1 Corinthians 15:9

Paul's Gospel And The Resurrection Of Christ

⁸ and last of all, as to one untimely (prematurely, traumatically) born, He appeared to me also. ⁹ For I am the least [worthy] of the apostles, and not fit to be called an apostle, because I [at one time] fiercely oppressed and violently persecuted the church of God. ¹⁰ But by the [remarkable] grace of God I am what I am, and His grace toward me was not without effect. In fact, I worked harder than all of the apostles, though it was not I, but the grace of God [His unmerited favor and blessing which was] with me.

Church of God

I Am Not Worthy

People of God

Persecuted the Church of God

No

Acts 8:3

But Saul began ravaging the church [and assaulting believers]; entering house after house and dragging off men and women, putting them in prison.

2 Corinthians 12:11

Now I have become foolish; you have forced me [by questioning my apostleship]. Actually I should have been commended by you [instead of being treated disdainfully], for I was not inferior to those super-apostles, even if I am nobody.

Ephesians 3:7-8

Of this [gospel] I was made a minister by the gift of God’s grace given me through the working of His power.

1 Timothy 1:13-15

even though I was formerly a blasphemer [of our Lord] and a persecutor [of His church] and a shameful and outrageous and violent aggressor [toward believers]. Yet I was shown mercy because I acted out of ignorance in unbelief.

Acts 9:1-19

Now Saul, still breathing threats and murder against the disciples of the Lord [and relentless in his search for believers], went to the high priest,

Acts 22:4-5

I persecuted and pursued the followers of this Way to the death, binding them with chains and putting [followers of Jesus] both men and women into prisons,

Acts 26:9-11

“So then, I [once] thought to myself that it was my duty to do many things in opposition to the name of Jesus of Nazareth.

2 Corinthians 11:5

Yet I consider myself in no way inferior to the [so-called] super-apostles.

Galatians 1:13

You have heard of my career and former manner of life in Judaism, how I used to hunt down and persecute the church of God extensively and [with fanatical zeal] tried [my best] to destroy it.

Galatians 1:23

they only kept hearing, “He who used to persecute us is now preaching the [good news of the] faith which he once was trying to destroy.”

Philippians 3:6

as to my zeal [for Jewish tradition], a persecutor of the church; and as to righteousness [supposed right living] which [my fellow Jews believe] is in the Law, I proved myself blameless.