saying, “In you shall all the nations be blessed.”
Romans 9:14 - What shall we say then? Is there injustice with God? Certainly not!
Romans 10:20 - Then Isaiah is very bold and says, “I have been found by those who did not seek Me; I have shown Myself to those who did not [consciously] ask for Me.”
Romans 10:6 - But the righteousness based on faith [which produces a right relationship with Him] says the following: “Do not say in your heart, ‘Who will ascend into Heaven?’ that is, to bring Christ down;
Galatians 2:16 - yet we know that a man is not justified [and placed in right standing with God] by works of the Law, but [only] through faith in [God’s beloved Son,] Christ Jesus. And even we [as Jews] have believed in Christ Jesus, so that we may be justified by faith in Christ and not by works of the Law. By observing the Law no one will ever be justified [declared free of the guilt of sin and its penalty].
Romans 4:11 - He received the sign of circumcision, a seal or confirmation of the righteousness which he had by faith while [he was still] uncircumcised—this was so that he would be the [spiritual] father of all who believe without being circumcised—so that righteousness would be credited to them,
Philippians 3:9 - and may be found in Him [believing and relying on Him], not having any righteousness of my own derived from [my obedience to] the Law and its rituals, but [possessing] that [genuine righteousness] which comes through faith in Christ, the righteousness which comes from God on the basis of faith.
Hebrews 11:7 - By faith [with confidence in God and His word] Noah, being warned by God about events not yet seen, in reverence prepared an ark for the salvation of his family. By this [act of obedience] he condemned the world and became an heir of the righteousness which comes by faith.

逐节对照

交叉引用

Amplified Bible - What shall we say then? That Gentiles, who did not pursue righteousness [who did not seek salvation and a right relationship with God, nevertheless] obtained righteousness, that is, the righteousness which is produced by faith;
新标点和合本 - 这样，我们可说什么呢？那本来不追求义的外邦人反得了义，就是因信而得的义。
和合本2010（上帝版-简体） - 这样，我们要怎么说呢？那不追求义的外邦人却获得了义，就是因信而获得的义。
和合本2010（神版-简体） - 这样，我们要怎么说呢？那不追求义的外邦人却获得了义，就是因信而获得的义。
当代译本 - 这样看来，我们该怎么说呢？本来不追求义的外族人却得到了义，就是因信而得的义。
圣经新译本 - 既是这样，我们还有什么可说的呢？那不追求义的外族人却得了义，就是因信而得的义。
中文标准译本 - 那么，我们要怎么说呢？那原来没有追求义的外邦人，却得到了义，就是因信而得的义；
现代标点和合本 - 这样，我们可说什么呢？那本来不追求义的外邦人反得了义，就是因信而得的义；
和合本（拼音版） - 这样，我们可说什么呢？那本来不追求义的外邦人反得了义，就是因信而得的义；
New International Version - What then shall we say? That the Gentiles, who did not pursue righteousness, have obtained it, a righteousness that is by faith;
New International Reader's Version - What should we say then? Gentiles did not look for a way to be right with God. But they found it by having faith.
English Standard Version - What shall we say, then? That Gentiles who did not pursue righteousness have attained it, that is, a righteousness that is by faith;
New Living Translation - What does all this mean? Even though the Gentiles were not trying to follow God’s standards, they were made right with God. And it was by faith that this took place.
Christian Standard Bible - What should we say then? Gentiles, who did not pursue righteousness, have obtained righteousness — namely the righteousness that comes from faith.
New American Standard Bible - What shall we say then? That Gentiles, who did not pursue righteousness, attained righteousness, but the righteousness that is by faith;
New King James Version - What shall we say then? That Gentiles, who did not pursue righteousness, have attained to righteousness, even the righteousness of faith;
American Standard Version - What shall we say then? That the Gentiles, who followed not after righteousness, attained to righteousness, even the righteousness which is of faith:
King James Version - What shall we say then? That the Gentiles, which followed not after righteousness, have attained to righteousness, even the righteousness which is of faith.
