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

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

For ye have heard of my conversation formerly in Judaism, that I outragiously persecuted the church of God, and laid it waste:

Persecuting

But Saul made havock of the church, entring into the houses, and dragging out men and women, committed them to prison.

But Saul still breathing out threatnings and slaughter against the disciples of the Lord, came to the high priest, and desired of him letters to the synagogues at Damascus,

---I am indeed a Jew, born at Tarsus in Cilicia, but educated in this city at the feet of Gamaliel, accurately instructed in the law of our fathers, being zealous for God, as ye all are this day.

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

not worthy to be called an apostle, because I persecuted the church of God.

who before was a blasphemer, and a persecutor, and an oppressor. But I obtained mercy, because I did it ignorantly in unbelief: and the grace of our Lord superabounded,

General references

And he answered and said unto Him, Master, all these have I kept from my youth.

but new wine must be put into new vessels, and then both are saved.

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

But Saul made havock of the church, entring into the houses, and dragging out men and women, committed them to prison.

which were once gain to me, I counted loss for Christ.