Romans 10:3
Context10:3 For ignoring the righteousness that comes from God, and seeking instead to establish their own righteousness, they did not submit to God’s righteousness.
Romans 10:2
Context10:2 For I can testify that they are zealous for God, 1 but their zeal is not in line with the truth. 2
Colossians 1:4
Context1:4 since 3 we heard about your faith in Christ Jesus and the love that you have for all the saints.
[10:2] 1 tn Grk “they have a zeal for God.”
[10:2] 2 tn Grk “in accord with knowledge.”
[1:4] 3 tn The adverbial participle ἀκούσαντες (akousante") is understood to be temporal and translated with “since.” A causal idea may also be in the apostle’s mind, but the context emphasizes temporal ideas, e.g., “from the day” (v. 6).