Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Summary

For I am the least of the apostles, that am not meet to be called an apostle, because I persecuted the church of God.

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Because

Acts 8:3
But Saul cruelly harassed the Church. He went into house after house, and, dragging off both men and women, threw them into prison.
Acts 9:1
Now Saul, whose every breath was a threat of destruction for the disciples of the Lord,
Acts 22:4
I persecuted to death this new faith, continually binding both men and women and throwing them into prison;
Acts 26:9
"I myself, however, thought it a duty to do many things in hostility to the name of Jesus, the Nazarene.
Galatians 1:13
For you have heard of my early career in Judaism--how I furiously persecuted the Church of God, and made havoc of it;
Philippians 3:6
as to zeal, a persecutor of the Church; as to the righteousness which comes through Law, blameless.
1 Timothy 1:13
though I was previously a blasphemer and a persecutor and had been insolent in outrage. Yet mercy was shown me, because I had acted ignorantly, not having as yet believed;

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Luke 17:10
So you also, when you have obeyed all the orders given you, must say, "'There is no merit in our service: what we have done is only what we were in duty bound to do.'"
Acts 8:3
But Saul cruelly harassed the Church. He went into house after house, and, dragging off both men and women, threw them into prison.