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

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Bible References

Zeal

And the king calleth for the Gibeonites, and saith unto them -- as to the Gibeonites, they are not of the sons of Israel, but of the remnant of the Amorite, and the sons of Israel had sworn to them, and Saul seeketh to smite them in his zeal for the sons of Israel and Judah --

and saith, 'Come with me, and look on my zeal for Jehovah;' and they cause him to ride in his chariot.

and they having heard, were glorifying the Lord. They said also to him, 'Thou seest, brother, how many myriads there are of Jews who have believed, and all are zealous of the law,

for I bear them testimony that they have a zeal of God, but not according to knowledge,

for ye did hear of my behaviour once in Judaism, that exceedingly I was persecuting the assembly of God, and wasting it,

Persecuting

and Saul was making havoc of the assembly, into every house entering, and haling men and women, was giving them up to prison;

And Saul, yet breathing of threatening and slaughter to the disciples of the Lord, having gone to the chief priest,

'I, indeed, am a man, a Jew, having been born in Tarsus of Cilicia, and brought up in this city at the feet of Gamaliel, having been taught according to the exactitude of a law of the fathers, being zealous of God, as all ye are to-day.

I, indeed, therefore, thought with myself, that against the name of Jesus of Nazareth it behoved me many things to do,

for I am the least of the apostles, who am not worthy to be called an apostle, because I did persecute the assembly of God,

who before was speaking evil, and persecuting, and insulting, but I found kindness, because, being ignorant, I did it in unbelief,

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Or when the raw flesh turneth back, and hath been turned to white, then he hath come in unto the priest,

And he answering said to him, 'Teacher, all these did I keep from my youth.'

but new wine into new skins is to be put, and both are preserved together;

And he said, 'All these I did keep from my youth;'

and Saul was making havoc of the assembly, into every house entering, and haling men and women, was giving them up to prison;

But what things were to me gains, these I have counted, because of the Christ, loss;