Romans 10:2

King James Version with Strong's Numbers

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

Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

Μαρτυρῶ γὰρ αὐτοῖς ὅτι ζῆλον Θεοῦ ἔχουσιν, ἀλλʼ οὐ κατʼ ἐπίγνωσιν.

Transliteration

Martyrō gar autois hoti zēlon Theou echousin, all' ou kat' epignōsin.

Grammar Details

*Martyrō*: present indicative, 1st singular - I testify/bear witness
*gar*: postpositive conjunction - for
*autois*: dative, masculine, plural - to/for them
*hoti*: conjunction - that
*zēlon*: accusative, masculine, singular - zeal
*Theou*: genitive, masculine, singular - of God
*echousin*: present indicative, 3rd plural - they have
*all'*: strong adversative conjunction - but
*ou*: negative particle - not
*kat'*: preposition + accusative - according to
*epignōsin*: accusative, feminine, singular - knowledge/full knowledge

Word Meanings

*zēlon*: zeal/enthusiasm/jealousy
*epignōsin*: knowledge/full knowledge/recognition/discernment

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King James Version with Strong's Numbers

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Referenced Verses

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 teacheth all men every where against the people, and the law, and this place: and further brought Greeks also into the temple, and hath polluted this holy place.
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 according 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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