King James Bible
KJVWherefore? Because they sought it not by faith, but as it were by the works of the law. For they stumbled at that stumblingstone;
Translation Comparison
Romans 9:32
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The verse Romans 9:32 varies across translations. For example, the KJV emphasizes certain traditional terms, while the ASV offers a more literal rendering. This page provides a side-by-side comparison of all available translations to highlight these nuances.
| Translation | Verse Text | Copy |
|---|---|---|
King James BibleKJV | Wherefore? Because they sought it not by faith, but as it were by the works of the law. For they stumbled at that stumblingstone; | |
American Standard VersionASV | Wherefore? Because they sought it not by faith, but as it were by works. They stumbled at the stone of stumbling; | |
Douay Rheims BibleDRB | Why so? Because they sought it not by faith, but as it were of works. For they stumbled at the stumblingstone. | |
Darby Bible TranslationDBT | Wherefore? Because it was not on the principle of faith, but as of works. They have stumbled at the stumblingstone, | |
English Revised VersionERV | Wherefore? Because they sought it not by faith, but as it were by works. They stumbled at the stone of stumbling; | |
Webster Bible TranslationWBT | Why? Because they sought it not by faith, but as it were by the works of the law. For they stumbled at that stumbling-stone; | |
World English BibleWEB | Why? Because they didn't seek it by faith, but as it were by works of the law. They stumbled over the stumbling stone; | |
Young's Literal TranslationYLT | wherefore? because — not by faith, but as by works of law; for they did stumble at the stone of stumbling, | |
American King James VersionAKJV | Why? Because they sought it not by faith, but as it were by the works of the law. For they stumbled at that stumbling stone; | |
Weymouth New TestamentWNT | And why? Because they were pursuing a righteousness which should arise not from faith, but from what they regarded as merit. They stuck their foot against the stone which lay in their way; |
American Standard Version
ASVWherefore? Because they sought it not by faith, but as it were by works. They stumbled at the stone of stumbling;
Douay Rheims Bible
DRBWhy so? Because they sought it not by faith, but as it were of works. For they stumbled at the stumblingstone.
Darby Bible Translation
DBTWherefore? Because it was not on the principle of faith, but as of works. They have stumbled at the stumblingstone,
English Revised Version
ERVWherefore? Because they sought it not by faith, but as it were by works. They stumbled at the stone of stumbling;
Webster Bible Translation
WBTWhy? Because they sought it not by faith, but as it were by the works of the law. For they stumbled at that stumbling-stone;
World English Bible
WEBWhy? Because they didn't seek it by faith, but as it were by works of the law. They stumbled over the stumbling stone;
Young's Literal Translation
YLTwherefore? because — not by faith, but as by works of law; for they did stumble at the stone of stumbling,
American King James Version
AKJVWhy? Because they sought it not by faith, but as it were by the works of the law. For they stumbled at that stumbling stone;
Weymouth New Testament
WNTAnd why? Because they were pursuing a righteousness which should arise not from faith, but from what they regarded as merit. They stuck their foot against the stone which lay in their way;
King James Bible
KJVWherefore? Because they sought it not by faith, but as it were by the works of the law. For they stumbled at that stumblingstone;
American Standard Version
ASVWherefore? Because they sought it not by faith, but as it were by works. They stumbled at the stone of stumbling;
Douay Rheims Bible
DRBWhy so? Because they sought it not by faith, but as it were of works. For they stumbled at the stumblingstone.
Darby Bible Translation
DBTWherefore? Because it was not on the principle of faith, but as of works. They have stumbled at the stumblingstone,
English Revised Version
ERVWherefore? Because they sought it not by faith, but as it were by works. They stumbled at the stone of stumbling;
Webster Bible Translation
WBTWhy? Because they sought it not by faith, but as it were by the works of the law. For they stumbled at that stumbling-stone;
World English Bible
WEBWhy? Because they didn't seek it by faith, but as it were by works of the law. They stumbled over the stumbling stone;
Young's Literal Translation
YLTwherefore? because — not by faith, but as by works of law; for they did stumble at the stone of stumbling,
American King James Version
AKJVWhy? Because they sought it not by faith, but as it were by the works of the law. For they stumbled at that stumbling stone;
Weymouth New Testament
WNTAnd why? Because they were pursuing a righteousness which should arise not from faith, but from what they regarded as merit. They stuck their foot against the stone which lay in their way;