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 spoke to them. And the Gibeonites were not of the sons of Israel, but of the remnant of the Amorites. And the sons of Israel had sworn to them. And Saul sought to kill them in his zeal to the sons of Israel and Judah.

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

And hearing, they glorified the Lord, and said to him, You see, brother, how many thousands of Jews there are who believe, and they are all zealous of the Law.

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

For you heard my manner of life when I was in Judaism, that I persecuted the church of God with surpassing zeal, and ravaged it.

Persecuting

But Saul ravaged the church, entering into every house. And dragging men and women, he delivered them up to prison.

And Saul, still breathing out threatenings and slaughter against the disciples of the Lord, went to the high priest

I am truly a man, a Jew born in Tarsus in Cilicia, yet brought up in this city at the feet of Gamaliel, taught according to the exactness of the Law of the fathers, being a zealous one of God, as you all are today.

I truly thought within myself that I ought to do many things contrary to the name of Jesus of Nazareth,

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

the one who before was a blasphemer and a persecutor and insolent. But I obtained mercy, because being ignorant, I did it in unbelief.

General references

Or if the raw flesh turns again and is changed to white, he shall come to the priest.

And he answered and said to Him, Teacher, all these I have observed from my youth.

But new wine must be put into new wineskins, and both are preserved together.

And he said, I have kept all these from my youth up.

But Saul ravaged the church, entering into every house. And dragging men and women, he delivered them up to prison.

But whatever things were gain to me, those I counted loss for Christ.