Romans 9:32
King James Version
9 Jun 2026
“Wherefore? Because they sought it not by faith, but as it were by the works of the law. For they stumbled at that stumblingstone;”
πίστις
Faith, trust, belief, faithfulness. Pistis. Without faith it is impossible to please God. Faith is the currency of the kingdom. Everything flows to those who trust God completely.
νόμος
of law;
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νόμος
Law, rule, principle. Nomos. The law of the Spirit of life in Christ Jesus has set you free. The highest law is not written on stone. It is written by the Spirit on the heart.
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ἔργον
works
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ἔργον
Work, deed, act. Ergon. We are His workmanship created in Christ Jesus for good works. Good works are not the root of salvation. They are the fruit of it.
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προσκόπτω
They stumbled
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προσκόπτω
to strike at, i.e. surge against (as water); specially, to stub on, i.e. trip up (literally or figuratively)
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τίς
why?
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τίς
an interrogative pronoun, who, which or what (in direct or indirect questions)
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διά
Because of
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διά
through (in very wide applications, local, causal, or occasional)
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πρόσκομμα
of stumbling
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πρόσκομμα
a stub, i.e. (figuratively) occasion of apostasy
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λίθος
stone
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λίθος
a stone (literally or figuratively)
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