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

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For I can testify about them that they are zealous(A) for God, but their zeal is not based on knowledge.

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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;

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31 but the people of Israel, who pursued the law as the way of righteousness,(A) have not attained their goal.(B) 32 Why not? Because they pursued it not by faith but as if it were by works. They stumbled over the stumbling stone.(C)

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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:

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20 When they heard this, they praised God. Then they said to Paul: “You see, brother, how many thousands of Jews have believed, and all of them are zealous(A) for the law.(B)

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

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as for zeal,(A) persecuting the church;(B) as for righteousness based on the law,(C) faultless.

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And this I pray, that your love may abound yet more and more in knowledge and in all judgment;

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And this is my prayer: that your love(A) may abound more and more in knowledge and depth of insight,(B)

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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.

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Since they did not know the righteousness of God and sought to establish their own, they did not submit to God’s righteousness.(A)

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Also, that the soul be without knowledge, it is not good; and he that hasteth with his feet sinneth.

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Desire without knowledge is not good—
    how much more will hasty feet miss the way!(A)

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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.

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14 I was advancing in Judaism beyond many of my own age among my people and was extremely zealous(A) for the traditions of my fathers.(B)

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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.

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The god(A) of this age(B) has blinded(C) the minds of unbelievers, so that they cannot see the light of the gospel that displays the glory of Christ,(D) who is the image of God.(E)

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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.

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For God, who said, “Let light shine out of darkness,”[a](A) made his light shine in our hearts(B) to give us the light of the knowledge of God’s glory displayed in the face of Christ.(C)

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Footnotes

  1. 2 Corinthians 4:6 Gen. 1:3

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.

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“I too was convinced(A) that I ought to do all that was possible to oppose(B) the name of Jesus of Nazareth.(C) 10 And that is just what I did in Jerusalem. On the authority of the chief priests I put many of the Lord’s people(D) in prison,(E) and when they were put to death, I cast my vote against them.(F)

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16 And he said, Come with me, and see my zeal for the Lord. So they made him ride in his chariot.

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16 Jehu said, “Come with me and see my zeal(A) for the Lord.” Then he had him ride along in his chariot.

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For to their power, I bear record, yea, and beyond their power they were willing of themselves;

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For I testify that they gave as much as they were able,(A) and even beyond their ability. Entirely on their own,

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