Philippians 3:6
according to zeal persecuting the church, according to the righteousness in the law being blameless.
Acts 8:3
But Saul was attempting to destroy the church. Entering {house after house}, he dragged off both men and women [and] delivered [them] to prison.
Acts 22:3-4
"I am a Jewish man born in Tarsus in Cilicia, but brought up in this city at the feet of Gamaliel, educated according to the exactness of the law received from our fathers, being zealous for God, just as all [of] you are today.
Acts 26:9-10
Indeed, I myself thought it was necessary to do many [things] opposed to the name of Jesus the Nazarene,
Galatians 1:13-14
For you have heard about my former way of life in Judaism, that to an extraordinary degree I was persecuting the church of God, and trying to destroy it,
2 Samuel 21:2
So the king called the Gibeonites and spoke to them. Now the Gibeonites [were] not from the {Israelites}; they [were] from the remainder of the Amorites. Now the {Israelites} had sworn to them, but Saul tried to wipe them out in his zeal for the {Israelites} and Judah.
2 Kings 10:16
Then he said, "Come with me! Look at my zeal for Yahweh!" So he let him ride in his chariot.
Matthew 5:20
For I say to you that unless your righteousness greatly surpasses [that] of the scribes and Pharisees, you will never enter into the kingdom of heaven.
Matthew 23:25
"Woe to you, scribes and Pharisees--hypocrites!--because you cleanse the outside of the cup and the dish, but inside they are full of greed and self-indulgence!
Mark 10:20-21
And he said to him, "Teacher, all these I have observed from my youth."
Luke 1:6
And they were both righteous in the sight of God, living blamelessly in all the commandments and regulations of the Lord.
Acts 9:1-19
But Saul, still breathing threats and murder against the disciples of the Lord, went to the high priest
Acts 21:20
And [when] they heard [this], they began to glorify God. And they said to him, "You see, brother, how many ten thousands there are among the Jews who have believed, and they are all zealous adherents of the law.
Acts 26:5
having known me for a long time, if they are willing to testify, that in accordance with the strictest party of our religion I lived [as] a Pharisee.
Romans 7:9
And I was alive once, apart from the law, but [when] the commandment came, sin sprang to life
Romans 9:31-32
But Israel, pursuing the law of righteousness, did not attain to the law.
Romans 10:2-5
For I testify about them that they have a zeal for God, but not according to knowledge.
1 Corinthians 15:9
For I am the least of the apostles, not worthy to be called an apostle, because I persecuted the church of God.
Philippians 3:9
and may be found in him, not having my righteousness [which is] from the law, but [which is] through faith in Christ, the righteousness from God on the basis of faith,
1 Timothy 1:13
[although I] was formerly a blasphemer and a persecutor and a violent man, but I was shown mercy because I acted ignorantly in unbelief,