Romans 10:5

For Moses describeth the righteousness which is of the law, That the man which doeth those things shall live by them.

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Word by word — the Greek

Word	Greek	Strong’s	Meaning
For	γὰρ gar	G1063	properly · conjunction
Moses	Μωϋσῆς Mōusēs	G3475	Moseus · noun — nominative singular masculine, a proper name
describeth	γράφει graphei	G1125	to "grave" · verb — present active indicative, 3rd person singular
righteousness	δικαιοσύνην dikaiosunēn	G1343	equity (of character or act) · noun — accusative singular feminine
is	τὴν tēn	G3588	the (sometimes to be supplied · article — accusative singular feminine
of	ἐκ ek	G1537	literal or figurative · preposition
law	νόμου nomou	G3551	law (through the idea of prescriptive usage) · noun — genitive singular masculine
That	ὅτι hoti	G3754	demonstrative · conjunction
man	ἄνθρωπος anthrōpos	G444	from G3700 (ὀπτάνομαι)) · noun — nominative singular masculine
doeth	ποιήσας poiēsas	G4160	to make or do (in a very wide application · verb — aorist active participle, nominative singular masculine
things	αὐτὰ auta	G846	the reflexive pronoun self · personal pronoun — accusative plural neuter
live	ζήσεται zēsetai	G2198	to live (literally or figuratively) · verb — future middle deponent indicative, 3rd person singular
by	ἐν en	G1722	"in · preposition
them	αὐτοῖς.¶ autois	G846	the reflexive pronoun self · personal pronoun — dative plural neuter

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Cross-references

Leviticus 18:5 Ye shall therefore keep my statutes, and my judgments: which if a man do, he shall live in them: I am the LORD.
Nehemiah 9:29 And testifiedst against them, that thou mightest bring them again unto thy law: yet they dealt proudly, and hearkened not unto thy commandme…
Ezekiel 20:11 And I gave them my statutes, and shewed them my judgments, which if a man do, he shall even live in them.
Ezekiel 20:13 But the house of Israel rebelled against me in the wilderness: they walked not in my statutes, and they despised my judgments, which if a ma…
Ezekiel 20:21 Notwithstanding the children rebelled against me: they walked not in my statutes, neither kept my judgments to do them, which if a man do, h…
Galatians 3:12 And the law is not of faith: but, The man that doeth them shall live in them.
Luke 10:27-28 And he answering said, Thou shalt love the Lord thy God with all thy heart, and with all thy soul, and with all thy strength, and with all t…
Romans 7:10 And the commandment, which was ordained to life, I found to be unto death.

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Commentary

Matthew Henry on Romans 10:1-11

The scope of the apostle in this part of the chapter is to show the vast difference between the righteousness of the law and the righteousness of faith, and the great pre-eminence of the righteousness of faith above that of the law; that he might induce and persuade the Jews to believe in Christ, aggravate the folly and sin of those that refused, and justify God in the rejection of such refusers. I. Paul here professes his good affection to the Jews, with the reason of it (Rom 10:1, Rom 10:2), where he gives them a good wish, and a good witness. 1. A good wish (Rom 10:1), a wish that they might be saved - saved from the temporal ruin and destruction that were coming upon them - saved from th…

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Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Romans 10:5

For Moses describeth the righteousness which is of the law, That the man that doeth--"hath done" those things--which it commands. shall live in them-- (Lev 18:5). This is the one way of justification and life--by "the righteousness which is of (or, by our own obedience to) the law."

Adam Clarke on Romans 10:5

For Moses describeth the righteousness which is of the law - The place to which the apostle refers, seems to be Lev 18:5 : Ye shall therefore keep my statutes and my judgments; which if a man do, he shall live in them. These words seem to be spoken in answer to an objection which might be made by a Jew: "Did not Moses give us a law, the observance of which should secure our salvation?" Such a law Moses undoubtedly gave, and that law promises life to those who perform its precepts: but who can plead for life on this ground, who rejects that Christ who is the end of the law? No man ever did, nor ever can, fulfill that law, so as to merit salvation by the performance of it: for, as all have sin…

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John Gill on Romans 10:5

For. Moses describeth the righteousness which is of the law,.... In this, and some following verses, an account is given of the two righteousnesses before mentioned, called their own and the righteousness of God; and that chiefly in the words of Moses, which is wisely done by the apostle, he and his writings being in great esteem among the Jews. The description he gives of the righteousness of the law, that is, righteousness which the law requires, and is done in obedience to its commands, is, that the man which doth those things, shall live by them, or "in them"; and which is to be seen in Leviticus 18:5, "ye shall therefore keep my statutes and my judgments, which if a man do, he shall li…

The Church Fathers

Paul says this because the righteousness of the law of Moses did not make people guilty as long as they kept it.
— Ambrosiaster, COMMENTARY ON PAUL'S EPISTLES

Paul says that the man who fulfilled the law would enjoy the good things promised by it, that is to say, "a land flowing with milk and honey."
— Diodorus of Tarsus, PAULINE COMMENTARY FROM THE GREEK CHURCH

Comparing the law with the glory of grace, Paul says that even Moses could not have been justified by the law unless he fulfilled all the commandments of the law.
— Gennadius of Constantinople, PAULINE COMMENTARY FROM THE GREEK CHURCH

The Church Fathers: public-domain translations (Ante-Nicene and Nicene and Post-Nicene Fathers), verse-indexed by SermonIndex (CC BY 4.0).

Dictionary and topics

Ezekiel, Book of — Consists mainly of three groups of prophecies. After an account of his call to the prophetical office (1-3:21), Ezekiel (1) utters words of denunciation against the Jews (3:22-24), warning them of…
Justification — A forensic term, opposed to condemnation. As regards its nature, it is the judicial act of God, by which he pardons all the sins of those who believe in Christ, and accounts, accepts, and treats them…
Justification · 23:6; — 23:6;
Justification Before God · Under law: Requires perfect obedience — Under law: Requires perfect obedience
Religion · TRUE — TRUE
Righteousness · Is obedience to God’s law — Is obedience to God’s law

Dictionary: Easton's (1897) and Smith's (1863), public domain. Topics: Nave's Topical Bible (1896) and Torrey's Topical Textbook (1897), public domain. Both as parsed by NEUU (CC BY 4.0).

Romans 10:5

Word by word — the Greek

Cross-references

Commentary

Matthew Henry on Romans 10:1-11

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Romans 10:5

Adam Clarke on Romans 10:5

John Gill on Romans 10:5

The Church Fathers

Dictionary and topics

Romans 10:5

Word by word — the Greek

Cross-references

Commentary

Matthew Henry on Romans 10:1-11

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Romans 10:5

Adam Clarke on Romans 10:5

John Gill on Romans 10:5

The Church Fathers

Dictionary and topics

John Calvin on Romans 10:5-10

Tyndale Open Study Notes on Romans 10:5