Romans 10:2 KJV — MannaFest

Romans 10:2

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

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ASV

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

WEB

For I testify about them that they are zealous for God, but not on the basis of knowledge.

YLT

for I bear them testimony that they have a zeal of God, but not according to knowledge,

DBT

For I bear them witness that they have zeal forGod, but not according to knowledge.

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Romans — Paul's gospel set out in order. Four great movements: sin, salvation, sanctification, sovereignty — closing with sustained calls to service and unity.

Author: Paul the apostle, dictated to Tertius (Rom 16:22)
Date: c. AD 57, from Corinth before the Jerusalem offering

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Matthew 5:20
For I say unto you, That except your righteousness shall exceed the righteousness of the scribes and Pharisees, ye shall in no case enter into the kingdom of heaven.
Acts 21:20
And when they heard it, they glorified the Lord, and said unto him, Thou seest, brother, how many thousands of Jews there are which believe; and they are all zealous of the law:
Romans 9:31–32
But Israel, which followed after the law of righteousness, hath not attained to the law of righteousness.
Proverbs 19:2
Also, that the soul be without knowledge, it is not good; and he that hasteth with his feet sinneth.
Philippians 1:9
And this I pray, that your love may abound yet more and more in knowledge and in all judgment;

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There was indeed a just cause why he should regard them with compassion rather than hatred, since he perceived that they had fallen only through ignorance, and not through malignancy of mind, and especially as he saw that they were not led except by some regard for God to persecute the kingdom of Christ.

John Calvin· Commentaries, 1554reformed

That there is no difference between Jews and Gentiles; but, in point of justification and acceptance with God, the gospel sets them both upon the same level,

Matthew Henry· Commentary on the Whole Bible, 1710puritan

Their zeal was not according to knowledge. It is true God gave them that law for which they were so zealous; but they might have known that, by the appearance of the promised Messiah, an end was put to it. He introduced a new religion and way of worship, to which the former must give place.

Matthew Henry· Commentary on the Whole Bible, 1710puritan

He alludes to this well-meaning of his people, notwithstanding their spiritual blindness, not certainly to excuse their rejection of Christ and rage against His saints, but as some ground of hope regarding them.

Jamieson, Fausset & Brown· Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible, 1871reformed

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