Romans 10:2

King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

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

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  • Acts 21:20 : 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:
  • Phil 1:9 : 9 And this I pray, that your love may abound yet more and more in knowledge and in all judgment;
  • Phil 3:6 : 6 Concerning zeal, persecuting the church; touching the righteousness which is in the law, blameless.
  • Rom 9:31-32 : 31 But Israel, which followed after the law of righteousness, hath not attained to the law of righteousness. 32 Wherefore? Because they sought it not by faith, but as it were by the works of the law. For they stumbled at that stumblingstone;
  • Rom 10:3 : 3 For they being ignorant of God's righteousness, and going about to establish their own righteousness, have not submitted themselves unto the righteousness of God.
  • 2 Cor 4:4 : 4 In whom the god of this world hath blinded the minds of them which believe not, lest the light of the glorious gospel of Christ, who is the image of God, should shine unto them.
  • 2 Cor 4:6 : 6 For God, who commanded the light to shine out of darkness, hath shined in our hearts, to give the light of the knowledge of the glory of God in the face of Jesus Christ.
  • 2 Cor 8:3 : 3 For to their power, I bear record, yea, and beyond their power they were willing of themselves;
  • Gal 1:14 : 14 And profited in the Jews' religion above many my equals in mine own nation, being more exceedingly zealous of the traditions of my fathers.
  • Gal 4:15 : 15 Where is then the blessedness ye spake of? for I bear you record, that, if it had been possible, ye would have plucked out your own eyes, and have given them to me.
  • Gal 4:17-18 : 17 They zealously affect you, but not well; yea, they would exclude you, that ye might affect them. 18 But it is good to be zealously affected always in a good thing, and not only when I am present with you.
  • Acts 21:28 : 28 Crying out, Men of Israel, help: This is the man, that teheth all men every where against the people, and the law, and this ple: and further brought Greeks also into the temple, and hath polluted this holy ple.
  • Acts 22:3 : 3 I am verily a man which am a Jew, born in Tarsus, a city in Cilicia, yet brought up in this city at the feet of Gamaliel, and taught cording to the perfect manner of the law of the fathers, and was zealous toward God, as ye all are this day.
  • Acts 22:22 : 22 And they gave him audience unto this word, and then lifted up their voices, and said, Away with such a fellow from the earth: for it is not fit that he should live.
  • Acts 26:9-9 : 9 I verily thought with myself, that I ought to do many things contrary to the name of Jesus of Nazareth. 10 Which thing I also did in Jerusalem: and many of the saints did I shut up in prison, having received authority from the chief priests; and when they were put to death, I gave my voice against them.
  • 2 Kgs 10:16 : 16 And he said, Come with me, and see my zeal for the LORD. So they made him ride in his chariot.
  • Ps 14:4 : 4 Have all the workers of iniquity no knowledge? who eat up my people as they eat bread, and call not upon the LORD.
  • Prov 19:2 : 2 Also, that the soul be without knowledge, it is not good; and he that hasteth with his feet sinneth.
  • Col 4:13 : 13 For I bear him record, that he hath a great zeal for you, and them that are in Laodicea, and them in Hierapolis.
  • Isa 27:1 : 1 In that day the LORD with his sore and great and strong sword shall punish leviathan the piercing serpent, even leviathan that crooked serpent; and he shall slay the dragon that is in the sea.
  • John 16:2 : 2 They shall put you out of the synagogues: yea, the time cometh, that whosoever killeth you will think that he doeth God service.

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  • 3 For they being ignorant of God's righteousness, and going about to establish their own righteousness, have not submitted themselves unto the righteousness of God.

  • 1 Brethren, my heart's desire and prayer to God for Israel is, that they might be saved.

  • Gal 4:17-18
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    17 They zealously affect you, but not well; yea, they would exclude you, that ye might affect them.

    18 But it is good to be zealously affected always in a good thing, and not only when I am present with you.

  • 7 Desiring to be teachers of the law; understanding neither what they say, nor whereof they affirm.

  • Rom 10:18-19
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    18 But I say, Have they not heard? Yes verily, their sound went into all the earth, and their words unto the ends of the world.

    19 But I say, Did not Israel know? First Moses saith, I will pvoke you to jealousy by them that are no people, and by a foolish nation I will anger you.

  • 6 Concerning zeal, persecuting the church; touching the righteousness which is in the law, blameless.

