Romans 10:4

Romans 10:4 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)For Christ is the end of the law for righteousness to every one that believeth.
• New International Version (NIV)Christ is the culmination of the law so that there may be righteousness for everyone who believes.
• English Standard Version (ESV)For Christ is the end of the law for righteousness to everyone who believes.
• New King James Version (NKJV)For Christ is the end of the law for righteousness to everyone who believes.

Context of Romans 10:4

2For I testify about them that they have a zeal for God, but not in accordance with knowledge. 3For not knowing about God’s righteousness and seeking to establish their own, they did not subject themselves to the righteousness of God. For Christ is the end of the law for righteousness to everyone who believes. 5For Moses writes that the man who practices the righteousness which is based on law shall live by that righteousness. 6But the righteousness based on faith speaks as follows: “Do not say in your heart, ‘Who will ascend into heaven?’ (that is, to bring Christ down),

Romans 10:4 word by word

Τέλος γὰρ νόμου Χριστὸς εἰς δικαιοσύνην παντὶ τῷ πιστεύοντι.Read the interlinear

• ChristΧριστόςChristos · ChristG5547
• endτέλοςtelos · goal/taxG5056
• of the lawνόμοςnomos · lawG3551
• for righteousnessδικαιοσύνηdikaiosunē · righteousnessG1343
• everyoneπᾶςpas · allG3956
• who believesπιστεύωpisteuō · to trust (in)G4100

Cross-references for Romans 10:4

• Romans 3:25whom God displayed publicly as a propitiation in His blood through faith. This was to demonstrate His righteousness, because in the forbearance of God He passed over the sins previously committed;
• Romans 8:3For what the Law could not do, weak as it was through the flesh, God did: sending His own Son in the likeness of sinful flesh and as an offering for sin, He condemned sin in the flesh,
• Isaiah 53:11As a result of the anguish of His soul, He will see it and be satisfied; By His knowledge the Righteous One, My Servant, will justify the many, As He will bear their iniquities.
• Matthew 3:15But Jesus answering said to him, “Permit it at this time; for in this way it is fitting for us to fulfill all righteousness.” Then he permitted Him.
• Matthew 5:17“Do not think that I came to abolish the Law or the Prophets; I did not come to abolish but to fulfill.
• John 1:17For the Law was given through Moses; grace and truth were realized through Jesus Christ.
• Acts 13:38Therefore let it be known to you, brethren, that through Him forgiveness of sins is proclaimed to you,
• 1 Corinthians 1:30But by His doing you are in Christ Jesus, who became to us wisdom from God, and righteousness and sanctification, and redemption,
• Galatians 3:24Therefore the Law has become our tutor to lead us to Christ, so that we may be justified by faith.
• Colossians 2:10and in Him you have been made complete, and He is the head over all rule and authority;
• Hebrews 9:7but into the second, only the high priest enters once a year, not without taking blood, which he offers for himself and for the sins of the people committed in ignorance.
• Hebrews 10:8After saying above, “Sacrifices and offerings and whole burnt offerings and sacrifices for sin You have not desired, nor have You taken pleasure in them” (which are offered according to the Law),

Commentaries on Romans 10:4

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 4For Christ is the end of the law - Where the law ends, Christ begins. The law ends with representative sacrifices; Christ begins with the real offering. The law is our schoolmaster to lead us to Christ; it cannot save, but it leaves us at his door, where alone salvation is to be found. Christ as an atoning sacrifice for sin, was the grand object of the whole sacrificial code of Moses; his passion and death were the fulfillment of its great object and…Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 4For Christ - This expression implies faith in Christ. This is the design of the discussion, to show that justification cannot be obtained by our own righteousness, but by faith in Christ. As no direct benefit results to people from Christ unless they believe on him, faith in him is implied where the word occurs in this connection. Is the end of the law - The word translated “end” means what completes a thing, or renders it perfect; also the boundary…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 4The function of the law was to point forward and prepare the way for the Messiah, God's chosen one. The coming of Jesus does not destroy the law but fulfills all of its requirements, so that the primary requirement for God’s people is to believe in him (see 3:31; Matthew 5:17–18).Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 44. For Christ is the end--the object or aim. of the law for--justifying righteousness to every one that believeth--that is, contains within Himself all that the law demands for the justification of such as embrace Him, whether Jew or Gentile (Ga 3:24).Read the comment

Topics related to Romans 10:4

• Faith
• Jesus, the Christ
• Justification
• Law
• Religion
• Salvation

In the dictionaries

• Christ
• Christ, Messiah
• Confession
• Difference
• Establish
• Faith
• Justification
• Provoke
• Rich
• Zeal

Commentaries on Romans 10

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Calvin’s Commentaries
• John Wesley’s Notes
• Illustrated New Testament
• Burkitt’s Expository Notes
• Darby Translation Notes
• Family Bible Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• The People’s New Testament
• Robertson’s Word Pictures
• Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
• Original Douay–Rheims Annotations
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings