Roma 10:2

10:2 For I can testify that they are zealous for God, ¹  but their zeal is not in line with the truth. ² 

Galatia 4:15

4:15 Where then is your sense of happiness ³  now? For I testify about you that if it were possible, you would have pulled out your eyes and given them to me!

Kolose 4:13

4:13 For I can testify that he has worked hard ⁴  for you and for those in Laodicea and Hierapolis.

[10:2]  ¹ tn Grk “they have a zeal for God.”

[10:2]  ² 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).

[4:15]  ³ tn Or “blessedness.”

[4:13]  ⁴ tn Grk “pain.” This word appears only three times in the NT outside of this verse (Rev 16:10, 11; 21:4) where the translation “pain” makes sense. For the present verse it has been translated “worked hard.” See BDAG 852 s.v. πόνος 1.