Philippians 3:6

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Philippians 3:6

regarding zeal, persecuting the church; regarding the righteousness that is in the law, blameless.

Acts 8:3

Saul, however, was ravaging the church. He would enter house after house, drag off men and women, and put them in prison.

He continued, “I am a Jewish man, born in Tarsus of Cilicia but brought up in this city at the feet of Gamaliel and educated according to the strict view of our patriarchal law. Being zealous for God, just as all of you are today,

Acts 26:9-10

In fact, I myself supposed it was necessary to do many things in opposition to the name of Jesus the Nazarene.

Galatians 1:13-14

For you have heard about my former way of life in Judaism: I persecuted God’s church to an extreme degree and tried to destroy it.

2 Samuel 21:2

The Gibeonites were not Israelites but rather a remnant of the Amorites. The Israelites had taken an oath concerning them, but Saul had tried to kill them in his zeal for the Israelites and Judah. So David summoned the Gibeonites and spoke to them.

2 Kings 10:16

Then he said, “Come with me and see my zeal for the Lord!” So he let him ride with him in his chariot.

Matthew 5:20

For I tell you, unless your righteousness surpasses that of the scribes and Pharisees, you will never enter the kingdom of heaven.

Matthew 23:25

“Woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! You clean the outside of the cup and dish, but inside they are full of greed and self-indulgence!

Mark 10:20-21

He said to Him, “Teacher, I have kept all these from my youth.”

Luke 1:6

Both were righteous in God’s sight, living without blame according to all the commands and requirements of the Lord.

Acts 9:1-19

Meanwhile, Saul was still breathing threats and murder against the disciples of the Lord. He went to the high priest

Acts 21:20

When they heard it, they glorified God and said, “You see, brother, how many thousands of Jews there are who have believed, and they are all zealous for the law.

Acts 26:5

They had previously known me for quite some time, if they were willing to testify, that according to the strictest party of our religion I lived as a Pharisee.

Romans 7:9

Once I was alive apart from the law, but when the commandment came, sin sprang to life

Romans 9:31-32

But Israel, pursuing the law for righteousness, has not achieved the righteousness of the law.

Romans 10:2-5

I can testify about them that they have zeal for God, but not according to knowledge.

1 Corinthians 15:9

For I am the least of the apostles, unworthy to be called an apostle, because I persecuted the church of God.

Philippians 3:9

and be found in Him, not having a righteousness of my own from the law, but one that is through faith in Christ—the righteousness from God based on faith.

1 Timothy 1:13

one who was formerly a blasphemer, a persecutor, and an arrogant man. But I received mercy because I acted out of ignorance in unbelief.

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Summary

Philippians 3:6

Concerning zeal, persecuting the church; touching the righteousness which is in the law, blameless.

Zeal

Galatians 1:13

Persecuting

General references

Bible References

Zeal

Then he said, “Come with me and see my zeal for the Lord!” So he let him ride with him in his chariot.

When they heard it, they glorified God and said, “You see, brother, how many thousands of Jews there are who have believed, and they are all zealous for the law.

I can testify about them that they have zeal for God, but not according to knowledge.

For you have heard about my former way of life in Judaism: I persecuted God’s church to an extreme degree and tried to destroy it.

Persecuting

Saul, however, was ravaging the church. He would enter house after house, drag off men and women, and put them in prison.

Meanwhile, Saul was still breathing threats and murder against the disciples of the Lord. He went to the high priest

In fact, I myself supposed it was necessary to do many things in opposition to the name of Jesus the Nazarene.

For I am the least of the apostles, unworthy to be called an apostle, because I persecuted the church of God.

one who was formerly a blasphemer, a persecutor, and an arrogant man. But I received mercy because I acted out of ignorance in unbelief.

General references

But if the raw flesh changes and turns white, he must go to the priest.

He said to Him, “Teacher, I have kept all these from my youth.”

But new wine should be put into fresh wineskins.

“I have kept all these from my youth,” he said.

Saul, however, was ravaging the church. He would enter house after house, drag off men and women, and put them in prison.

But everything that was a gain to me, I have considered to be a loss because of Christ.