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Romans 10:2

In 9 translations

BSB
For I testify about them that they are zealous for God, but not on the basis of knowledge.
KJV
For I bear them record that they have a zeal of God, but not according to knowledge.
WEB
For I testify about them that they have a zeal for God, but not according to knowledge.
ASV
For I bear them witness that they have a zeal for God, but not according to knowledge.
LSV
for I bear them testimony that they have a zeal of God, but not according to knowledge,
YLT
for I bear them testimony that they have a zeal of God, but not according to knowledge,
DBY
For I bear them witness that they have zeal for God, but not according to knowledge.Elohim
DRC
For I bear them witness, that they have a zeal of God, but not according to knowledge.
GNV
For I beare them record, that they haue the zeale of God, but not according to knowledge.

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Original-language editions

SBLGNT
μαρτυρῶ γὰρ αὐτοῖς ὅτι ζῆλον θεοῦ ἔχουσιν· ἀλλʼ οὐ κατʼ ἐπίγνωσιν,
RP2018
Μαρτυρῶ γὰρ αὐτοῖς ὅτι ζῆλον θεοῦ ἔχουσιν, ἀλλ’ οὐ κατ’ ἐπίγνωσιν.
TR-Boyd
Μαρτυρῶ γὰρ αὐτοῖς ὅτι ζῆλον Θεοῦ ἔχουσιν, ἀλλ᾿ οὐ κατ᾿ ἐπίγνωσιν.
SCR1894
μαρτυρω γαρ αυτοις οτι ζηλον θεου εχουσιν αλλ ου κατ επιγνωσιν

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  • Acts 21:20When they heard this, they glorified God. Then they said to Paul, “You see, brother, how many thousands of Jews have believed, and all of them are zealous for the law.
  • Romans 9:31–32but Israel, who pursued a law of righteousness, has not attained it. Why not? Because their pursuit was not by faith, but as if it were by works. They stumbled over the stumbling stone,
  • Proverbs 19:2Even zeal is no good without knowledge, and he who hurries his footsteps misses the mark.
  • Philippians 3:6as to zeal, persecuting the church; as to righteousness in the law, faultless.
  • Philippians 1:9And this is my prayer: that your love may abound more and more in knowledge and depth of insight,
  • Romans 10:3Because they were ignorant of God’s righteousness and sought to establish their own, they did not submit to God’s righteousness.
  • Galatians 1:14I was advancing in Judaism beyond many of my contemporaries and was extremely zealous for the traditions of my fathers.
  • 2 Corinthians 4:4The god of this age has blinded the minds of unbelievers so they cannot see the light of the gospel of the glory of Christ, who is the image of God.
  • 2 Kings 10:16saying, “Come with me and see my zeal for the LORD!” So he had him ride in his chariot.
  • 2 Corinthians 4:6For God, who said, “Let light shine out of darkness,” made His light shine in our hearts to give us the light of the knowledge of the glory of God in the face of Jesus Christ.
  • Acts 26:9–10So then, I too was convinced that I ought to do all I could to oppose the name of Jesus of Nazareth. And that is what I did in Jerusalem. With authority from the chief priests I put many of the saints in prison, and…
  • Acts 22:3“I am a Jew, born in Tarsus of Cilicia, but raised in this city. I was educated at the feet of Gamaliel in strict conformity to the law of our fathers. I am just as zealous for God as any of you here today.
  • Psalms 14:4Will the workers of iniquity never learn? They devour my people like bread; they refuse to call upon the LORD.
  • Acts 21:28crying out, “Men of Israel, help us! This is the man who teaches everywhere against our people and against our law and against this place. Furthermore, he has brought Greeks into the temple and defiled this holy place.”
  • 2 Corinthians 8:3For I testify that they gave according to their ability and even beyond it. Of their own accord,
  • Galatians 4:15What then has become of your blessing? For I can testify that, if it were possible, you would have torn out your eyes and given them to me.

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