I can tell you for certain that they really want to serve God. But how they are trying to do it is not based on knowledge.

我可以证明，他们向神有热心，但不是按着真知识；

我为他们作证，他们对上帝有热心，但不是按着真知识。

我为他们作证，他们对神有热心，但不是按着真知识。

我可以证明，他们对上帝有热心，但不是基于真知。

我可以为他们作证，他们对神有热心，但不是按着真见识；

我见证他们对神有热心，但不是按着真正的认识。

我可以證明，他們向神有熱心，但不是按着真知識；

我為他們作證，他們對上帝有熱心，但不是按着真知識。

我為他們作證，他們對神有熱心，但不是按着真知識。

我可以證明，他們對上帝有熱心，但不是基於真知。

我可以為他們作證，他們對神有熱心，但不是按著真見識；

我可以給他們作證，他們對上帝倒有熱心，只是不按着真認識罷了。

我見證他們對神有熱心，但不是按著真正的認識。

我為之證、彼為上帝熱衷、但不依真知焉、

蓋彼雖熱中事上帝、而弗識之、我得為證、

我為彼作證、彼熱中事天主、但不由知識也、

吾知若輩非不渴慕天主、特慕之不得其道耳。

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

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

I know what enthusiasm they have for God, but it is misdirected zeal.

I can testify about them that they have zeal for God, but not according to knowledge.

For I testify about them that they have a zeal for God, but not in accordance with knowledge.

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

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

I can testify about them that they have zeal for God, but not according to knowledge.

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

For I can testify that they are zealous for God, but their zeal is not in line with the truth.

For I testify about them that they have a zeal for God, but not according to knowledge.

When they heard this, they praised God. Then they spoke to Paul.“ Brother,” they said,“ you see that thousands of Jews have become believers. All of them try very hard to obey the law.

I pray that your love will grow more and more. And let it be based on knowledge and understanding.

The people of Israel tried to obey the law to make themselves right with God. But they didn’t reach their goal of being right with God.Why not? Because they tried to do it without faith. They tried to be right with God by what they did. They tripped over the stone that causes people to trip and fall.

They didn’t know that God’s power makes people right with himself. They tried to get right with God in their own way. They didn’t do it in God’s way.

As far as being committed is concerned, I opposed and attacked the church. As far as keeping the law is concerned, I kept it perfectly.

“ I believed that I should oppose the name of Jesus of Nazareth. So I did everything I could to oppose his name.That’s just what I was doing in Jerusalem. On the authority of the chief priests, I put many of the Lord’s people in prison. I agreed that they should die.

The god of this world has blinded the minds of those who don’t believe. They can’t see the light of the good news that makes Christ’s glory clear. Christ is the likeness of God.

I tell you that they gave as much as they could. In fact, they gave even more than they could. Completely on their own,

“ I am a Jew. I was born in Tarsus in Cilicia, but I grew up here in Jerusalem. I studied with Gamaliel. I was well trained by him in the law given to our people long ago. I wanted to serve God as much as any of you do today.

God said,“ Let light shine out of darkness.”( Genesis 1:3) He made his light shine in our hearts. His light gives us the light to know God’s glory. His glory is shown in the face of Christ.

Do all these people who do evil know nothing? They eat up my people as if they were eating bread. They never call out to the Lord.

Those people are trying hard to win you over. But it is not for your good. They want to take you away from us. They want you to commit yourselves to them.It is fine to be committed to something, if the purpose is good. And you shouldn’t be committed only when I am with you. You should always be committed.

Jehu said,“ Come along with me. See how committed I am to serve the Lord.” Jehu had Jehonadab ride along in his chariot.

I was moving ahead in my Jewish way of life. I went beyond many of my people who were my own age. I held firmly to the teachings passed down by my people.

Getting excited about something without knowledge isn’t good. It’s even worse to be in a hurry and miss the way.

“ Fellow Israelites, help us!” they shouted.“ This is the man who teaches everyone in all places against our people. He speaks against our law and against this holy place. Besides, he has brought Greeks into the temple. He has made this holy place‘ unclean.’ ”

The crowd listened to Paul until he said this. Then they shouted,“ Kill him! He isn’t fit to live!”

So why aren’t you treating me the same way now? Suppose you could have torn out your own eyes and given them to me. Then you would have done it. I am a witness to this.

I am happy to tell you that he is working very hard for you. He is also working hard for everyone in Laodicea and Hierapolis.

You will be thrown out of the synagogue. In fact, the time is coming when someone may kill you. And they will think they are doing God a favor.

At that time the Lord will punish Leviathan with his sword. His great, powerful and deadly sword will punish the serpent that glides through the sea. He will kill that twisting sea monster.