ROM 10:3 Parallel Verse View

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OET (OET-RV) Because they don’t know what God’s righteousness is and they try to establish their own system, they weren’t covered by his righteousness.

Key: khaki:verbs, orange:accusative/object, pink:genitive/possessor, cyan:dative/indirect object, red:negative.
Note: Automatic aligning of the OET-RV to the LV is done by some temporary software, hence the OET-RV alignments are incomplete (and may occasionally be wrong).

ULT For not knowing about the righteousness of God, and seeking to establish their own righteousness, they did not submit themselves to the righteousness of God.

UST This is because they are not aware of how God makes people righteous, and they try to make themselves righteous. This is why they refuse to subject themselves to the way God makes people righteous.

BSB Because they were ignorant of God’s righteousness and sought to establish their own, they did not submit to God’s righteousness.

BLB For being ignorant of the righteousness of God and seeking to establish the own righteousness, they did not submit to the righteousness of God.

AICNT For, being ignorant of the righteousness of God and seeking to establish their own [righteousness],[fn] they did not submit to the righteousness of God.

10:3, righteousness: A(02) B(03) D(05) NA28[] THGNT ‖ Absent from some manuscripts. 𝔓46 ℵ(01) SBLGNT

OEB for, in their ignorance of the divine righteousness, and in their eagerness to set up a righteousness of their own, they refused to accept with submission the divine righteousness.

WEBBE For being ignorant of God’s righteousness, and seeking to establish their own righteousness, they didn’t subject themselves to the righteousness of God.

WMBB (Same as above)

NET For ignoring the righteousness that comes from God, and seeking instead to establish their own righteousness, they did not submit to God’s righteousness.

LSV for not knowing the righteousness of God, and seeking to establish their own righteousness, they did not submit to the righteousness of God.

FBV They don't understand how God makes us right with him, and they try to make themselves right. They refuse to accept God's way of making people right.

TCNT For they do not understand the righteousness of God, and by seeking to establish their own [fn]righteousness, they have not submitted to God's righteousness.

10:3 righteousness 92.5% ¦ — SBL WH 3.7%

T4T They did not ◄submit themselves to/accept► the way that God erases the record of people’s sins. They did not want to recognize that way because they wanted him to do it their own way.

LEB For ignoring the righteousness of God, and seeking to establish their own,[fn] they did not subject themselves to the righteousness of God.

10:3 Some manuscripts have “their own righteousness”

BBE Because, not having knowledge of God's righteousness, and desiring to give effect to their righteousness, they have not put themselves under the righteousness of God.

Moff No Moff ROM book available

Wymth Ignorant of the righteousness which God provides and building their hopes upon a righteousness of their own, they have refused submission to God's righteousness.

ASV For being ignorant of God’s righteousness, and seeking to establish their own, they did not subject themselves to the righteousness of God.

DRA For they, not knowing the justice of God, and seeking to establish their own, have not submitted themselves to the justice of God.

YLT for not knowing the righteousness of God, and their own righteousness seeking to establish, to the righteousness of God they did not submit.

Drby For they, being ignorant of [fn]God's righteousness, and seeking to establish their own [righteousness], have not submitted to the righteousness of [fn]God.

10.3 Elohim

RV For being ignorant of God’s righteousness, and seeking to establish their own, they did not subject themselves to the righteousness of God.

Wbstr For they, being ignorant of God's righteousness, and seeking to establish their own righteousness, have not submitted themselves to the righteousness of God.

KJB-1769 For they being ignorant of God’s righteousness, and going about to establish their own righteousness, have not submitted themselves unto the righteousness of God.

KJB-1611 For they being ignorant of Gods righteousnesse, and going about to establish their owne righteousnesse, haue not submitted themselues vnto the righteousnesse of God.
(For they being ignorant of Gods righteousness, and going about to establish their own righteousness, have not submitted themselves unto the righteousnesse of God.)

Bshps For they beyng ignoraunt of Gods ryghteousnesse, and goyng about to stablyshe their owne righteousnesse, haue not ben obedient vnto the ryghteousness of God.
(For they being ignoraunt of Gods righteousnesse, and going about to stablyshe their own righteousness, have not been obedient unto the righteousness of God.)

Gnva For they, being ignorant of the righteousnes of God, and going about to stablish their owne righteousnes, haue not submitted themselues to the righteousnes of God.
(For they, being ignorant of the righteousness of God, and going about to stablish their own righteousness, have not submitted themselves to the righteousness of God. )

Cvdl For they knowe not the righteousnes which auayleth before God, and go aboute to manteyne their awne righteousnes: and thus they are not subdued vnto the righteousnes, that is off value before God.
(For they know not the righteousness which auayleth before God, and go about to manteyne their own righteousness: and thus they are not subdued unto the righteousness, that is off value before God.)

TNT For they are ignoraunt of the rightewesnes which is alowed before God and goo about to stablisshe their awne rightewesnes and therfore are not obedient vnto the rightewesnes which is of valew before God.
(For they are ignoraunt of the righteousness which is alowed before God and go about to stablisshe their own righteousness and therefore are not obedient unto the righteousness which is of valew before God. )

Wyc For thei vnknowynge Goddis riytwisnesse, and sekynge to make stidefast her owne riytfulnesse, ben not suget to the riytwisnesse of God.
(For they unknowing Goddis righteousness, and seeking to make stidefast her own riytfulnesse, been not subject to the righteousness of God.)

