Romans 10:2

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Summary

Romans 10:2

For I bear them record that they have a zeal of God, but not according to knowledge.

I bear them

2 Corinthians 8:3

Galatians 4:15

Colossians 4:13

That they

Philippians 3:6

But not

General references

Luke 18:21

Bible References

I bear them

I can bear witness that to the full extent of their power, and even beyond their power, spontaneously,

What has become then, of your blessings? For I can bear witness that, had it been possible, you would have torn out your eyes and given them to me!

I can bear testimony to the deep interest he takes in you, as well as in the Brethren at Laodicea and at Hierapolis.

That they

They will expel you from their Synagogues; indeed the time is coming when any one who kills you will think that he is making an offering to God.

And, when they had heard it, they began praising God, and said to Paul: "You see, Brother, that the Jews who have become believers in Christ may be numbered by tens of thousands, and they are all naturally earnest in upholding the Jewish Law.

"I am a Jew, a native of Tarsus in Cilicia, but I was brought up in this city under the teaching of Gamaliel, and educated in accordance with the strict system of our ancestral Law. I was as zealous in God's service as any of you who are here to-day.

I myself, it is true, once thought it my duty to oppose in every way the Name of Jesus of Nazareth;

And how, in my devotion to Judaism, I surpassed many of my contemporaries among my own people in my intense earnestness in upholding the traditions of my ancestors.

Certain people are seeking your favor, but with no honorable object. No, indeed, they want to isolate you, so that you will have to seek their favor.

As to zeal, I was a persecutor of the Church; as to such righteousness as is due to Law, I proved myself blameless.

But not

For, in their ignorance of the Divine Righteousness, and in their eagerness to set up a righteousness of their own, they refused to accept with submission the Divine Righteousness.

While Israel, which was in search of a Law which would ensure righteousness, failed to discover one.

Men whose minds have been blinded by the God of this Age, unbelievers as they are, so that the light from the Good News of the glory of the Christ, who is the very incarnation of God, should not shine for them.

And what I pray for is this--that your love may grow yet stronger and stronger, with increasing knowledge and all discernment,

General references

"I have observed all these," he replied, "from childhood."