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1 Corinthians 15:9

not worthy to be called an apostle, because I persecuted the church of God.

1770 John Worsley NT

In The King James Version

For I am the least of the apostles, that am not meet to be called an apostle, because I persecuted the church of God.

In Context

8And last of all He appeared to me also, as one born out of due time: for I am the lest of the apostles,

10But by the grace of God I am what I am: and his favor to me was not in vain; but I laboured more abundantly than they all; yet not I, but the grace of God that was with me.

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Cross References

Acts 8:3But Saul made havock of the church, entring into the houses, and dragging out men and women, committed them to prison.

Acts 22:4And I persecuted those of this persuasion even unto death, binding and delivering into prisons both men and women.

2 Corinthians 11:5For I think I was not inferior to the very chiefest apostles: and if I am unskilled in speech,

Galatians 1:13For ye have heard of my conversation formerly in Judaism, that I outragiously persecuted the church of God, and laid it waste:

Ephesians 3:7of which I was made a minister, according to the gift of the grace of God conferred on me by the effectual operation of his power.

1 Timothy 1:13who before was a blasphemer, and a persecutor, and an oppressor. But I obtained mercy, because I did it ignorantly in unbelief: and the grace of our Lord superabounded,

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 →

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