Luth Denn sie erkennen die Gerechtigkeit nicht, die vor GOtt gilt, und trachten, ihre eigene Gerechtigkeit aufzurichten, und sind also der Gerechtigkeit, die vor GOtt gilt, nicht untertan.
(Because they/she/them erkennen the Gerechtigkeit not, the before/in_front_of God gilt, and trachten, their/her eigene Gerechtigkeit aufzurichten, and are also the/of_the Gerechtigkeit, the before/in_front_of God gilt, not untertan.)

ClVg Ignorantes enim justitiam Dei, et suam quærentes statuere, justitiæ Dei non sunt subjecti.[fn]
(Ignorantes because justitiam of_God, and his_own quærentes statuere, justitiæ of_God not/no are subyecti. )

10.3 Ignorantes enim Dei justitiam. Non qua Deus justus, sed quæ homini inest ex Deo. Justitiæ Dei non sunt subjecti. Hæc est justitia Dei, quæ non in præcepto legis quo timor incutitur, sed in adjutorio gratiæ Christi constituta est.

10.3 Ignorantes because of_God justitiam. Non which God justus, but which homini inest from Deo. Yustitiæ of_God not/no are subyecti. This it_is justitia of_God, which not/no in præcepto legis quo timor incutitur, but in adyutorio gratiæ of_Christ constituta it_is.

UGNT ἀγνοοῦντες γὰρ τὴν τοῦ Θεοῦ δικαιοσύνην, καὶ τὴν ἰδίαν δικαιοσύνην ζητοῦντες στῆσαι, τῇ δικαιοσύνῃ τοῦ Θεοῦ οὐχ ὑπετάγησαν.
(agnoountes gar taʸn tou Theou dikaiosunaʸn, kai taʸn idian dikaiosunaʸn zaʸtountes staʸsai, taʸ dikaiosunaʸ tou Theou ouⱪ hupetagaʸsan.)

SBL-GNT ἀγνοοῦντες γὰρ τὴν τοῦ θεοῦ δικαιοσύνην, καὶ τὴν ⸀ἰδίαν ζητοῦντες στῆσαι, τῇ δικαιοσύνῃ τοῦ θεοῦ οὐχ ὑπετάγησαν·
(agnoountes gar taʸn tou theou dikaiosunaʸn, kai taʸn ⸀idian zaʸtountes staʸsai, taʸ dikaiosunaʸ tou theou ouⱪ hupetagaʸsan;)

TC-GNT Ἀγνοοῦντες γὰρ τὴν τοῦ Θεοῦ δικαιοσύνην, καὶ τὴν ἰδίαν [fn]δικαιοσύνην ζητοῦντες στῆσαι, τῇ δικαιοσύνῃ τοῦ Θεοῦ οὐχ ὑπετάγησαν.
(Agnoountes gar taʸn tou Theou dikaiosunaʸn, kai taʸn idian dikaiosunaʸn zaʸtountes staʸsai, taʸ dikaiosunaʸ tou Theou ouⱪ hupetagaʸsan. )

10:3 δικαιοσυνην 92.5% ¦ — SBL WH 3.7%

Key for above GNTs: yellow:punctuation differs, red:words differ (from our SR-GNT base).

UTN uW Translation Notes:

Note 1 topic: grammar-connect-logic-result

γὰρ

for

For indicates that what follows this word explains what came before it. Here, For indicates that what follows is the reason for what Paul said in the previous verse. Use a natural way in your language for indicating a reason. Alternate translation: “This is due to the fact that”

Note 2 topic: figures-of-speech / possession

τὴν τοῦ Θεοῦ δικαιοσύνην & τῇ δικαιοσύνῃ τοῦ Θεοῦ

the ¬the ˱of˲_God righteousness & ˱to˲_the righteousness ¬the ˱of˲_God

See how you translated the righteousness of God in 1:17.

Note 3 topic: figures-of-speech / abstractnouns

τὴν ἰδίαν δικαιοσύνην

the their own (Some words not found in SR-GNT: ἀγνοοῦντες γὰρ τὴν τοῦ Θεοῦ δικαιοσύνην καὶ τὴν ἰδίαν ζητοῦντες στῆσαι τῇ δικαιοσύνῃ τοῦ Θεοῦ οὐχ ὑπετάγησαν)

If your language does not use an abstract noun for the idea of righteousness, you could express the same idea with a verbal form. Alternate translation: “being righteous on their own”

Note 4 topic: figures-of-speech / personification

τῇ δικαιοσύνῃ τοῦ Θεοῦ οὐχ ὑπετάγησαν

˱to˲_the righteousness ¬the ˱of˲_God not ˱they˲_/were/_subjected

Here Paul speaks of the righteousness of God as if it were a person to whom someone could submit. He means that they refused to attain righteousness in the way God requires, which is by faith. If it would be helpful in your language, you could express the meaning plainly. Alternate translation: “they refuse to receive the righteousness of God attained according to his way”

Parallel ROM 10:3