King James Version
What Does Romans 10:5 Mean?
“For Moses describeth the righteousness which is of the law, That the man which doeth those things shall live by them.”
Context
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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.
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For Christ is the end of the law for righteousness to every one that believeth.
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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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But the righteousness which is of faith speaketh on this wise, Say not in thine heart, Who shall ascend into heaven? (that is, to bring Christ down from above:)
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Or, Who shall descend into the deep? (that is, to bring up Christ again from the dead.)
Commentary
Ellicott’s Commentary for English Readers(5) **For Moses describeth.**—The Law required an actual literal fulfilment. Its essence consisted in works. “The man which *doeth* these things shall live.”
**By them.**—The true reading is, probably, *in it*—*i.e.,* the righteousness just mentioned. “The man who doeth this righteousness” (according to a more correct text) “shall live in and by it.”
Charles John Ellicott (1819–1905). Public Domain.
Historical Context
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Theological Significance
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