Rom 10:2 | RWP | e4.org | A zeal for God ( ζηλον θεου ). Objective genitive like , "through faith in Christ" ( δια πιστεως Χριστου ). But not according to knowledge ( αλλ' ου κατ' επιγνωσιν ). They had knowledge of God and so were superior to the Gentiles in privilege ( ), but they sought God in an external way by rules and rites and missed him ( ). They became zealous for the letter and the form instead of for God himself.

‏ Romans 10:2

A zeal for God ( ζηλον θεου ). Objective genitive like Php 3:9, "through faith in Christ" ( δια πιστεως Χριστου ).

But not according to knowledge ( αλλ' ου κατ' επιγνωσιν ). They had knowledge of God and so were superior to the Gentiles in privilege (2:9-11), but they sought God in an external way by rules and rites and missed him (9:30-33). They became zealous for the letter and the form instead of for God himself.