Passage
For I beare them record, that they haue the zeale of God, but not according to knowledge.
Romans 10:2 (GNV)
Nearby Context
Romans 10:1 Brethren, mine hearts desire and prayer to God for Israel is, that they might be saued.
Romans 10:2 For I beare them record, that they haue the zeale of God, but not according to knowledge.
Romans 10:3 For they, being ignorant of the righteousnes of God, and going about to stablish their owne righteousnes, haue not submitted themselues to the righteousnes of God.
Romans 10:4 For Christ is the end of the Law for righteousnes vnto euery one that beleeueth.
Study Lenses
The verse centers on "beare", "record", "haue", "zeale", and "knowledge". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "beare" and "record", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.
The nearby context moves from verse 1's "Brethren mine hearts desire and prayer to..." into verse 3's "For they being ignorant of the righteousnes...", so "beare" and "record" belong inside that flow. In Romans context, the local focus is righteousness by faith, union with Christ, life in the Spirit, and God's covenant faithfulness.
A plain takeaway is to answer the verse's own emphasis on "beare" and "record" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.