Philippians 3:6

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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

And the king called the Gibeonites, and said unto them (now the Gibeonites were not of the children of Israel, but of the remnant of the Amorites; and the children of Israel had sworn unto them: and Saul sought to slay them in his zeal for the children of Israel and Judah);

And he said, Come with me, and see my zeal for Jehovah. So they made him ride in his chariot.

And they, when they heard it, glorified God; and they said unto him, Thou seest, brother, how many thousands there are among the Jews of them that have believed; and they are all zealous for the law:

For I bear them witness that they have a zeal for God, but not according to knowledge.

For ye have heard of my manner of life in time past in the Jews religion, how that beyond measure I persecuted the church of God, and made havoc of it:

Persecuting

But Saul laid waste the church, entering into every house, and dragging men and women committed them to prison.

But Saul, yet breathing threatening and slaughter against the disciples of the Lord, went unto the high priest,

I am a Jew, born in Tarsus of Cilicia, but brought up in this city, at the feet of Gamaliel, instructed according to the strict manner of the law of our fathers, being zealous for God, even as ye all are this day:

I verily thought with myself that I ought to do many things contrary to the name of Jesus of Nazareth.

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

though I was before a blasphemer, and a persecutor, and injurious: howbeit I obtained mercy, because I did it ignorantly in unbelief;

General references

Or if the raw flesh turn again, and be changed unto white, then he shall come unto the priest;

And he said unto him, Teacher, all these things have I observed from my youth.

But new wine must be put into fresh wine-skins.

And he said, All these things have I observed from my youth up.

But Saul laid waste the church, entering into every house, and dragging men and women committed them to prison.

Howbeit what things were gain to me, these have I counted loss for Christ.