Romans 10:2 Cross References - MSTC

² For I bear them record, that they have a fervent mind to Godward, but not according to knowledge.

¹⁶ and said, "Go with me and see the zeal I have to the LORD," and made him ride with him in his chariot.

⁴ Have they no knowledge, that they are all such workers of mischief, eating up my people as it were bread, and call not upon the LORD?

² Where no discretion is, there the soul is not well; and whoso is swift on foot, stumbleth hastily.

¹ In that day, the LORD with his heavy, great, and long sword shall visit Leviathan that fugitive serpent: even Leviathan that crooked serpent, and shall slay the dragon in the sea.

² They shall excommunicate you: yea the time shall come, that whosoever killeth you, will think that he doth God true service.

²⁰ And when they heard it, they glorified the Lord, and said unto him, "Thou seest brother, how many thousand Jews there are which believe, and they are all zealous over the law.

²⁸ "Men of Israel, help. This is the man that teacheth all men everywhere against the people, and the law, and this place. Moreover also he hath brought Greeks into the temple, and hath polluted this holy place."

³ And he said, "I am verily a man which am a Jew, born in Tarsus, a city in Cilicia: nevertheless yet brought up in this city, at the feet of Gamaliel, and informed diligently in the law of the fathers, and was fervent minded to Godward, as ye all are this same day,

²² They gave him audience unto this word, and then lifted up their voices and said, "Away with such a fellow from the earth: it is pity that he should live."

⁹ I also verily thought in myself, that I ought to do many contrary things, clean against the name of Jesus of Nazareth: ¹⁰ which things I also did in Jerusalem. Where many of the saints shut I up in prison, and had received authority of the high priests: And when they were put to death I gave the sentence.

³¹ But Israel, which followed the law of righteousness, could not attain unto the law of righteousness. ³² And wherefore? Because they sought it not by faith: but as it were, by the works of the law. For they have stumbled at the stumbling stone.

³ For they are ignorant of the righteousness which is allowed before God, and go about to establish their own righteousness: and therefore, are not obedient unto the righteousness which is of value before God.

⁴ in whom the God of this world hath blinded the minds of them which believe not, lest should shine unto them the light of the glorious gospel of Christ, which is the image of God.

⁶ For it is God that commanded the light to shine out of darkness, which hath shined in our hearts, for to give the light of the knowledge of the glory of God in the face of Jesus Christ.

³ For to their powers — I bear them record — yea and beyond their power, they were willing of their own accord,

¹⁴ and prevailed in the Jews' law, above many of my companions, which were of mine own nation, and was a much more fervent maintainer of the traditions of the elders.

¹⁵ How happy were ye then? 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.

¹⁷ They are jealous over you amiss. Yea they intend to exclude you, that ye should be fervent to them ward. ¹⁸ It is good always to be fervent, so it be in a good thing; and not only when I am present with you.

⁹ And this I pray, that your love may increase more and more in knowledge, and in all feeling,

⁶ and as concerning ferventness I persecuted the congregation, and as touching the righteousness which is in the law, I was unrebukable.

¹³ I bear him record that he hath a fervent mind toward you, and toward them of Laodicea and them of Hierapolis.