Romans 9:31Berean Standard Bible
but Israel, who pursued a law of righteousness, has not attained it.
but Israel, who pursued a law of righteousness, has not attained it.
Genesis 15:6
Abram believed the LORD, and it was credited to him as righteousness.
Genesis 31:23
So he took his relatives with him, pursued Jacob for seven days, and overtook him in the hill country of Gilead.
Genesis 31:36
Then Jacob became incensed and challenged Laban. “What is my crime?” he said. “For what sin of mine have you so hotly pursued me?
Genesis 32:28
Then the man said, “Your name will no longer be Jacob, but Israel, because you have struggled with God and with men, and you have prevailed.”
Genesis 32:32
Therefore to this day the Israelites do not eat the tendon attached to the socket of the hip, because the socket of Jacob’s hip was struck near that tendon.