New English Translation - What shall we say then? – that the Gentiles who did not pursue righteousness obtained it, that is, a righteousness that is by faith,
World English Bible - What shall we say then? That the Gentiles, who didn’t follow after righteousness, attained to righteousness, even the righteousness which is of faith;
新標點和合本 - 這樣，我們可說甚麼呢？那本來不追求義的外邦人反得了義，就是因信而得的義。
和合本2010（上帝版-繁體） - 這樣，我們要怎麼說呢？那不追求義的外邦人卻獲得了義，就是因信而獲得的義。
和合本2010（神版-繁體） - 這樣，我們要怎麼說呢？那不追求義的外邦人卻獲得了義，就是因信而獲得的義。
當代譯本 - 這樣看來，我們該怎麼說呢？本來不追求義的外族人卻得到了義，就是因信而得的義。
聖經新譯本 - 既是這樣，我們還有甚麼可說的呢？那不追求義的外族人卻得了義，就是因信而得的義。
呂振中譯本 - 這樣，我們可怎麼說呢？那不追求義的外國人倒追着了義、那本着信的義；
中文標準譯本 - 那麼，我們要怎麼說呢？那原來沒有追求義的外邦人，卻得到了義，就是因信而得的義；
現代標點和合本 - 這樣，我們可說什麼呢？那本來不追求義的外邦人反得了義，就是因信而得的義；
文理和合譯本 - 然則將何言耶、異邦人未趨義而得義、即由信之義也、
文理委辦譯本 - 是何以言之、異邦人不求稱義、而得稱義者、乃以信主而稱義、
施約瑟淺文理新舊約聖經 - 是則何言、異邦人不尋義而得義、即由信之義、
吳經熊文理聖詠與新經全集 - 於此吾人尚有何說？異邦之人、未曾求義、竟因信而得義矣。
Nueva Versión Internacional - ¿Qué concluiremos? Pues que los gentiles, que no buscaban la justicia, la han alcanzado. Me refiero a la justicia que es por la fe.
현대인의 성경 - 그렇다면 우리가 무슨 말을 해야 되겠습니까? 하나님을 찾지 않던 이방인들은 믿음으로 의롭다는 인정을 받았는데
Новый Русский Перевод - Что же нам теперь сказать? Язычники, которые и не стремились к праведности, получили праведность благодаря своей вере.
Восточный перевод - Что же нам теперь сказать? Народы, которые и не стремились к праведности, получили праведность благодаря своей вере.
Восточный перевод, версия с «Аллахом» - Что же нам теперь сказать? Народы, которые и не стремились к праведности, получили праведность благодаря своей вере.
Восточный перевод, версия для Таджикистана - Что же нам теперь сказать? Народы, которые и не стремились к праведности, получили праведность благодаря своей вере.
La Bible du Semeur 2015 - Que dire maintenant ? Voici ce que nous disons : les païens qui ne cherchaient pas à être déclarés justes par Dieu ont saisi cette justice, mais il s’agit de la justice qui est reçue par la foi.
リビングバイブル - では、どういうことになるでしょう。信仰によって与えられる神の救いを求めなかった外国人は、救いの機会を得ました。まさに、信仰による救いです。神は、信仰によって無罪とされる機会をお与えになりました。
Nestle Aland 28 - Τί οὖν ἐροῦμεν; ὅτι ἔθνη τὰ μὴ διώκοντα δικαιοσύνην κατέλαβεν δικαιοσύνην, δικαιοσύνην δὲ τὴν ἐκ πίστεως,
unfoldingWord® Greek New Testament - τί οὖν ἐροῦμεν? ὅτι ἔθνη τὰ μὴ διώκοντα δικαιοσύνην, κατέλαβεν δικαιοσύνην, δικαιοσύνην δὲ τὴν ἐκ πίστεως;
Nova Versão Internacional - Que diremos, então? Os gentios, que não buscavam justiça, a obtiveram, uma justiça que vem da fé;
Hoffnung für alle - Was will ich nun damit sagen? Menschen aller Völker, die sich nicht darum bemüht haben, bei Gott Anerkennung zu finden, wurden von ihm angenommen, und zwar durch ihren Glauben an Jesus Christus.
Kinh Thánh Hiện Đại - Vậy, chúng ta sẽ nói thế nào? Ngay cả khi các Dân Ngoại không theo được tiêu chuẩn của Đức Chúa Trời, nhưng họ đạt được công chính của Đức Chúa Trời. Và bởi đức tin đó họ đạt được công chính.
พระคริสตธรรมคัมภีร์ไทย ฉบับอมตธรรมร่วมสมัย - เช่นนี้แล้วเราจะว่าอย่างไร? คนต่างชาติที่ไม่ได้ขวนขวายหาความชอบธรรมกลับได้ความชอบธรรม คือความชอบธรรมโดยความเชื่อ
พระคัมภีร์ ฉบับแปลใหม่ - แล้วเราจะว่าอย่างไร แม้ว่าพวกคนนอกไม่ได้มุ่งหาความชอบธรรม แต่ก็ยังได้รับความชอบธรรมโดยความเชื่อ

Romans 9:31 - whereas Israel, [though always] pursuing the law of righteousness, did not succeed in fulfilling the law.
