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

Acts 21:20

Romans 10:2

Galatians 1:13

Persecuting

General references

Philippians 3:7

Bible References

Zeal

And having heard it, they glorified the Lord, and said to him, Thou seest, brother, how many thousands of believing Jews there are, and they are all zealous for the law.

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

For ye have heard of my behaviour in time past in the Jewish religion, that above measure I persecuted the church of God, and wasted it.

Persecuting

But Saul made havock of the church, entring into every house, and haling men and women, committed them to prison.

But Saul still breathing threatening and slaughter against the disciples of the Lord,

and he saith) I am verily a Jew, born at Tarsus in Cilicia, but brought up in this city at the feet of Gamaliel, and accurately instructed in the law of our fathers, and was zealous toward God, as ye all are this day.

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

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

having put me into the ministry, Who was before a blasphemer, and a persecuter, and a reviler; but I obtained mercy, because I did it ignorantly in unbelief.

General references

And he answering said to him, Master, all these have I kept from my childhood.

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

And he said, All these have I kept from my childhood. Jesus hearing these things said to him, Yet lackest thou one thing:

But Saul made havock of the church, entring into every house, and haling men and women, committed them to prison.

But whatsoever things were gain to me, those I have accounted loss for Christ.