  • Rom 3:17-18
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    17 And the way of peace have they not known:

    18 There is no fear of God before their eyes.

  • Phil 1:16-17
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    16 The one preach Christ of contention, not sincerely, supposing to add affliction to my bonds:

    17 But the other of love, knowing that I am set for the defence of the gospel.

  • 16 They profess that they know God; but in works they deny him, being abominable, and disobedient, and unto every good work reprobate.

  • 19 And I said, Lord, they know that I imprisoned and beat in every synagogue them that believed on thee:

  • 11 Wherefore? because I love you not? God knoweth.

  • 10 But thou hast fully known my doctrine, manner of life, purpose, faith, longsuffering, charity, patience,

  • Gal 1:13-14
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    13 For ye have heard of my conversation in time past in the Jews' religion, how that beyond measure I persecuted the church of God, and wasted it:

    14 And profited in the Jews' religion above many my equals in mine own nation, being more exceedingly zealous of the traditions of my fathers.

  • Rom 1:17-19
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    17 For therein is the righteousness of God revealed fm faith to faith: as it is written, The just shall live by faith.

    18 For the wrath of God is revealed fm heaven against all ungodliness and unrighteousness of men, who hold the truth in unrighteousness;

    19 Because that which may be known of God is manifest in them; for God hath shewed it unto them.

  • 15 Which shew the work of the law written in their hearts, their conscience also bearing witness, and their thoughts the mean while accusing or else excusing one another;)

  • 42 But I know you, that ye have not the love of God in you.

  • Rom 9:30-32
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    30 What shall we say then? That the Gentiles, which followed not after righteousness, have attained to righteousness, even the righteousness which is of faith.

    31 But Israel, which followed after the law of righteousness, hath not attained to the law of righteousness.

    32 Wherefore? Because they sought it not by faith, but as it were by the works of the law. For they stumbled at that stumblingstone;

  • 8 But unto them that are contentious, and do not obey the truth, but obey unrighteousness, indignation and wrath,

  • 9 And be found in him, not having mine own righteousness, which is of the law, but that which is through the faith of Christ, the righteousness which is of God by faith:

  • 17 And now, brethren, I wot that through ignorance ye did it, as did also your rulers.

  • Rom 1:21-22
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    21 Because that, when they knew God, they glorified him not as God, neither were thankful; but became vain in their imaginations, and their foolish heart was darkened.

    22 Pfessing themselves to be wise, they became fools,

  • 10 But these speak evil of those things which they know not: but what they know naturally, as brute beasts, in those things they corrupt themselves.

  • 2 For I know the forwardness of your mind, for which I boast of you to them of Macedonia, that Achaia was ready a year ago; and your zeal hath provoked very many.

  • 9 What then? are we better than they? No, in no wise: for we have before pved both Jews and Gentiles, that they are all under sin;

  • 13 For neither they themselves who are circumcised keep the law; but desire to have you circumcised, that they may glory in your flesh.

  • Rom 2:17-18
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    17 Behold, thou art called a Jew, and restest in the law, and makest thy boast of God,

    18 And knowest his will, and appvest the things that are more excellent, being instructed out of the law;

  • 11 I say then, Have they stumbled that they should fall? God forbid: but rather thugh their fall salvation is come unto the Gentiles, for to pvoke them to jealousy.

  • 34 Awake to righteousness, and sin not; for some have not the knowledge of God: I speak this to your shame.

  • 18 Having the understanding darkened, being alienated from the life of God through the ignorance that is in them, because of the blindness of their heart:

  • 8 For God is my record, how greatly I long after you all in the bowels of Jesus Christ.

  • 8 In flaming fire taking vengeance on them that know not God, and that obey not the gospel of our Lord Jesus Christ:

  • 16 Forbidding us to speak to the Gentiles that they might be saved, to fill up their sins alway: for the wrath is come upon them to the uttermost.

  • 13 Now I would not have you ignorant, brethren, that oftentimes I purposed to come unto you, (but was let hitherto,) that I might have some fruit among you also, even as among other Gentiles.

  • Rom 9:1-3
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    1 I say the truth in Christ, I lie not, my conscience also bearing me witness in the Holy Ghost,

    2 That I have great heaviness and continual sorw in my heart.

    3 For I could wish that myself were accursed fm Christ for my brethren, my kinsmen according to the flesh:

  • 6 Not as though the word of God hath taken none effect. For they are not all Israel, which are of Israel:

  • 21 To them that are without law, as without law, (being not without law to God, but under the law to Christ,) that I might gain them that are without law.

  • 20 Therefore by the deeds of the law there shall no flesh be justified in his sight: for by the law is the knowledge of sin.