Galatians 3:24 - with the result that the Law has become our tutor and our disciplinarian to guide us to Christ, so that we may be justified [that is, declared free of the guilt of sin and its penalty, and placed in right standing with God] by faith.
Romans 3:5 - But if our unrighteousness demonstrates the righteousness of God, what shall we say? God is not wrong to inflict His wrath [on us], is He? (I am speaking in purely human terms.)
Romans 4:9 - Is this blessing only for the circumcised, or also for the uncircumcised? For we say, “Faith was credited to Abraham as righteousness.”
Romans 4:22 - Therefore his faith was credited to him as righteousness (right standing with God).
Proverbs 21:21 - He who earnestly seeks righteousness and loyalty Finds life, righteousness, and honor.
Isaiah 65:1 - “I let Myself be sought by those who did not ask for Me; I let Myself be found by those who did not seek Me. I said, ‘Here am I, here am I,’ To the nation [Israel] which did not call on My Name.
Isaiah 65:2 - I have spread out My hands all the day long to a rebellious and stubborn people, Who walk in the way that is not good, [following] after their own thoughts and intentions,
Ephesians 4:17 - So this I say, and solemnly affirm together with the Lord [as in His presence], that you must no longer live as the [unbelieving] Gentiles live, in the futility of their minds [and in the foolishness and emptiness of their souls],
Ephesians 4:18 - for their [moral] understanding is darkened and their reasoning is clouded; [they are] alienated and self-banished from the life of God [with no share in it; this is] because of the [willful] ignorance and spiritual blindness that is [deep-seated] within them, because of the hardness and insensitivity of their heart.
Ephesians 4:19 - And they, [the ungodly in their spiritual apathy], having become callous and unfeeling, have given themselves over [as prey] to unbridled sensuality, eagerly craving the practice of every kind of impurity [that their desires may demand].
1 Peter 4:3 - For the time already past is [more than] enough for doing what the [unsaved] Gentiles like to do— living [unrestrained as you have done] in a course of [shameless] sensuality, lusts, drunkenness, carousing, drinking parties, and wanton idolatries.
Romans 5:1 - Therefore, since we have been justified [that is, acquitted of sin, declared blameless before God] by faith, [let us grasp the fact that] we have peace with God [and the joy of reconciliation with Him] through our Lord Jesus Christ (the Messiah, the Anointed).
Isaiah 51:1 - “Listen to Me, you who pursue righteousness (right standing with God), Who seek and inquire of the Lord: Look to the rock from which you were cut And to the excavation of the quarry from which you were dug.
Proverbs 15:9 - The way [of life] of the wicked is hateful and exceedingly offensive to the Lord, But He loves one who pursues righteousness [personal integrity, moral courage and honorable character].
Romans 4:13 - For the promise to Abraham or to his descendants that he would be heir of the world was not through [observing the requirements of] the Law, but through the righteousness of faith.
1 Timothy 6:11 - But as for you, O man of God, flee from these things; aim at and pursue righteousness [true goodness, moral conformity to the character of God], godliness [the fear of God], faith, love, steadfastness, and gentleness.
Romans 10:10 - For with the heart a person believes [in Christ as Savior] resulting in his justification [that is, being made righteous—being freed of the guilt of sin and made acceptable to God]; and with the mouth he acknowledges and confesses [his faith openly], resulting in and confirming [his] salvation.
Romans 3:21 - But now the righteousness of God has been clearly revealed [independently and completely] apart from the Law, though it is [actually] confirmed by the Law and the [words and writings of the] Prophets.
Romans 3:22 - This righteousness of God comes through faith in Jesus Christ for all those [Jew or Gentile] who believe [and trust in Him and acknowledge Him as God’s Son]. There is no distinction,
Galatians 5:5 - For we [not relying on the Law but] through the [strength and power of the Holy] Spirit, by faith, are waiting [confidently] for the hope of righteousness [the completion of our salvation].
Ephesians 2:12 - remember that at that time you were separated from Christ [excluded from any relationship with Him], alienated from the commonwealth of Israel, and strangers to the covenants of promise [with no share in the sacred Messianic promise and without knowledge of God’s agreements], having no hope [in His promise] and [living] in the world without God.
Romans 1:17 - For in the gospel the righteousness of God is revealed, both springing from faith and leading to faith [disclosed in a way that awakens more faith]. As it is written and forever remains written, “The just and upright shall live by faith.”
Romans 1:18 - For [God does not overlook sin and] the wrath of God is revealed from heaven against all ungodliness and unrighteousness of men who in their wickedness suppress and stifle the truth,
Romans 1:19 - because that which is known about God is evident within them [in their inner consciousness], for God made it evident to them.
