1 Corinthians 15:9
For I am the least of the apostles, I who am unworthy of the name of ‘apostle,’ because I persecuted the church of God.
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In Context
8Last of all, he appeared even to me, who am, as it were, a miscarried baby – born untimely.
Cross References
Acts 8:3But Saul began to devastate the church; he entered house after house, dragged out men and women alike, and threw them into prison.
Acts 22:4In my persecution of this Way I did not stop even at the taking of life. I put in chains, and imprisoned, men and women alike –
2 Corinthians 11:5I do not regard myself as in any way inferior to the most eminent apostles!
Galatians 1:13You heard, no doubt, of my conduct when I was devoted to Judaism – how I persecuted the church of God to an extent beyond belief, and tried to destroy it,
Ephesians 3:7Of this good news I become an assistant, in virtue of the charge with which God entrusted me in the exercise of his power –
1 Timothy 1:13though I once used to blaspheme, and to persecute, and to insult. Yet mercy was shown me, because I acted in ignorance, while still an unbeliever;
Matthew Henry on 1 Corinthians 15:2-12
The Resurrection of Christ. ( a. d. 57.) 1 Moreover, brethren, I declare unto you the gospel which I preached unto you, which also ye have received, and wherein ye stand; 2 By which also ye are saved, if ye keep in memory what I preached unto you, unless ye have believed in vain. 3 For I delivered unto you first of all that which I also received, how that Christ died for our sins according to the scriptures; 4 And that he was buried, and that he rose again the third day according to the scriptures: 5 And that he… Read the whole commentary →