Parallel Verses
A Conservative Version
regarding zeal, persecuting the church; regarding the righteousness in law, having become blameless.
New American Standard Bible
as to zeal,
King James Version
Concerning zeal, persecuting the church; touching the righteousness which is in the law, blameless.
Holman Bible
regarding zeal,
International Standard Version
As for my zeal, I was a persecutor of the church. As far as righteousness in the Law is concerned, I was blameless.
American Standard Version
as touching zeal, persecuting the church; as touching the righteousness which is in the law, found blameless.
Amplified
as to my zeal [for Jewish tradition], a persecutor of the church; and as to righteousness [supposed right living] which [my fellow Jews believe] is in the Law, I proved myself blameless.
An Understandable Version
As far as enthusiasm is concerned, I persecuted the church; as far as being righteous according to the law of Moses is concerned, I was without just blame.
Anderson New Testament
as it respects zeal, persecuting the church; as it respects righteousness which is by law, blameless.
Bible in Basic English
In bitter hate I was cruel to the church; I kept all the righteousness of the law to the last detail.
Common New Testament
as to zeal, a persecutor of the church; as to righteousness under the law, blameless.
Daniel Mace New Testament
if zeal is to be regarded, I persecuted the church; if the integrity prescrib'd by the law, I am without reproach;
Darby Translation
as to zeal, persecuting the assembly; as to righteousness which is in the law, found blameless;
Godbey New Testament
in reference to zeal, persecuting the church, according to righteousness which was in the law being blameless.
Goodspeed New Testament
as to my zeal, I was a persecutor of the church; and by the Law's standard of uprightness, no fault could be found with me.
John Wesley New Testament
persecuting the church, touching the righteousness, which is by the law, blameless.
Julia Smith Translation
For zeal, driving out the church; for justice in the law, not to be found fault with.
King James 2000
Concerning zeal, persecuting the church; concerning the righteousness which is in the law, blameless.
Lexham Expanded Bible
according to zeal persecuting the church, according to the righteousness in the law being blameless.
Modern King James verseion
concerning zeal, persecuting the church; regarding the righteousness in the Law, blameless.
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
and as concerning ferventness I persecuted the congregation, and as touching the righteousness which is in the law, I was unrebukable.
Moffatt New Testament
in point of ardour a persecutor of the church, immaculate by the standard of legal righteousness.
Montgomery New Testament
as to zeal, a persecutor of the church; as to the righteousness which comes through law, blameless.
NET Bible
In my zeal for God I persecuted the church. According to the righteousness stipulated in the law I was blameless.
New Heart English Bible
concerning zeal, persecuting the church; concerning the righteousness which is in the law, found blameless.
Noyes New Testament
as to zeal, persecuting the church; as to the righteousness which is in the Law, blameless.
Sawyer New Testament
as to zeal persecuting the church, as to righteousness by the law being blameless.
The Emphasized Bible
Regarding zeal, persecuting the assembly, regarding the righteousness that is in law, having become blameless.
Thomas Haweis New Testament
respecting the law, a Pharisee; with regard to zeal, persecuting the church; as touching the righteousness which is by the law, blameless.
Twentieth Century New Testament
As to zeal, I was a persecutor of the Church; as to such righteousness as is due to Law, I proved myself blameless.
Webster
Concerning zeal, persecuting the church; with respect to the righteousness which is by the law, blameless.
Weymouth New Testament
as to zeal, a persecutor of the Church; as to the righteousness which comes through Law, blameless.
Williams New Testament
by the standard set by zeal, I was a persecutor of the church, and measured by the uprightness reached by keeping the law, I was faultless.
World English Bible
concerning zeal, persecuting the assembly; concerning the righteousness which is in the law, found blameless.
Worrell New Testament
as to zeal, persecuting the assembly: as to the righteousness which is in the law, blameless.
Worsley New Testament
as to zeal persecuting the church, as to the righteousness of the law blameless: but those things,
Youngs Literal Translation
according to zeal persecuting the assembly! according to righteousness that is in law becoming blameless!
Themes
Bigotry » Instances of » Of saul, in persecuting the Christians
Christian conduct » Blamelessness
Evil » Zeal » Against » Manifested by evil men in pursuing their plans
Persecution » Spirit of--exemplified
Pharisees » Character of » Outwardly moral
Righteousness » Saints » Put no trust in their own
Zeal » Evil » Manifested by evil men in pursuing their plans
Topics
Interlinear
Zelos
References
Fausets
Word Count of 37 Translations in Philippians 3:6
Images Philippians 3:6
Prayers for Philippians 3:6
Verse Info
Context Readings
Righteousness Through Christ
5 in circumcision the eighth day, of the race of Israel, of the tribe of Benjamin, a Hebrew of Hebrews; regarding law, a Pharisee; 6 regarding zeal, persecuting the church; regarding the righteousness in law, having become blameless. 7 But whatever was gain to me, these things I regarded loss because of the Christ.
Cross References
Acts 8:3
But Saul was ravaging the church, entering from house to house. Dragging both men and women, he gave them over to prison.
Acts 22:3-4
I am indeed a Jewish man, born in Tarsus of Cilicia, but reared in this city at the feet of Gamaliel, reared accurately in the paternal law, being a zealot of God, as ye all are today.
Acts 26:9-10
Indeed therefore I thought it necessary for myself to do many things contrary to the name of Jesus the Nazarene,
Galatians 1:13-14
For ye heard of my former behavior in Judaism, that I persecuted the church of God to extraordinariness, and ravaged it.
2 Samuel 21:2
And the king called the Gibeonites, and spoke to them (now 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 [yet] Saul sought to kill them in his zeal
2 Kings 10:16
And he said, Come with me, and see my zeal for LORD. So they made him ride in his chariot.
Matthew 5:20
For I say to you, that unless your righteousness abounds more than of the scholars and Pharisees, ye will, no, not enter into the kingdom of the heavens.
Matthew 23:25
Woe to you, scholars and Pharisees, hypocrites! Because ye cleanse the outside of the cup and of the platter, but inside they are full of plunder and unrighteousness.
Mark 10:20-21
And having answered, he said to him, Teacher, all these things I have observed from my youth.
Luke 1:6
And they were both righteous before God, going in all the commandments and righteous things of the Lord blameless.
Acts 9:1-19
But Saul, still breathing threat and slaughter against the disciples of the Lord, after going to the high priest,
Acts 21:20
And when the men heard, they glorified God, having said to him, Thou see, brother, how many thousands there are of the Jews who have believed, and they are all zealots of the law.
Acts 26:5
having known me previously from the beginning, if they were willing to testify, that according to the strictest party of our religion I lived a Pharisee.
Romans 7:9
And I was alive once apart from law, but when the commandment came, sin revived, and I died.
Romans 9:31-32
But Israel who pursued a law of righteousness, did not arrive to a law of righteousness.
Romans 10:2-5
For I testify to them that they have a zeal of God, but not according to knowledge.
1 Corinthians 15:9
For I am the least of the apostles, who am not worthy to be called an apostle, because I persecuted the church of God.
Philippians 3:9
and be found in him, not having my righteousness, that from law, but that through Christ's faith--the righteousness from God based on faith--
1 Timothy 1:13
the man who was formerly blasphemous, and a persecutor, and an aggressor. But I obtained mercy because I did it being ignorant in unbelief.