Rom.9.32

Wherefore? Because they sought it not by faith, but as it were by the works of the law. For they stumbled at that stumblingstone;

Rom.9.32

How could they miss it? Because instead of trusting God, they took over. They were absorbed in what they themselves were doing. They were so absorbed in their "God projects" that they didn't notice God right in front of them, like a huge rock in the middle of the road. And so they stumbled into him and went sprawling.

Rom.9.32

Why not? Because they pursued it not by faith but as if it were by works. They stumbled over the "stumbling stone."

Rom.9.32

Why? Because they did not seek it by faith, but as it were, by the works of the law. For they stumbled at that stumbling stone.