Romans
Romans 9:32
32Why not? Because their pursuit was not by faith, but as if it were by works. They stumbled over the stumbling stone,
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| English | Greek | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Why | διὰ | dia | Preposition | G1223 through, on account of |
| Because | ὅτι | hoti | Conjunction | G3754 that, since, because |
| not | οὐκ | ouk | Adverb | G3756 no, not |
| by | ἐκ | ek | Preposition | G1537 from out, out from among, from |
| faith | πίστεως | pisteōs | Noun - Genitive Feminine Singular | G4102 faith, belief, trust |
| but | ἀλλ’ | all’ | Conjunction | G235 but, except |
| as if | ὡς | hōs | Adverb | G5613 as, like as, how, while, so that |
| by | ἐξ | ex | Preposition | G1537 from out, out from among, from |
| works | ἔργων | ergōn | Noun - Genitive Neuter Plural | G2041 work, labor, action, deed |
| They stumbled | προσέκοψαν | prosekopsan | Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Plural | G4350 I stumble |
| over the | τῷ | tō | Article - Dative Masculine Singular | G3588 the |
| stumbling | προσκόμματος | proskommatos | Noun - Genitive Neuter Singular | G4348 a stumbling-block |
| stone | λίθῳ | lithō | Noun - Dative Masculine Singular | G3037 a stone |
Cross-references
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1 Corinthians 1:23 · Luke 7:23 · Romans 4:16 · 1 Peter 2:8 · Luke 2:34 · Romans 11:11 · Romans 10:3 · Acts 16:30–34 · John 6:27–29 · Matthew 13:57
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.