Philippians 3:6

Righteousness Through Christ

⁵ as to circumcision, I received it the eighth day; of the race of Israel, of the tribe of Benjamin, Hebrew of Hebrews; as to the law, a Pharisee; ⁶ as to zeal, persecuting the assembly; as to righteousness which is in the law, found blameless; ⁷ but what things were gain to me these I counted, on account of Christ, loss.

According to the Law

Law of Moses

Under the Law

With God

Zeal For God

Moses

No

Acts 8:3

But Saul ravaged the assembly, entering into the houses one after another, and dragging off both men and women delivered them up to prison.

Acts 22:3-4

I am a Jew, born in Tarsus of Cilicia, but brought up in this city, at the feet of Gamaliel, educated according to the exactness of the law of our fathers, being zealous for God, as ye are all this day;

Acts 26:9-10

I indeed myself thought that I ought to do much against the name of Jesus the Nazaraean.

Galatians 1:13-14

For ye have heard what was my conversation formerly in Judaism, that I excessively persecuted the assembly of God, and ravaged it;

2 Samuel 21:2

And the king called the Gibeonites, and spoke to them. (Now the Gibeonites were not of the children of Israel, but of the remainder of the Amorites; and the children of Israel had sworn to them; and Saul sought to smite them in his zeal for the children of Israel and Judah.)

2 Kings 10:16

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

Matthew 5:20

For I say unto you, that unless your righteousness surpass that of the scribes and Pharisees, ye shall in no wise enter into the kingdom of the heavens.

Matthew 23:25

Woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites, for ye make clean the outside of the cup and of the dish, but within they are full of rapine and intemperance.

Mark 10:20-21

And he answering said to him, Teacher, all these things have I kept from my youth.

Luke 1:6

And they were both just before God, walking in all the commandments and ordinances of the Lord blameless.

Acts 9:1-19

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

Acts 21:20

And they having heard it glorified God, and said to him, Thou seest, brother, how many myriads there are of the Jews who have believed, and all are zealous of the law.

Acts 26:5

who knew me before from the outset of my life, if they would bear witness, that according to the strictest sect of our religion I lived a Pharisee.

Romans 7:9

But I was alive without law once; but the commandment having come, sin revived, but I died.

Romans 9:31-32

But Israel, pursuing after a law of righteousness, has not attained to that law.

Romans 10:2-5

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

1 Corinthians 15:9

For I am the least of the apostles, who am not fit to be called apostle, because I have persecuted the assembly of God.

Philippians 3:9

and that I may be found in him, not having my righteousness, which would be on the principle of law, but that which is by faith of Christ, the righteousness which is of God through faith,

1 Timothy 1:13

who before was a blasphemer and persecutor, and an insolent overbearing man: but mercy was shewn me because I did it ignorantly, in unbelief.