Acts 21:20

21:20 When they heard this, they praised ¹  God. Then they said to him, “You see, brother, how many thousands of Jews ²  there are who have believed, and they are all ardent observers ³  of the law. ⁴ 

Acts 21:2

21:2 We found ⁵  a ship crossing over to Phoenicia, ⁶  went aboard, ⁷  and put out to sea. ⁸ 

Acts 21:2

21:2 We found ⁹  a ship crossing over to Phoenicia, ¹⁰  went aboard, ¹¹  and put out to sea. ¹² 

Romans 10:2-3

10:2 For I can testify that they are zealous for God, ¹³  but their zeal is not in line with the truth. ¹⁴  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.

Galatians 4:17-18

4:17 They court you eagerly, ¹⁵  but for no good purpose; ¹⁶  they want to exclude you, so that you would seek them eagerly. ¹⁷  4:18 However, it is good ¹⁸  to be sought eagerly ¹⁹  for a good purpose ²⁰  at all times, and not only when I am present with you.

Philippians 3:6

3:6 In my zeal for God I persecuted the church. According to the righteousness stipulated in the law I was blameless.

¹ tn Or “glorified.”

² tn Grk “how many thousands there are among the Jews.”

³ tn Or “are all zealous for the law.” BDAG 427 s.v. ζηλωτής 1.a.β has “of thing…τοῦ νόμου an ardent observer of the law Ac 21:20.”

⁴ sn That is, the law of Moses. These Jewish Christians had remained close to their Jewish practices after becoming believers (1 Cor 7:18-19; Acts 16:3).

⁵ tn Grk “and finding.” The participle εὑρόντες (Jeuronte") has been translated as a finite verb due to requirements of contemporary English style. Because of the length of the Greek sentence, the conjunction καί (kai) has not been translated here. Instead a new English sentence is begun in the translation.

⁶ sn Phoenicia was the name of an area along the Mediterranean coast north of Palestine.

⁷ tn Grk “going aboard, we put out to sea.” The participle ἐπιβάντες (epibante") has been translated as a finite verb due to requirements of contemporary English style.

⁸ tn BDAG 62 s.v. ἀνάγω 4, “as a nautical t.t. (ἀ. τὴν ναῦν put a ship to sea), mid. or pass. ἀνάγεσθαι to begin to go by boat, put out to sea.”

⁹ tn Grk “and finding.” The participle εὑρόντες (Jeuronte") has been translated as a finite verb due to requirements of contemporary English style. Because of the length of the Greek sentence, the conjunction καί (kai) has not been translated here. Instead a new English sentence is begun in the translation.

¹⁰ sn Phoenicia was the name of an area along the Mediterranean coast north of Palestine.

¹¹ tn Grk “going aboard, we put out to sea.” The participle ἐπιβάντες (epibante") has been translated as a finite verb due to requirements of contemporary English style.

¹² tn BDAG 62 s.v. ἀνάγω 4, “as a nautical t.t. (ἀ. τὴν ναῦν put a ship to sea), mid. or pass. ἀνάγεσθαι to begin to go by boat, put out to sea.”

¹³ tn Grk “they have a zeal for God.”

¹⁴ tn Grk “in accord with knowledge.”

¹⁵ tn Or “They are zealous for you.”

¹⁶ tn Or “but not commendably” (BDAG 505 s.v. καλῶς 2).

¹⁷ tn Or “so that you would be zealous.”

¹⁸ tn Or “commendable.”

¹⁹ tn Or “to be zealous.”

²⁰ tn Grk “But it is always good to be zealous in good.”