Roma 10:1-3

10:1 Brothers and sisters, ¹  my heart’s desire and prayer to God on behalf of my fellow Israelites ²  is for their salvation. 10:2 For I can testify that they are zealous for God, ³  but their zeal is not in line with the truth. ⁴  10:3 For ignoring the righteousness that comes from God, and seeking instead to establish their own righteousness, they did not submit to God’s righteousness.

[10:1]  ¹ tn Grk “brothers.” See note on the phrase “brothers and sisters” in 1:13.

[10:1]  ² tn Grk “on behalf of them”; the referent (Paul’s fellow Israelites) has been specified in the translation for clarity.

[10:2]  ³ tn Grk “they have a zeal for God.”

[10:2]  ⁴ tn Grk “in accord with knowledge.”

[10:2]  sn Their zeal is not in line with the truth means that the Jews’ passion for God was strong, but it ignored the true righteousness of God (v. 3; cf. also 3:21).