Romans 10:2
For I bear them witness that they have a zeal for God, only it is a zeal without knowledge.
Montgomery New Testament
In The King James Version
For I bear them record that they have a zeal of God, but not according to knowledge.
In Context
1Brothers, the longing of my heart and my prayer to God is for my countrymen, that they may be saved.
Cross References
John 16:2"They will excommunicate you from their synagogues; indeed the time is coming when any one who kills you will suppose that he is doing God’s service.
Acts 21:28"Men of Israel, help! This is the man who goes everywhere preaching to everybody against the people, and the Law, and this place. And he has actually brought Gentiles even into the temple, and has desecrated the holy place."
Acts 22:22Until they heard this last statement, the people were listening to Paul, but now they roared out. "Away with such a fellow from the earth! He is not fit to live!"
Romans 9:31But that the descendants of Israel, who were in pursuit of a law of righteousness, did not arrive at that law?
Matthew Henry on Romans 10:2-12
Paul's Discourse of Righteousness; The Method of Salvation. ( a. d. 58.) 1 Brethren, my heart's desire and prayer to God for Israel is, that they might be saved. 2 For I bear them record that they have a zeal of God, but not according to knowledge. 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. 4 For Christ is the end of the law for righteousness to every one that believeth. 5 For Moses describeth… Read the whole commentary →