Romans 1:20 - For ever since the creation of the world His invisible attributes, His eternal power and divine nature, have been clearly seen, being understood through His workmanship [all His creation, the wonderful things that He has made], so that they [who fail to believe and trust in Him] are without excuse and without defense.
Romans 1:21 - For even though they knew God [as the Creator], they did not honor Him as God or give thanks [for His wondrous creation]. On the contrary, they became worthless in their thinking [godless, with pointless reasonings, and silly speculations], and their foolish heart was darkened.
Romans 1:22 - Claiming to be wise, they became fools,
Romans 1:23 - and exchanged the glory and majesty and excellence of the immortal God for an image [worthless idols] in the shape of mortal man and birds and four-footed animals and reptiles.
Romans 1:24 - Therefore God gave them over in the lusts of their own hearts to [sexual] impurity, so that their bodies would be dishonored among them [abandoning them to the degrading power of sin],
Romans 1:25 - because [by choice] they exchanged the truth of God for a lie, and worshiped and served the creature rather than the Creator, who is blessed forever! Amen.
Romans 1:26 - For this reason God gave them over to degrading and vile passions; for their women exchanged the natural function for that which is unnatural [a function contrary to nature],
Romans 1:27 - and in the same way also the men turned away from the natural function of the woman and were consumed with their desire toward one another, men with men committing shameful acts and in return receiving in their own bodies the inevitable and appropriate penalty for their wrongdoing.
Romans 1:28 - And since they did not see fit to acknowledge God or consider Him worth knowing [as their Creator], God gave them over to a depraved mind, to do things which are improper and repulsive,
Romans 1:29 - until they were filled (permeated, saturated) with every kind of unrighteousness, wickedness, greed, evil; full of envy, murder, strife, deceit, malice and mean-spiritedness. They are gossips [spreading rumors],
Romans 1:30 - slanderers, haters of God, insolent, arrogant, boastful, inventors [of new forms] of evil, disobedient and disrespectful to parents,
Romans 1:31 - without understanding, untrustworthy, unloving, unmerciful [without pity].
Romans 1:32 - Although they know God’s righteous decree and His judgment, that those who do such things deserve death, yet they not only do them, but they even [enthusiastically] approve and tolerate others who practice them.
1 Corinthians 6:9 - Do you not know that the unrighteous will not inherit or have any share in the kingdom of God? Do not be deceived; neither the sexually immoral, nor idolaters, nor adulterers, nor (perversely) effeminate, nor homosexuals,
1 Corinthians 6:10 - nor thieves, nor the greedy, nor drunkards, nor revilers [whose words are used as weapons to abuse, insult, humiliate, intimidate, or slander], nor swindlers will inherit or have any share in the kingdom of God.
1 Corinthians 6:11 - And such were some of you [before you believed]. But you were washed [by the atoning sacrifice of Christ], you were sanctified [set apart for God, and made holy], you were justified [declared free of guilt] in the name of the Lord Jesus Christ and in the [Holy] Spirit of our God [the source of the believer’s new life and changed behavior].
Galatians 3:8 - The Scripture, foreseeing that God would justify the Gentiles by faith, proclaimed the good news [of the Savior] to Abraham in advance [with this promise], saying, “In you shall all the nations be blessed.”
Romans 9:14 - What shall we say then? Is there injustice with God? Certainly not!
Romans 10:20 - Then Isaiah is very bold and says, “I have been found by those who did not seek Me; I have shown Myself to those who did not [consciously] ask for Me.”
Romans 10:6 - But the righteousness based on faith [which produces a right relationship with Him] says the following: “Do not say in your heart, ‘Who will ascend into Heaven?’ that is, to bring Christ down;
Galatians 2:16 - yet we know that a man is not justified [and placed in right standing with God] by works of the Law, but [only] through faith in [God’s beloved Son,] Christ Jesus. And even we [as Jews] have believed in Christ Jesus, so that we may be justified by faith in Christ and not by works of the Law. By observing the Law no one will ever be justified [declared free of the guilt of sin and its penalty].
Romans 4:11 - He received the sign of circumcision, a seal or confirmation of the righteousness which he had by faith while [he was still] uncircumcised—this was so that he would be the [spiritual] father of all who believe without being circumcised—so that righteousness would be credited to them,
Philippians 3:9 - and may be found in Him [believing and relying on Him], not having any righteousness of my own derived from [my obedience to] the Law and its rituals, but [possessing] that [genuine righteousness] which comes through faith in Christ, the righteousness which comes from God on the basis of faith.
Hebrews 11:7 - By faith [with confidence in God and His word] Noah, being warned by God about events not yet seen, in reverence prepared an ark for the salvation of his family. By this [act of obedience] he condemned the world and became an heir of the righteousness which comes by faith.