Romans 10:4
For Christ is the end of the law for righteousness to every one that believeth.
Cross-reference
In Romans 8:4, the righteous requirement of the law is fulfilled in believers through Christ — showing the positive outcome of Christ being the end of the law.
Romans 8:3 states that God did what the law could not do by sending His Son — clarifying the 'end of the law' in Romans 10:4 as Christ accomplishing righteousness.
Romans 3:25-31 explains how God's righteousness is revealed through Christ's sacrifice, upholding the law — grounding the claim in Romans 10:4 that Christ is the end of the law.
In Romans 3:31, Paul insists faith upholds the law — Christ as its end fulfills rather than abolishes it.
In Romans 3:21, Paul states righteousness comes apart from the law — the same truth that Christ is the law's end for believers.
In Hebrews 10:14, Christ's single offering perfects believers—the outcome of Christ being the end of the law for righteousness.
In Hebrews 10:8-12, Christ abolishes the first (law) to establish the second—directly showing Christ as the end of the law.
In Hebrews 9:7-14, the old sacrifices could not perfect the conscience, but Christ's blood cleanses—showing Christ as the end of the law's sacrificial system.
In Colossians 2:17, the law is called a shadow, and Christ is the substance—directly supporting that Christ is the end/fulfillment of the law.
In Galatians 3:24, the law was a tutor to bring us to Christ for justification — showing how Christ is the end goal of the law for righteousness.
In 1 Corinthians 1:30, Christ is made our righteousness from God — the same truth as Christ being the end of the law for righteousness.
In Acts 13:39, believers are justified by Christ from what the law could not justify — directly showing Christ as the end of the law for righteousness.
In John 1:17, grace and truth came through Jesus Christ, contrasting with the law through Moses — aligning with Christ as the end of the law.
In Matthew 5:17, Jesus declares he came to fulfill the law — directly parallel to Christ being the end of the law for righteousness.
In Isaiah 53:11, the Servant justifies many by bearing their iniquities — this saving work makes Christ the end of the law for righteousness.
In John 19:30, Jesus declares 'It is finished' — completing the work that makes Christ the end of the law for righteousness.
John 6:29 identifies belief in Christ as God's work — the same faith that brings righteousness apart from the law.
John 5:46 affirms Moses wrote about Jesus — the law itself points to Christ, its intended end for righteousness.
Luke 10:28 presents the law's demand 'do and live' — contrast to faith-righteousness in Christ who ends the law.
In 2 Corinthians 5:21, Christ becomes sin so we become God's righteousness — the righteousness apart from law.
In Galatians 2:19, Paul dies to the law through the law — Christ's death ends law's dominion for believers.
In Philippians 3:9, Paul contrasts law-righteousness with faith-righteousness in Christ — the end of the law.
Isaiah 42:21 says God magnifies his law — Christ is the law's goal, fulfilling it for righteousness through faith.
In Leviticus 4:25, the blood of the sin offering is applied to the altar—a shadow of Christ's once-for-all sacrifice, which ends the law's offerings.
In Acts 13:38, forgiveness of sins is preached through Christ — the basis for justification apart from the law that Romans 10:4 describes.
In Matthew 5:18, Jesus says the law will not pass until all is fulfilled — showing that Christ's ending the law is its complete fulfillment.
In Matthew 3:15, Jesus fulfills all righteousness at his baptism — an act that prefigures his role as the end of the law for righteousness.
Psalm 98:2 proclaims God revealing his salvation and righteousness — the same righteousness Christ brings as the law's goal.