Philippians 3:6

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Philippians 3:4–8 · Berean Standard Bible

4 though I myself could have such confidence. If anyone else thinks he has grounds for confidence in the flesh, I have more:

5 circumcised on the eighth day, of the people of Israel, of the tribe of Benjamin; a Hebrew of Hebrews; as to the law, a Pharisee;

6 as to zeal, persecuting the church; as to righteousness in the law, faultless.

7 But whatever was gain to me I count as loss for the sake of Christ.

8 More than that, I count all things as loss compared to the surpassing excellence of knowing Christ Jesus my Lord, for whom I have lost all things. I consider them rubbish, that I may gain Christ

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2 Samuel 21:2

At this, David summoned the Gibeonites and spoke to them. (Now the Gibeonites were not Israelites, but a remnant of the Amorites. The Israelites had taken an oath concerning them, but in his zeal for Israel and Judah, Saul had sought to kill them.)

2 Kings 10:16

saying, “Come with me and see my zeal for the LORD!” So he had him ride in his chariot.

Acts 21:20

When they heard this, they glorified God. Then they said to Paul, “You see, brother, how many thousands of Jews have believed, and all of them are zealous for the law.

Romans 10:2

For I testify about them that they are zealous for God, but not on the basis of knowledge.

Galatians 1:13

For you have heard of my former way of life in Judaism, how severely I persecuted the church of God and tried to destroy it.

Galatians 1:14

I was advancing in Judaism beyond many of my contemporaries and was extremely zealous for the traditions of my fathers.

Acts 8:3

But Saul began to destroy the church. Going from house to house, he dragged off men and women and put them in prison.

Acts 9:1

Meanwhile, Saul was still breathing out murderous threats against the disciples of the Lord. He approached the high priest

Acts 9:2

and requested letters to the synagogues in Damascus, so that if he found any men or women belonging to the Way, he could bring them as prisoners to Jerusalem.

Acts 9:3

As Saul drew near to Damascus on his journey, suddenly a light from heaven flashed around him.

Acts 9:4

He fell to the ground and heard a voice say to him, “Saul, Saul, why do you persecute Me?”

Acts 9:5

“Who are You, Lord?” Saul asked. “I am Jesus, whom you are persecuting,” He replied.

Acts 9:6

“Now get up and go into the city, and you will be told what you must do.”

Acts 9:7

The men traveling with Saul stood there speechless. They heard the voice but did not see anyone.

Acts 9:8

Saul got up from the ground, but when he opened his eyes he could not see a thing. So they led him by the hand into Damascus.

Acts 9:9

For three days he was without sight, and he did not eat or drink anything.

Acts 9:10

In Damascus there was a disciple named Ananias. The Lord spoke to him in a vision, “Ananias!” “Here I am, Lord,” he answered.

Acts 9:11

“Get up!” the Lord told him. “Go to the house of Judas on Straight Street and ask for a man from Tarsus named Saul, for he is praying.

Acts 9:12

In a vision he has seen a man named Ananias come and place his hands on him to restore his sight.”

Acts 9:13

But Ananias answered, “Lord, many people have told me about this man and all the harm he has done to Your saints in Jerusalem.

Acts 9:14

And now he is here with authority from the chief priests to arrest all who call on Your name.”

Acts 9:15

“Go!” said the Lord. “This man is My chosen instrument to carry My name before the Gentiles and their kings, and before the people of Israel.

Acts 9:16

I will show him how much he must suffer for My name.”

Acts 9:17

So Ananias went to the house, and when he arrived, he placed his hands on Saul. “Brother Saul,” he said, “the Lord Jesus, who appeared to you on the road as you were coming here, has sent me so that you may see again and be filled with the Holy Spirit.”

Acts 9:18

At that instant, something like scales fell from Saul’s eyes, and his sight was restored. He got up and was baptized,

Acts 9:19

and after taking some food, he regained his strength. And he spent several days with the disciples in Damascus.

Acts 22:3

“I am a Jew, born in Tarsus of Cilicia, but raised in this city. I was educated at the feet of Gamaliel in strict conformity to the law of our fathers. I am just as zealous for God as any of you here today.

Acts 22:4

I persecuted this Way even to the death, detaining both men and women and throwing them into prison,

Acts 26:9

So then, I too was convinced that I ought to do all I could to oppose the name of Jesus of Nazareth.

Acts 26:10

And that is what I did in Jerusalem. With authority from the chief priests I put many of the saints in prison, and when they were condemned to death, I cast my vote against them.

1 Corinthians 15:9

For I am the least of the apostles and am unworthy to be called an apostle, because I persecuted the church of God.

1 Timothy 1:13

I was formerly a blasphemer, a persecutor, and a violent man; yet because I had acted in ignorance and unbelief, I was shown mercy.

Matthew 5:20

For I tell you that unless your righteousness exceeds that of the scribes and Pharisees, you will never enter the kingdom of heaven.

Matthew 23:25

Woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, you hypocrites! You clean the outside of the cup and dish, but inside they are full of greed and self-indulgence.

Mark 10:20

“Teacher,” he replied, “all these I have kept from my youth.”

Mark 10:21

Jesus looked at him, loved him, and said to him, “There is one thing you lack: Go, sell everything you own and give to the poor, and you will have treasure in heaven. Then come, follow Me.”

Luke 1:6

Both of them were righteous in the sight of God, walking blamelessly in all the commandments and decrees of the Lord.

Acts 26:5

They have known me for a long time and can testify, if they are willing, that I lived as a Pharisee, adhering to the strictest sect of our religion.

Romans 7:9

Once I was alive apart from the law; but when the commandment came, sin sprang to life and I died.

Romans 9:31

but Israel, who pursued a law of righteousness, has not attained it.

Romans 9:32

Why not? Because their pursuit was not by faith, but as if it were by works. They stumbled over the stumbling stone,

Romans 10:3

Because they were ignorant of God’s righteousness and sought to establish their own, they did not submit to God’s righteousness.

Romans 10:4

For Christ is the end of the law, to bring righteousness to everyone who believes.

Romans 10:5

For concerning the righteousness that is by the law, Moses writes: “The man who does these things will live by them.”