Wherefore? Because [they sought it] not by faith, but as it were by the works of the law. For they stumbled at that stumblingstone;
Berean Study Bible (BSB) - Romans 9:32 >Why not? Because their pursuit was not by faith, but as if it were by works. They stumbled over the stumbling stone,
Textus Receptus (TR) - Romans 9:32 >Διὰ τί; Ὅτι οὐκ ἐκ πίστεως, ἀλλ᾿ ὡς ἐξ ἔργων νόμου· προσέκοψαν γὰρ τῷ λίθῳ τοῦ προσκόμματος,