Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Summary

I am verily a man which am a Jew, born in Tarsus, a city in Cilicia, yet brought up in this city at the feet of Gamaliel, and taught according to the perfect manner of the law of the fathers, and was zealous toward God, as ye all are this day.

In tarsus

Gamaliel

General references

Bible References

Jew

Acts 21:39
"I am a Jew," replied Paul, "belonging to Tarsus in Cilicia, and am a citizen of no unimportant city. Give me leave, I pray you, to speak to the people."
Romans 11:1
I ask then, Has God cast off His People? No, indeed. Why, I myself am an Israelite, of the posterity of Abraham and of the tribe of Benjamin.
2 Corinthians 11:22
Are they Hebrews? So am I. Are they Israelites? So am I. Are they descendants of Abraham? So am I.
Philippians 3:5
circumcised, as I was, on the eighth day, a member of the race of Israel and of the tribe of Benjamin, a Hebrew sprung from Hebrews; as to the Law a Pharisee;

In tarsus

Acts 9:11
"Rise," said the Lord, "and go to Straight Street, and inquire at the house of Judas for a man called Saul, from Tarsus, for he is actually praying.
Acts 11:25
Then Barnabas paid a visit to Tarsus to try to find Saul.

A city

Acts 6:9
But some members of the so-called 'Synagogue of the Freed-men,' together with some Cyrenaeans, Alexandrians, Cilicians and men from Roman Asia, were roused to encounter Stephen in debate.
Acts 15:23
and they took with them the following letter: "The Apostles and the elder brethren send greeting to the Gentile brethren throughout Antioch, Syria and Cilicia.
Acts 23:34
Felix, after reading the letter, inquired from what province he was; and being told "from Cilicia,"
Galatians 1:21
Afterwards I visited Syria and Cilicia.

At

Luke 2:46
On the third day they found Him in the Temple sitting among the Rabbis, both listening to them and asking them questions,
Luke 8:35
whereupon the people came out to see what had happened. They came to Jesus, and they found the man from whom the demons had gone out sitting at the feet of Jesus, clothed and in his right mind; and they were terrified.
Luke 10:39
She had a sister called Mary, who seated herself at the Lord's feet and listened to His teaching.

Gamaliel

Acts 5:34
But a Pharisee of the name of Gamaliel, a teacher of the Law, held in honour by all the people, rose from his seat and requested that they should be sent outside the court for a few minutes.

Taught

Acts 23:6
Noticing, however, that the Sanhedrin consisted partly of Sadducees and partly of Pharisees, he called out loudly among them, "Brethren, I am a Pharisee, the son of Pharisees. It is because of my hope of a resurrection of the dead that I am on my trial."
Acts 26:5
For they all know me of old--if they would but testify to the fact--how, being an adherent of the strictest sect of our religion, my life was that of a Pharisee.
Galatians 1:14
and how in devotion to Judaism I outstripped many men of my own age among my people, being far more zealous than they on behalf of the traditions of my forefathers.
Philippians 3:5
circumcised, as I was, on the eighth day, a member of the race of Israel and of the tribe of Benjamin, a Hebrew sprung from Hebrews; as to the Law a Pharisee;

Was

Acts 21:20
And they, when they had heard his statement, gave the glory to God. Then they said, "You see, brother, how many tens of thousands of Jews there are among those who have accepted the faith, and they are all zealous upholders of the Law.
Romans 10:2
For I bear witness that they possess an enthusiasm for God, but it is an unenlightened enthusiasm.
Galatians 4:17
These men pay court to you, but not with honourable motives. They want to exclude you, so that you may pay court to them.
Philippians 3:6
as to zeal, a persecutor of the Church; as to the righteousness which comes through Law, blameless.

General references

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.