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

Romans 10:2

Galatians 1:13

Persecuting

General references

Philippians 3:7

Bible References

Zeal

For I testify to them, that they have a zeal of God, but not according to perfect knowledge;

For you have heard of my life formerly in Judaism, that I was persecuting the church of God exceedingly, and destroying it:

Persecuting

But Saul was laying waste the church, entering into the houses, and arresting men and women, he committed them to prison.

But Saul, still breathing out threatenings and slaughter against the disciples of the Lord, having come to the high priest,

And he says, I am Jewish man, having been born in Tarsus of Cilicia, having been brought up in this city, educated at the feet of Gamaliel according to the accuracy of patristic law, being a zealot of God, as you all are this day;

Moreover indeed, I thought to myself that I ought to do many things contrary to the name of Jesus the Nazarene:

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

being antecedently a blasphemer, and a persecutor, and an insulter: but I obtained mercy, because I did it in unbelief being ignorant;

General references

And he said to Him, Teacher, I have kept all these from my youth.

but the new wine is to be put into new bottles, and both will be preserved.

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

But Saul was laying waste the church, entering into the houses, and arresting men and women, he committed them to prison.

Those things which were gained to me, these I counted loss for the sake of Christ.