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

Then the king sent for the Gibeonites; (now the Gibeonites were not of the children of Israel, but were the last of the Amorites, to whom the children of Israel had given an oath; but Saul, in his passion for the children of Israel and Judah, had made an attempt on their lives:)

And he said, Come with me and see how I am on fire for the Lord's cause. So he made him go with him in his carriage.

And hearing it, they gave praise to God; and they said to him, You see, brother, what thousands there are among the Jews, who have the faith; and they all have a great respect for the law:

For I give witness of them that they have a strong desire for God, but not with knowledge.

For news has come to you of my way of life in the past in the Jews' religion, how I was cruel without measure to the church of God, and did great damage to it:

Persecuting

But Saul was burning with hate against the church, going into every house and taking men and women and putting them in prison.

But Saul, still burning with desire to put to death the disciples of the Lord, went to the high priest,

I am a Jew of Tarsus in Cilicia by birth, but I had my education in this town at the feet of Gamaliel, being trained in the keeping of every detail of the law of our fathers; given up to the cause of God with all my heart, as you are today.

For I, truly, was of the opinion that it was right for me to do a number of things against the name of Jesus of Nazareth.

For I am the least of the Apostles, having no right to be named an Apostle, because of my cruel attacks on the church of God.

Though I had said violent words against God, and done cruel acts, causing great trouble: but I was given mercy, because I did it without knowledge, not having faith;

General references

Or if the diseased flesh is turned again and changed to white then he is to come to the priest,

And he said to him, Master, all these laws I have kept from the time when I was young.

But new wine has to be put into new wine-skins.

And he said, All these things I have done from the time when I was a boy.

But Saul was burning with hate against the church, going into every house and taking men and women and putting them in prison.

But those things which were profit to me, I gave up for Christ.