Galatians 1:14
And profited in the Jews' religion above many my equals in my own nation, being more exceedingly zealous of the traditions of my fathers.
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15But when it pleased God, who separated me from my mother's womb, and called me by his grace,
Cross References
Leviticus 13:16Or if the raw flesh shall turn again, and be changed into white, he shall come to the priest;
Isaiah 57:12I will declare thy righteousness, and thy works; for they shall not profit thee.
Jeremiah 15:2And it shall come to pass, if they say to thee, Whither shall we go forth? then thou shalt tell them, Thus saith the LORD; Such as are for death, to death; and such as are for the sword, to the sword; and such as are for the famine, to the famine; and such as are for the captivity, to the captivity.
Matthew 15:6And honor not his father or his mother, he shall be free . Thus have ye made the commandment of God of no effect by your tradition.
Acts 22:3I am verily a man who am a Jew, born in Tarsus, a city in Cilicia, yet brought up in this city at the feet of Gamaliel, and taught according to the perfect manner of the law of the fathers, being zealous towards God, as ye all are this day.
Acts 26:9I verily thought with myself, that I ought to do many things contrary to the name of Jesus of Nazareth.
Matthew Henry on Galatians 1:11-24
The Apostle's Integrity. ( a. d. 56.) 10 For do I now persuade men, or God? or do I seek to please men? for if I yet pleased men, I should not be the servant of Christ. 11 But I certify you, brethren, that the gospel which was preached of me is not after man. 12 For I neither received it of man, neither was I taught it, but by the revelation of Jesus Christ. 13 For ye have heard of my conversation in time past in the Jews' religion, how that beyond measure I persecuted the church of God, and wasted it: 14 And… Read the whole commentary →