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 zeal for God—but not based on knowledge. 3For being ignorant of God’s righteousness and seeking to establish their own, they did not submit themselves to the righteousness of God. For Messiah is the goal of the Torah as a means to righteousness for everyone who keeps trusting. 5For Moses writes about the righteousness that is based on Torah, “The man who does these things shall live by them.” 6But the righteousness based on faith speaks in this way: “Do not say in your heart, ‘Who will go up into heaven?’ (that is, to bring Messiah down),

Romans 10:4 word by word

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

Words taken from the KJV.

• ·ὁho hē to · the/this/whoG3588
• Forγάρgar · forG1063
• ChristΧριστόςChristos · ChristG5547
• the endτέλοςtelos · goal/taxG5056
• of the lawνόμοςnomos · lawG3551
• forεἰςeis · towardG1519
• righteousnessδικαιοσύνηdikaiosunē · righteousnessG1343
• to every oneπᾶςpas · allG3956
• that believethπιστεύωpisteuō · to trust (in)G4100

Cross-references for Romans 10:4

• Romans 3:25God set forth Yeshua as an atonement, through faith in His blood, to show His righteousness in passing over sins already committed.
• Romans 8:3For what was impossible for the Torah—since it was weakened on account of the flesh—God has done. Sending His own Son in the likeness of sinful flesh and as a sin offering, 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 make many righteous and He will bear their iniquities.
• Matthew 3:15But Yeshua responded, “Let it happen now, for in this way it is fitting for us to fulfill all righteousness.” So John yielded to Him.
• Matthew 5:17“Do not think that I came to abolish the Torah or the Prophets! I did not come to abolish, but to fulfill.
• John 1:17Torah was given through Moses; grace and truth came through Yeshua the Messiah.
• Acts 13:38“Therefore, let it be known to you, brothers, that through this One is proclaimed to you the removal of sins, including all those from which you could not be set right by the Torah of Moses.
• 1 Corinthians 1:30But because of Him you are in Messiah Yeshua, who became to us wisdom from God and righteousness and holiness and redemption—
• Galatians 3:24Therefore the Torah became our guardian to lead us to Messiah, so that we might be made right based on trusting.
• Colossians 2:10and in Him you have been filled to fullness. He is the head over every ruler and authority.
• Hebrews 9:7but into the inner, once a year, the kohen gadol alone— and not without blood which he offers for himself and for the unintentional sins of the people.
• Hebrews 10:8After saying above, “Sacrifices and offerings and whole burnt offerings and sin offerings You did not desire, nor did You delight in them” (those which are offered according to Torah),

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