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

So the king called together the Gibeonites and conferred with them. Now the Gibeonites weren't part of the nation of Israel, but were the survivors from the Amorites. Although the Israelis had promised to spare them, Saul had started to execute them in his zeal for the people of Israel and Judah.

"If it is," Jehu replied, "Put out your hand." So Jehonadab stuck out his hand, and Jehu took him up to stand in his chariot. He told him, "Come with me and see my enthusiasm for the LORD!" So Jehu had Jehonadab ride in his chariot.

When they heard about it, they praised God and told him, "You see, brother, how many tens of thousands of believers there are among the Jews, and all of them are zealous for the Law.

For I can testify on their behalf that they have a zeal for God, but it is not in keeping with full knowledge.

For you have heard about my earlier life in Judaism how I kept violently persecuting God's church and was trying to destroy it.

Persecuting

But Saul kept trying to destroy the church. Going into one house after another, he began dragging off men and women and throwing them in prison.

Meanwhile, still spewing death threats against the Lord's disciples, Saul went to the high priest.

"I am a Jew, born in Tarsus in Cilicia but raised in this city and educated at the feet of Gamaliel in the strict ways of our ancestral Law. I am as zealous for God as all of you are today.

Indeed, I myself thought it my duty to take extreme measures against the name of Jesus from Nazareth.

For I am the least of the apostles and not even fit to be called an apostle because I persecuted God's church.

In the past I was a blasphemer, a persecutor, and a violent man. But I received mercy because I acted ignorantly in my unbelief,

General references

If the raw flesh recurs and turns white, then he is to go to the priest.

The man replied to him, "Teacher, I have obeyed all of these since I was a young man."

Instead, new wine is to be poured into fresh wineskins.

The official replied, "I have kept all of these since I was a young man."

But Saul kept trying to destroy the church. Going into one house after another, he began dragging off men and women and throwing them in prison.

But whatever things were assets to me, these I now consider a loss for the sake of the Messiah.