4 Bible Verses about Unwise Zeal

But he went out and began to publish it so much and to spread the story so far, that Jesus could not any more go into any town openly, but had to stay out in thinly settled places. But the people kept coming to Him from every quarter.

Then He charged them not to tell anybody about it, but the more He kept charging them, the more they kept spreading the news.

But one of the bystanders drew his sword and struck at the high priest's slave and cut his ear off.

For I can testify that they are zealous for God, but they are not intelligently so.