Romans 10:2
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2 I know what enthusiasm they have for God, but it is misdirected zeal.
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Romans 9:31-32
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31 But the people of Israel, who tried so hard to get right with God by keeping the law, never succeeded. 32 Why not? Because they were trying to get right with God by keeping the law[a] instead of by trusting in him. They stumbled over the great rock in their path.
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- 9:32 Greek by works.
Acts 21:20
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20 After hearing this, they praised God. And then they said, “You know, dear brother, how many thousands of Jews have also believed, and they all follow the law of Moses very seriously.
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Philippians 1:9
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9 I pray that your love will overflow more and more, and that you will keep on growing in knowledge and understanding.
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Romans 10:3
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3 For they don’t understand God’s way of making people right with himself. Refusing to accept God’s way, they cling to their own way of getting right with God by trying to keep the law.
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Acts 26:9-10
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9 “I used to believe that I ought to do everything I could to oppose the very name of Jesus the Nazarene.[a] 10 Indeed, I did just that in Jerusalem. Authorized by the leading priests, I caused many believers[b] there to be sent to prison. And I cast my vote against them when they were condemned to death.
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Proverbs 19:2
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2 Enthusiasm without knowledge is no good;
haste makes mistakes.
Philippians 3:6
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6 I was so zealous that I harshly persecuted the church. And as for righteousness, I obeyed the law without fault.
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Galatians 1:14
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14 I was far ahead of my fellow Jews in my zeal for the traditions of my ancestors.
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2 Corinthians 4:4
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4 Satan, who is the god of this world, has blinded the minds of those who don’t believe. They are unable to see the glorious light of the Good News. They don’t understand this message about the glory of Christ, who is the exact likeness of God.
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2 Corinthians 8:3
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3 For I can testify that they gave not only what they could afford, but far more. And they did it of their own free will.
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2 Corinthians 4:6
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6 For God, who said, “Let there be light in the darkness,” has made this light shine in our hearts so we could know the glory of God that is seen in the face of Jesus Christ.
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Acts 22:3
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3 Then Paul said, “I am a Jew, born in Tarsus, a city in Cilicia, and I was brought up and educated here in Jerusalem under Gamaliel. As his student, I was carefully trained in our Jewish laws and customs. I became very zealous to honor God in everything I did, just like all of you today.
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Psalm 14:4
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4 Will those who do evil never learn?
They eat up my people like bread
and wouldn’t think of praying to the Lord.
2 Kings 10:16
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16 Then Jehu said, “Now come with me, and see how devoted I am to the Lord.” So Jehonadab rode along with him.
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Colossians 4:13
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13 I can assure you that he prays hard for you and also for the believers in Laodicea and Hierapolis.
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Galatians 4:17-18
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17 Those false teachers are so eager to win your favor, but their intentions are not good. They are trying to shut you off from me so that you will pay attention only to them. 18 If someone is eager to do good things for you, that’s all right; but let them do it all the time, not just when I’m with you.
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Galatians 4:15
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15 Where is that joyful and grateful spirit you felt then? I am sure you would have taken out your own eyes and given them to me if it had been possible.
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Acts 22:22
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22 The crowd listened until Paul said that word. Then they all began to shout, “Away with such a fellow! He isn’t fit to live!”
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Acts 21:28
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28 yelling, “Men of Israel, help us! This is the man who preaches against our people everywhere and tells everybody to disobey the Jewish laws. He speaks against the Temple—and even defiles this holy place by bringing in Gentiles.[a]”
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- 21:28 Greek Greeks.
Isaiah 27:1
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27 In that day the Lord will take his terrible, swift sword and punish Leviathan,[a] the swiftly moving serpent, the coiling, writhing serpent. He will kill the dragon of the sea.
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- 27:1 The identification of Leviathan is disputed, ranging from an earthly creature to a mythical sea monster in ancient literature.
John 16:2
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2 For you will be expelled from the synagogues, and the time is coming when those who kill you will think they are doing a holy service for God.
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